In response to the “white-elephanted” Buangkok MRT Station, the police returns with stern warning.
_(Eight of these white elephants are spotted at Buangkok MRT Station.)_
*Police give stern warning to protester*
The Case Of The Eight White Elephants has finally been weapped up.
The police have issued a stern warning, instead of prosecuting the person who did it. They did not name the culprit.
Some residents, however, said it was a person close to grassroots leaders.
The elephant cutouts had been placed — most likely by a Punggol South resident — outside the station on Aug 28.
Youth and Sports Minister Vivian Balakrishnan passed by on a constituency visit, they were to signal what residents thought of the unopen station. Buangkok MRT has not been opened although the rest of the North-East line was completed in June 2003.
Source: The Straits Times, published on Friday, October 7, 2005
Image credit: ChannelNewsAsia
A stern warning? Hey… What happen to sense of humor? Come on, it’s just eight white elephants. They look rather cute with the background-ed Buangkok MRT station anyway.
And also, notice The Straits Times says, “The police have issued a stern warning, instead of prosecuting the person who did it.” Is it just me or does it seem to imply this – The police should be prosecuting the person who did it; but they’re are nice bunch and issued a stern warning.
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it’s just something harmless. what kind of crime can he be prosecuted for? littering elephant cardboxes around?
by sky (Oct 8, 2005 at 10 AM)sky: Er… I think they consider this to be showing some political stance or something? I think you got to register to place the white elephants around, lol
by Mr. Dew (Oct 8, 2005 at 11 PM)