Sengkang Altercation: CCTV Footage Reveals Who Started The Fight
A video of a mother scolding a stall holder for hitting her son with a ladle went viral online. But another video which seemed to be a CCTV recording showed the events leading to the unfortunate altercation.
Source: Facebook, Denne Goh
In the video, the stall holder and the teen were having an argument about something. It’s not clear what the argument was about as there was no audio in the video recording.
The argument got heated and the teen could be seen gesturing angrily at the stall holder’s face.
Things got out of hand when the teen flipped the tray at the stall holder, causing him to drop his noodle basket.
The stall holder lost his cool and grabbed a ladle to hit the teen repeatedly for showing him the middle finger.
The aftermath video showed the teen’s mother screaming her head off at the stall holder for hitting her son.
Source: Facebook, Singapore Incidents
She was also seen gesturing at the stall holder in a threatening manner.
Netizens were quick to call out on the rude behaviour of the teen against the stall holder.
Some mentioned that the mother’s reaction is a reflection of the son’s upbringing.
One mentioned that the stall holder is a friendly man who is sweet to his customers.
According to CNA’s report, the 17 year old teen was conveyed to the hospital conscious. The 51 year old stall holder is assisting with investigations, the police said in reply to CNA’s queries.
While the stall holder’s violent reaction is not to be condoned, the teen’s behaviour was uncalled for. Even if one is unhappy for whatever reason, behaving like a hooligan is not the answer.
Reporter’s Opinions: I understand a mother’s fury at seeing her child being beaten by a stranger. But you know very well your son’s character and there will always be a reason why he was hit with the ladle.
I cannot emphasise this enough. If you condone rude and entitled behaviour by your children, one day they will learn a harsh lesson at the hands of others. In my years as an educator, I’ve seen many entitled children who behave rudely towards their helpers, teachers and friends. I’ve had a K2 student call his teacher stupid because she could not answer his question. And another who was rude to her teacher, saying that “teacher don’t know anything, she’s slow. That’s why I don’t pay attention.”
When reprimanded, they will pull the “call my parents” card, like that’s their out of jail card. And true enough, to the parents, their child can do no wrong even when the evidence is clear.
Dear parents, you will learn a lesson too in the future. There is no harm in loving your children and choosing gentle parenting. But if you teach them that they’re always right, you’re raising a bunch of spoiled and entitled brats.
Perhaps the mother should look at how she reacted in that situation. Gesturing at people’s faces is bloody rude and clearly your son learned that from you.
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