57-year-old Singaporean Lim Beng Wei was in full view of a mosque’s members.
But he evidently did not care.
Removing a bone from its packaging, the man proceeded to throw it towards the balcony of the mosque.
As a Wise Old Man would say: “Absolutely no f*cks were given that day.”
But here’s the thing; this is Singapore. You don’t go around throwing raw pork bones at sacred places just because you feel like it.
And so, it comes as no real surprise that he was subsequently charged for his actions.
57YO Man Threw Raw Pork Bone Towards the Balcony of a Mosque at Telok Ayer
On the morning of 14 January 2021, Lim had purchased two raw pork bones from a supermarket in Tanjong Pagar.
Thereafter, he headed down to 192 Telok Ayer Street, where the Masjid Al-Abrar mosque is located.
After he reached the building, he unwrapped a bone and took aim, before firing it towards the second level of the mosque.
Unfortunately for him, his actions were documented by the building’s closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras.
Lim ended up pleading guilty on 9 September 2021, to a charge of being a public nuisance.
He will be sentenced on 13 October 2021.
Mentally Unsound
As it turns out, Lim suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. For context, it’s a condition that causes your mind to disagree with reality at times.
Sufferers also tend to be suspicious of others, oftentimes without reason.
Lim was reportedly first diagnosed with the mental condition in 1998, and had subsequent relapses in 2011 and 2018.
And at the time of the offence, Lim was said to have had a relapse. He also admitted to only taking part of his medications at that time.
But this should not be used as a determining factor, said Dr Yap Lee Shen from the Institute of Mental Health. Despite the relapse, the man still had mental clarity at the time, and was aware of the “nature and quality of his actions”.
Other Offences
This isn’t Lim’s first brush with the law. Sometime back, he had smashed glass in several lifts, and had been sentenced in 2019 to a two-year mandatory treatment order (MTO).
For the record, MTO is an alternative to jail time. Offenders subjected to MTO will need to go through treatment for their mental condition.
Though MTO may be a considered possibility for Lim’s latest offence, that may not necessarily be the case. Lim could stand to face a jail term of up to three months, a fine of up to S$2,000 or both for being a public nuisance.
Other Scenarios
Sometimes, individuals could commit acts that are beyond mere human comprehension.
In another instance, a 51-year-old woman had turned on her air-con 24/7 for the past year.
She only left her house after police cars, fire trucks, fully-armed police officers and even Special Operation Command (SOC) convoys were sent on-site.
Even then, she had only left after her door was broken down.
“I have the money to pay,” she reportedly yelled.
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