The mobsters of the old days
I am not trying to glorify the criminals,no not at all. They,the prisoners were criminals and serving time in prisons for their crimes. However what I want to say here is,many of them especially in the 1950s,60s and 70s were gangsters with abundant principles.
Today's gangsters in Singapore are bullies,spoilt brats,petty criminals and many with no respect for the ordinary fellow citizens. They killed because of the other party staring at them,raped because their female victims are helpless girls and women.
During the 1960s when I was a prison officer, I somewhat "respected" some of the hardcore inmates. They were gentlemen in their own rights.They honoured their words and sometimes fought for "justice". While under my observation,they did not give me much trouble but if they did they were willing to accept any punishment meted out to them.They considered me as their custodian and not as an enemy. Of course, you'll have to earn their respect too.
The Pulau Senang case whereby the prison superintendent and some of his subordinates were murdered was due to the lack of reverence and respect from the inmates.
It was never easy to earn respect from these inmates. Respect is a two way street.If an officer did not respect his inmates how could it be possible for the inmates to respect him?
Today's gangsters in Singapore are bullies,spoilt brats,petty criminals and many with no respect for the ordinary fellow citizens. They killed because of the other party staring at them,raped because their female victims are helpless girls and women.
During the 1960s when I was a prison officer, I somewhat "respected" some of the hardcore inmates. They were gentlemen in their own rights.They honoured their words and sometimes fought for "justice". While under my observation,they did not give me much trouble but if they did they were willing to accept any punishment meted out to them.They considered me as their custodian and not as an enemy. Of course, you'll have to earn their respect too.
The Pulau Senang case whereby the prison superintendent and some of his subordinates were murdered was due to the lack of reverence and respect from the inmates.
It was never easy to earn respect from these inmates. Respect is a two way street.If an officer did not respect his inmates how could it be possible for the inmates to respect him?
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Hi, we are a group of students from Victoria Junior College. We would like to seek your help with regards to our project on podcast and prisoners. Our project involves the use of podcasts for the ex-offenders to express themselves and connect with the public.
It will be wonderful if you can contact us at leow.cjclara@gmail.com . We can provide you with more details, thank you :)
Hi Mr John Lim,
My name is Chloe and I am from TVT SEA. We are doing a NLB SG50 Singapore Memory Project. We are looking for audio interviewees who have memories of the 1963 Pulau Senang prison riots. Would you happen to have any memories of it or know people or ex-convicts who have witnessed the riots?
You may contact me at chloe.tang@tvt.biz or 64670413. Your help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Chloe
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