Smoking has been a hot topic in Singapore.
And smokers in Singapore have been driven out into the light by rules put into place by the authorities.
No smoking at void decks, playgrounds, parks, Orchard Road, near the windows, etc.
When you add on the fact that we’re now in the midst of Circuit Breaker, you can imagine more smokers puffing away in their own homes.
But what happens when the smell of cigarettes wafts into your neighbours’ homes?
Some might go up to them to give a gentle reminder while others might just smash their windows like a loanshark runner.
Before you think I’m plagiarising from The Terminator, this really happened in Singapore.
Meet Yee Choon Wah
The man of the article this time is Yee, a 52-year-old staying at Balam Road.
According to reports, Yee had allegedly gone to two of his neighbours’ homes armed with a golf club on 18 Apr 2020.
Reportedly frustrated at the cigarette smoke coming from their houses, he smashed their windows with the golf club.
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The repair cost adds up to $400 and a shard of glass allegedly struck a neighbour’s forearm, “causing pain and redness”.
He faces four charges in total:
- Committing mischief
- Causing hurt
- Leaving his home for non-essential business
- Left his house without wearing a mask
In his defence, he said that he had left his home “for only a few seconds”.
He will be returning for a pre-trial conference on 29 May 2020.
Moral Of The Story:
Be a nice neighbour and don’t let the cigarette smoke waft out to your neighbours’ houses.
And if you’re irritated by something, it’s always better to try and go about fixing it in the “right way” instead of what Yee does.
After all, while you may feel vindicated in the heat of the moment, the consequences after that are, often, too harsh to bear.
Just check out the cleaner who cursed at a Safe Distancing Officer at Hougang Mall.
He’s probably a nice guy but lost his cool for a moment.
And because of that, he was fined $3,500 which he has to pay for in instalments until mid-November.
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