Dont mess with the kangaroo

[Blackyv]

kena fixed already....

 

Thu, Nov 27, 2008

Reuters

 

Singapore jails 3 for kangaroo T-shirts in court

 

Three Singaporeans were jailed on Thursday after being charged with contempt of court for showing up at Singapore's Supreme Court wearing T-shirts depicting kangaroos in judges robes.

 

Isrizal Bin Mohamed Isa and Muhammad Shafi'ie Syahmi Bin Sariman were sentenced to seven days' jail, while Tan Liang Joo John received 15 days imprisonment. They were each ordered to pay $5,000 in costs.

 

Tan is the Assistant Secretary-General of the opposition Singapore Democratic Party, led by Chee Soon Juan.

 

The three had worn the T-shirts at a court hearing in May to determine the damages that Chee Soon Juan and his sister Chee Siok Chin were to pay after being found guilty of defaming Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and former leader Lee Kuan Yew.

 

Singapore's attorney-general said in bringing the case to court the trio had "scandalised the Singapore judiciary". Singapore bans gatherings and protests in all public areas without a permit except Speakers' Corner, the country's equivalent of the historic free-speech haven in London's Hyde Park.

 

http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNew...127-103861.html

[Mr_b20]

better throw away those souvenier t-shirts with kangeroo pics that u bought back from Australia or else later kena jail also

[Vroomtattat]

Dunno koala bear ones can wear or not?

 

My Guns & Roses T-shirts, Metallica T-shirts, Megadeth? Safer to wear them at home

[Fitvip]

Ordinary kangaroos are OK lah! Don'r let them wear judge's attire!

[Beei]

Better get rid of any clothes that has animals design on them..

The safest bet will be wearing all white with a circle and a lightning through it..

[Mr_b20]

ridiculous

 

anyway y they so unhappy with kangeroos pictures until muz jail pple?

 

y so sensitive

[Sabian]

bec tis like wearing all white but walking around with soiled underwear...

[Hamburger]

safer still, better don drive kangoo van ard tat area. v sensitive

[Hamburger]

izit bcos they r supporting other "party". tis goes to show v little tolerance they ve on laymen, let alone demo...cracy

[Blackyv]

wonder why 2 of them jail 7 days but Tan kena jail 15days. why leh?... the answer is obvious isnt it??....

 

 

 

[Roborovskii]

They're a bunch of petty and over-sensitive pansies.

[Scion]

wah, nowadays alot of restrictions liao...

strongly affect the T-shirts designs

 

designs of the following are not allowed: [:p]

kangeroos

white elephants

lightnings

peanuts

hum

prata

 

any more?

[Blackyv]

ERP?

GAY?

BJ?

[Watwheels]

Yeah man. Why can't the Judge just ignore them and treat them as transparent? I think it'll piss them off.

[Mr_b20]

chillies n onions ?

[Kb27]

The trio are famous, even mentioned in wiki.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_court

In 2008, Singapore

[Hamburger]

at least their voices r heard.

[Silklee]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_court

 

I quote...

"A kangaroo court or kangaroo trial, sometimes likened to a drumhead court-martial, is a sham legal proceeding or court. The colloquial phrase "kangaroo court" is used to describe judicial proceedings that deny due process rights in the name of expediency. Such rights include the right to summon witnesses, the right of cross-examination, the right not to incriminate oneself, the right not to be tried on secret evidence, the right to control one's own defense, the right to exclude evidence that is improperly obtained, irrelevant or inherently inadmissible (e.g. hearsay), the right to exclude judges or jurors on the grounds of partiality or conflict of interest, and the right of appeal. The outcome of a trial by "kangaroo court" is essentially determined in advance, usually for the purpose of providing a conviction, either by going through the motions of manipulated procedure or by allowing no defense at all.

 

"......