There are so many things I'd like to write about,
but I'm being bombarded for attention by my daughter,
and HR at work,
whilst trying to finish a goddamn proposal.
I'll have to keep this quick.
First of all, this motherfucking case in Singapore:
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/man-fined-for-pushing-colleague-in-self-defence-causing-victim-to-fracture
Man is convicted of... basically defending himself, from what I can see.
But hey, HEY, don't take my work for it!
Read the article.
His colleague fucking ATTACKS him...
was throwing goddamn punches...
and all he did was push back.
That guy fell,
fractured his skull
and passed away.
And THIS guy gets convicted?
FUCKING WHY.
Someone said
that Singapore's law around self-defence
basically indicates that if you have a chance to run away,
and don't,
and choose to defend yourself,
then you'll be on the hook as well.
WHAT.
I mean, is he supposed to
hightail it out of there
and abandon his vehicle?
Would he get fired for it?
Should he have run?
Could he have stepped back and run without getting injured?
It's really fucking easy on hindsight,
but this guy had to process all that shit
WHILE BEING ASSAULTED.
And as the case shows,
something as simple as a shove
can result in a severe,
even fatal injury.
So what,
was he supposed to LET the guy hit him?
Would the government have covered his medical costs?
If he'd lost his job over it,
would it have covered his loss of earnings?
Helped him land a new job?
What if he needed therapy?
What if the assault results in a lifelong disability?
The answer to all of the above is a big fat fucking NO.
In case you were wondering, that is.
And how is this in the public interest?
How does this serve to keep us safer?
This guy lost his job,
and has to pay what is surely to him, a hefty fine.
And for what, exactly?
Well enough of that.
