Of the Yellow Ribbon

Have you noticed the NCC cadets with the yellow ribbon tins today?





What is your stance towards the movement?

I neither support nor oppose the project.. why? I might be wrong, but the website states that this project aims to help people who have realise their mistakes and are keen to reintegrate into society to be accepted once more..

maybe, for the corporate fraud people, the shop lifters, the cheaters and many more, this second chance would really be appreciated and they would hencehold return to society to live and "atone" for the crimes that they have commited..

but what about the people who through dangerous acts caused death? neglience leading to deaths? rapists even.. these are the kind of people who have suffered and "paid" for their sins in prison.. but do they deserve to be treated decently after what they have done?

In today's New Paper.. the balestier rapist who destroyed the lives of 3 girls from China looking forward to be better education in safe Singapore is now facing 28 years in Changi and 24 strokes of the famous cane..

so by year 2035.. when this beast walks out from Changi.. are we to embrace him back and treat him like one that deserves it? how would his 3 victims that had been suffering with the physical and emotion wounds for the past 28 years feel to see him on the street?

would forgiveness and acceptance be so easy? would he get the yellow ribbon?

I say NO to him for sure

*For fellow bloggers who do read me, i would like to see you blogging about the same topic and your feelings towards the project too.. thank you






Justice and Forgiveness, can they co-exist?