Saturday, June 17, 2006

Think before u act

Heard from friends of a case of happy-slapping taking place right here in the heartlands of Singapore.. Saw the video too on a hp, which was expectedly being circulated around like wild fire via Bluetooth, msn etc.

I found the video extremely disturbing, as such an act of gross outrage of modesty and lack of respect to another fellow human being can actually be portrayed to be a fun and enjoyable activity to the perpetrators in the video. To the girls in the video carrying out the deed, I hope that you will get your retribution soon, since what goes around comes around. If building your perverse joy on the pain of others gives you great satisfaction, I just feel that you girls are really sick. And I�m very sure many others share my sentiments. Most that I saw the clip with commented on perverse nature of the incident, and expressed their hopes that the perpetrators get their rightful punishment in the eyes of the law for their intolerable behavior.

But I do have another point to make.

While the general public should voice out their views and concern regarding the issue, I do think the passing on of the video should be kept to the minimum. If the girls involved, after being influenced by media from the west (happy-slapping originates from the west), find it fun and hip to produce such a clip; surely the passing on of the clip will seem to them like a morale booster. It�ll give them the wrong message that people actually want to see such videos, hence the spreading of the clip at such a alarming rate. This may even spur them on to produce more of such videos!

When there is no demand, there will not be a supply. So by asking your friends to send you that very clip, you are in a way encouraging the perpetrators in their perverse criminal act, no?

Food for thought.

Cre8tivesparks at 6/17/2006 02:45:00 PM

4 gave a piece of their mind

4 comments

at 22/6/06 8:17 PM avalon said...: erm, what video is this?
at 23/6/06 9:07 PM Anonymous said...: for one thing you've got shit english.
at 25/6/06 3:05 AM Cre8tivesparks said...: Well, if you are so competent linguistically, you would have phrased your comment in proper english. Maybe you should pay more attention in your english classes?

And maybe you'll want to consider posting comments with an identity? Noone takes the words of faceless cowards too seriously.
at 26/6/06 11:12 PM Anonymous said...: I agree that the girls should be punished by the law for their act.

I also think it's unfortunate that people are circulating the video. Maybe the person who have received it, could have done better by reporting to the police instead of spreading it. However, had the person not spread the video like wildfire, could this video incident gained so much traction?