Monday, January 29, 2007

Burglar beat alarm in less than 30 sec

After i saw this article, i was amazed by the burglar as it is something near impossible to do it. Nowadays, singaporeans are relying on such alarm to protect them from burglar. If such thing can happen once, a second time might happen and thus it will defeat the purpose of having one at our place. I felt that Cisco should improvise on their alarm and hope that this will be the last time. The thief i believe might be a insider as he know how to break into the shop and even know what to pick because he only go for those goods but not the money in the shop. This really prove how meticulous is the burglar as knowing what to steal can save up to a lot of time. However, I believe the victim which is the shopkeeper suffered the most as they got to compensate all the private collectors and they had to even install a new alarm system. All this will cause them a bomb and it will be a big crisis in their business.

This article remind us that Singapore have not reach to the level of maximum peace as the crime in Singapore is still going on and everyone have a part to play in maintaing peace in Singapore. lastly, stay vigilant!

Saturday, January 20, 2007

crime runs rampant in the "factory of the world"

this article is about the crime rate in China rising drastically. Robber are robbing in the open streets in broad daylight of Guangzhou, China. Reading this article realy make me feel astonished and horrified. I really cannot believe it if the article did not show me the whole process of how they rob a young lady. As China is going to host the upcoming olympic, this will surely affect their reputation as people from all over the world will be scared about the security in China. I also find that their implement on the punishment is quite harsh as they sentence one to death if he or she just make one mistake. If they did not attempt to kill the victim, I see no reason why they should not give the robber a chance. Instead the government should look into the root of this cause-the increase in crime rate. One effective way to deter crime will be to depoly more policemen to patrol the street regularly rather than staying in the station. The authorities should give the police officers more power to crack down on these robbers. They should keep a high alert and look out for suspicous characters. A better measure will be longer jail terms or fines to these first time offenders. What made this article newsworthy is that this serves to enlighten us about the different society situations in other countries. This remind us not to take the peace in Singapore for granted where he crime is relatively low and the people can be at ease; unlike the civilians in Guangzhou who lives in paranoid and kept on their toes everyday.