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Was watching the news 5 minutes ago. On New Year's Eve, a couple was attacked by their neighbour's German Shepherds when they walked pass his unit. The German Shepherds attacked the couple's child and puppy. The parents got badly bitten while trying to protect their kid and the puppy. According to the news, the owner of the German Shepherds could be fined UP TO $100 if he is found guilty for not leasing the dogs properly. $100? Isn't it too light a penalty?

This is from CNA. Be careful when you sound the horn or high beam somebody! Amazing that situation getting more lawless these days... very fierce, won't even stop when police are already on the scene and there are always cameras running on the bus. Also very amazing that about 20 passengers stood by and did nothing! At least distract the attackers lah... then run around, won't get beaten up. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1233246/1/.html Two men plead guilty to attacking bus driver SINGAPORE: Two men have pleaded guilty to attacking a SBS Transit bus driver and smashing empty beer bottles at the bus windscreen. Sin Teck Hock, 46, and You Yee Chong, 41, committed the offences on November 9 last year, along Hougang Avenue 1. Their acts were captured on multiple cameras on the bus and played in court on Wednesday. The four-minute clip recorded the chronology of the incident. At about 10.55pm, 36-year-old bus driver John Achin drove bus service 87 to Hougang Avenue 1. But the bus couldn't enter the bus bay, as a lorry had been parked at the entrance. He then sounded the horn. Sin, who was in the driver's seat of the lorry, got out to confront Mr John. He rapped the windscreen of the bus and challenged Mr John to alight. Mr John ignored Sin, who then went to a nearby coffee shop to take a crate of empty beer bottles. On seeing that, You joined Sin and took turns to throw the bottles at the windscreen of the bus. Mr John then urged his passengers to move to the upper deck of the bus for their safety. There were about 20 passengers on board. The two then forced their way into the bus and started punching and kicking Mr John on his head and body. Just then, two policemen who were in the area rushed to the scene. One of the officers, Sergeant Ignatius Lim, warned Sin and You to stop the bashing. Sin then approached Sergeant Lim and placed his hand on Sergeant Lim's shoulder, while You continued beating Mr John. You stopped only after the other policeman, Staff Sergeant Mohn Firdhaus pulled him away. Mr John suffered head injury and had a three-centimetre bruise on his arm. The court heard Sin and You had paid SBS S$3,000 for the damage. Discussion is ongoing with regard to Mr John's medical compensation. A Health Sciences Authority report showed Sin and You had alcohol traces in their blood, hours after their arrest. The court heard Sin had previous convictions, including robbery in 1991, cheating in 1996 and armed robbery in 1998. For damaging the bus, they face a maximum jail term of two years and a fine. For hurting Mr John, they face up to two years' jail and a S$5,000-fine. For obstructing a police officer's duty, Sin faces up to three months' jail and a S$2,500-fine. Sin and You are currently on a bail of S$5,000 and S$4,000 respectively. Their case will be heard again on November 20.

...protecting his home turf Monkey attacks at Hort Park rampant, spark search A decision on whether to keep the Forest Walk (above) closed for longer will be made by Sunday. Meanwhile, Ms Tang (inset), who was scratched and bitten, says she did nothing to provoke the animal. AsiaOne Friday, Oct 07, 2011 SINGAPORE - What used to be a peaceful forest walk at Alexandra's Hort Park is now a route plagued with fear of monkey attacks after three people were hurt in the past three weeks. The recent attacks were the first to result in physical injury at the Hort Park since it opened in 2007, said Hort Park and Southern Ridges assistant director Wendy Seah. The park has been closed since last Thursday after National Parks Board (NParks) received reports of people being bitten and scratched by macaques. Ms Seah told The Straits Times (ST) that a search is on for a large alpha male macaque which is believed to be responsible for the attacks. The aggressive alpha male is also thought to be the leader of a pack of six macaques. Attempts to catch the macaques with baited traps have been unsuccessful so far, said NParks which has been closely monitoring the situation. NParks will decide by Sunday whether to extend closure of the Forest Walk. While it is unknown why the alpha male macaque had turned violent, it is believed that the recent attacks involved people carrying food and drinks. Monkey feeding problem at the park and other nature spots have existed long before the attacks at Hort Park. However, "it's possible the situation just reached a tipping point," said Mr Benjamin Lee, NParks assistant director and macaque expert. ST reported that people it spoke to have suggested that the creatures have become bolder in recent years, often foraging for food near bus stops and playgrounds, and sometimes harassing people holding food, drinks or plastic bags. One of the victims, Ms Tang Mae Lynn, 37, who was attacked on Sept 18 said she was not carrying any food and had stayed as far away from the macaques as possible. "The baby monkey came towards me and my boyfriend because it was curious. It kept going around my feet and then it squealed and attracted the adult monkey. What was I supposed to do?" she said. Mr Lee suggested that the Hort Park macaque may have attacked if it felt its personal space had been invaded. Macaque expert Dr Michael Gumet at Nanyang Technological University said people should move away from baby monkeys when they approach because the parents are invariably nearby and primed to attack to defend their young, even against innocent gestures. Mr Gumet also suggested widening trails to create more space between people and animals. Hort Park has since put up more signs advising people not to feed the animals. [email protected]

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