However the main question asked by Singaporeans is not about the men
but on the prostitute. The thing is that in Singapore
The girl in question worked for a now defunct online
prostitution website where she lied about her age. Many Singaporeans are openly
wondering why these men are being charged in court when it was the girl (or her
pimp) who lied. They feel it is unfair for the girl to get away with this.
Personally, I think it a little funny for people to blame the girl. Yes, she
did lie about her age but that’s hardly a crime by law. The problem I think is
not on the girl, but on the prosecution. To put it simply, the prosecution has not covered themselves
in glory.
When the case first broke, it was reported that the men would be
charge for having sex with an underage girl. Not an underage prostitute but an
underage girl! I remember this clearly because that’s why the case got so much
attention in the first place.
However when the first few men were charged, the charges
read out in court were missing details like the girl’s name and her age.
Needless to say, the defense consuls were up in arms. Next thing we know, the
charges were “amended” and suddenly Singaporeans were told the men were been charged with having sex with an underage prostitute.
Seriously, what in the world was the prosecution thinking?
That was such a silly mistake to make it was practically unbelievable. I mean
do they truly believe the defense would not question them on the age of the
girl? The prosecution should have come out in public to clear up the matter on
the girl’s age the moment news reports has the girl being underage. How about a little PR here? There’s a
lot of difference between having sex with an underage girl and having sex with
an underage prostitute. The prosecution should have never allowed the confusion
to take hold.
Now that the charges have been “amended”, the case against
the 48 men suddenly sounds less terrible and I believe that’s why there is a
public backlash against the young girl. This should have never happened and it
wouldn’t happen if the prosecution has cleared up the whole issue quickly!
The 48 men would probably be found guilty, but because of
the prosecution, suddenly these men find that the news is not on them but on
the victim. For that, they need to say a big “thank you” to the prosecution.
2 comments:
What has that got to do with PR?
But everything to do with judiciary integrity in the law of court!! Where is the professionalism?!!
It's PR becuase technically the prosecution didn't do anything wrong. They can amend the charges as they see fit. This is Singapore after all. However I beleive the confusion on the amend charges is what is causing the public backlash again the girl. Liar or not, in the eye of the law, she is the victim here.
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