How much would you pay for a small measure of freedom?
$50? $300? Or maybe…$1,000?
Well, believe it or not, some people seem to think that a $1,000 trade-off for some measure of freedom seems to be worth it.
Over 10 People have Been Fined $1,000 For Repeatedly Breaking Circuit Breaker Rules
This is what Masagos Zulkifli, the Minister of Environment and Water Resources (aka the discipline master of Singapore) said.
In a Facebook post he uploaded last night, he said that on Sunday (19 Apr) alone, more than 240 people are issued with fines for not complying with safe distancing measures.
This figure excludes 120 people who are fined for not wearing masks in public spaces.
And out of the people fined, more than 10 of them won’t receive the $300 fine for first-timers. They face fines of $1,000 instead because they are repeat offenders.
Yes, that’s right, the penalties don’t seem to follow the usual $300, $500 trend. Now, it jumps straight to $1,000.
If they’re so rich, they should’ve just went the Qisahn way and donate it to children.
Weekend Market Crowd Remains Worryingly High
The authorities managed to rein in the shopping malls fairly fast but when it comes to markets, they’re still scratching their heads.
Mr Masagos says he understands that because people are now staying home more often, they’ll need to get groceries to cook at home.
Except, he’s hoping that members of the public will stagger their visiting times instead of everyone crowding into the markets at the same time.
He shared that long queues were seen at several markets over the weekend and he’s worried about another Covid-19 infection cluster forming when people get careless.
While it takes 10 minutes at Jurong West Blk 505 market, the queue at Geylang Serai took 30 minutes to clear with over 200 people in waiting in the queue.
Don’t Lapse Because We Won’t
He reminds Singaporeans to keep to the safe distancing measures put into place with an ominous warning:
“So let’s not lapse; our EOs won’t!”
TL; DR: Enforcement officers wouldn’t neglect their duties so please don’t lapse, or we’ll catch you.
And you’ve got to agree that when it comes to doing their jobs, our enforcement officers, as well as police officers, are great at it.
Remember this aunty?
Turns out she was actually eating at Changi Airport’s T4 food court but left before the police arrived.
They managed to track her down shortly after and gave her a composition fine of $300 after an epic conversation.
