Mr Haridas aged 61 was repeatedly kicked by Bing Feng 31(left) till the elderly security guard became limp and motionless. The reason for getting mercilessly bashed up was simply because he had demanded for more beer although the drink assistant already had refused to offer him more beer as he was already drunk.
Fortunately for Mr Haridas, a good Samaritan Mr Jeffery Ng Hoe Heng 35 (right) who was having supper at Toa Payoh Lorong 4 intervened and stopped the brutal attack on the elderly man. The brutality unfortunately changed direction and the good Samaritan was not just getting attacked by the assailant but his elder brother Ma Xian Feng 34 joined the attack against Mr Ng by using a beer bottle to strike Mr Eng on his left forehead which needed 10 stiches.
What an unfortunate attack on the Good Samaritan whom did not join the mass in being one of the bystanders but heroically intervened in the name of justice. District Judge Danielle Yeow charged the brothers for grievous hurt and sentenced them to 4 mths and 5 mths jail when the maximum charge could have been jailed for 5 yrs, caned and fined.
I read this article from the electronic New Paper dated April 26 2008. On closer examination, I really felt that the Hero Mr Ng [Andre' salutes] is really a man of guts as he did not fall into either of the two common categories such as Avoidant theory or Bystander theory but plunged into the problem to save an elderly man whom could have gotten killed by the merciless and aggressive Feng brothers whom disregarded their victims age.
What could have possibly triggered off the Feng brothers to be so inhumane?
· Their hostile aggression may be due to cognitive impairment due to alcohol consumption or because of environmental conditions such as heat ( Hawker centres are always hot)
· Social Factors: Lack of education (not really needed for a person to be respectful to the elderly)
· Poor nurturing: Feng brothers may have been brought up in an aversive environment which lacks warmth, compassion, respect and love for fellow humans.
· Scapegoat Theory? A theory proposing that prejudice occurs because members of dominant groups use discrimination against members of weak target groups to vent their frustration and disappointment.
2 comments:
It is quite clear from the article that Mr Jeffery was altruistically motivated to help Mr Haridas from being bashed up further but he failed to think if his intervention could cause him danger of being bashed up instead.
Kudos to Mr Ng. But the sentence is too light on the Foo brothers. This kind of behaviour should not be left off so lightly.
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