SPF ponders hiring foreigners?

[Scion]

kaoz... wu ya boh?

 

next time will see a PRC/pinoy mata arresting a local??

 

i strongly object

 

 

 

Number of foreigners as police officers is ‘for society to decide’

http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/number-foreigners-police-officers-society-decide?singlepage=true

Published: May 3, 4:12 AM

SINGAPORE — Can Singaporeans accept police officers who are foreigners, given the manpower crunch the force faces?

Although permanent residents can currently be recruited, the police’s manpower director Tan Hung Hooi said “what kind of numbers, as an organisation and as a society, we are prepared to take in ... is something that still needs to be further deliberated on”.

The question came up at the Police Workplan Seminar yesterday, during a dialogue held with about 200 junior-college and polytechnic students.

Asked by the moderator whether they would hire foreigners for the police force should they be put in charge of recruitment, fewer than 10 students raised their hands — in contrast with more than half the students who felt otherwise. Those supportive of the idea said what matters is the “higher authority” that police officers represent and one’s integrity, while those who opposed it cited the need to protect state secrets and the possible signal sent that Singapore lacked commitment as a country and is not doing its best to recruit local officers.

 

The manpower crunch faced by the police came under the spotlight during the Committee of Inquiry hearing for the Little India riot, with police commissioner Ng Joo Hee appealing for 1,000 more officers to boost the force.

 

Another panellist, Police Operations director Lau Peet Meng, said that, from an operations standpoint, diversity within the force is good to keep up with changes in society.

 

“We need, to some extent, some sensitivity to understand our foreign population,” he said. “The danger is if it’s (purely Singaporean), you will lose touch with the people you’re policing.”

 

He added: “I think it’s very important for the police, operationally, to be aware that we do need some kind of interaction with foreigners, some kind of understanding and some people who actually know those communities well and are able to interact with them, connect with them ... Whoever’s living in Singapore, we need to know them well in order to police them.”

 

Asked about efforts made to change the perception that policing is a man’s job, panellist and deputy police commissioner T Raja Kumar said women currently make up 16 per cent of the force. “I’m very keen in the short term to bring this to 25 per cent for a start ... with a view to increase the number even further,” he said.

 

He added that women officers have progressively broken new ground in the force, citing the Criminal Investigation Department’s deputy director Florence Chua as an example.

 

There are some roles, however, that are so physically demanding that even many men cannot meet the requirements, he pointed out.

 

“If a woman officer one day is able to make it up to that level ... there will not be any barrier to taking her in,” he said. “We will not reduce the requirements in order for that officer to make it to the elite unit because she has to show she’s as good as the next person.”

 

In his speech, Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Teo Chee Hean said the SPF should systematically devise operational concepts and new capabilities to tackle emerging challenges such as cyber crime.

 

He also noted that the authorities have managed to dramatically improve the unlicensed moneylending situation. The number of reported unlicensed moneylending cases dipped from more than 18,000 in 2009 to just over 8,300 last year.

 

 

[Albeniz]

Might as well also outsource SAF.

[Mustank]

WhoA!!! Serve NS? More than welcum

[Baal]

Having FT ICA officers deciding whether Sinky are allowed back in to their homeland is already deplorable. IIf this goes thru, Sinkapor really sinks to a new low. :( 2015 !!!

WhoA!!! Serve NS? More than welcum

 

I also sarpork sarpork !!! Faster the better. Fast Fast Approve. Let them take all the combat roles. Aircon office position in HQ let Sinkies do. Sinky NSF, use eye power & talk only. FT NSF go sweat it out. Sarpork !

[Ktglfc]

Crap!

 

How can such an important internal affairs be done by foreigners?

I strongly object !

What have our garmen officers come out with such stupid suggestion?!

 

In event that there is a crisis, these foreigners will be the first one to Siang, we cannot depend on them !

 

Really unbelievable !

 

Hmm, might as well outsource our garmen?!

[Mustank]

I like the idea of having foreigners be traffic cops

[Vid]

Outsource parliament as well

[frenchfly]

my humble 2 cents comments to the f**ker who come up with the idea, most likely a foreign turd

 

 

[13177]

I am not surprise if this really happen. Based in what have happening now, i believe sooner or later you will find foreigners taking up jobs in every industries, any job position regardless whether it is private sector, public sector or even govt sector.

[Neost]

Gurkha not foreigner huh?

 

So, what's wrong with employing mata who are not Singaporean?

[Mcf777]

Gurkha not foreigner huh?

 

So, what's wrong with employing mata who are not Singaporean?

u think cockroaches are as loyal as Gurka?

 

Cockroaches will bring their whole family here. Piak piak here and there (STB video).

Become PR, Buy house. Work for 10 - 15yrs. After that, quit Singapore and go back as king.

[Nlatio]

Though its not a popular idea.... but local dont want become bus driver, cleaner, mata, fireman, nurse... all want sit aircon room read newspaer shake leg.... how? I also dont sapport,but got mata patrol better then no mata patrol... so long local is calling the shot.... boh bian one... else.... all of you stop surfing mcf.... go surf sbf... then make more bb...... kekekeke

[Neost]

u think cockroaches are as loyal as Gurka?

 

Cockroaches will bring their whole family here. Piak piak here and there (STB video).

Become PR, Buy house. Work for 10 - 15yrs. After that, quit Singapore and go back as king.

I believe we will be seeing senior SAF commanders who are not born and breed in Singapore soon

[Blackyv]

So, when will they promote a pr to be pm?... I want to apply.... Hehe....

[Celicar]

 

 

Another panellist, Police Operations director Lau Peet Meng, said that, from an operations standpoint, diversity within the force is good to keep up with changes in society.

 

“We need, to some extent, some sensitivity to understand our foreign population,” he said. “The danger is if it’s (purely Singaporean), you will lose touch with the people you’re policing.”

 

 

 

By that logic, the police force should hire thieves, rapists, swindlers, robbers and murderers. Otherwise, how to not lose touch and make sure the police understand them?

[Hydrocarbon]

Outsource parliament as well

 

Wa, this one don't need outsource. Just kick out those inside there now, and give the positions to MCFers.. 15K a month.. Wa lau, with that money, can have stay in condo at CCR (small one lah) and drive A4 / 320 / CLA around sia..

 

[Neost]

 

By that logic, the police force should hire thieves, rapists, swindlers, robbers and murderers. Otherwise, how to not lose touch and make sure the police understand them?

Bro, the last appointment already have mah.... Remember the Kovan case

So, when will they promote a pr to be pm?... I want to apply.... Hehe....

Some one invited you to drink tea already. Those kopitiam kind not counted

[Vid]

 

Wa, this one don't need outsource. Just kick out those inside there now, and give the positions to MCFers.. 15K a month.. Wa lau, with that money, can have stay in condo at CCR (small one lah) and drive A4 / 320 / CLA around sia..

 

You think they only earn 16k meh? A lot of them have directorships in big companies. No need to work also got money to get. More like driving A8/740/S class