Today's The Straits Times (Feb 28, 2009) carries an interesting headline, "Courts prepare for 'recession crimes'.
Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong expects more criminal and civil cases during this economic downturn.
"Recession brings many social and other difficulties and problems for people in their daily lives. We must therefore brace ourselves for an expected influx of cases this year and while the recession lasts." - CJ Chan Sek Keong
Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng had warned last month about a possible rise in crimes such as theft, vice and loan sharking.
Separately, Police Commissioner Khoo Boon Hui expressed worry about white collar crime.
Singaporeans - including those rich and wealthy, GLCs, GIC, Temasek Holdings, MNCs, SMEs, Profitable & Non-Profitable Organizations, Charity Foundations (Education, Medical Research, Elderly, etc), Associations, Societies and Clubs should not be stingy to reward the Security Experts (private security) whose contributions can save innocent lives and prevent properties and assets losses, loss of reputation, traumatic recovery process and the national grief for those who lost their lives unnecessarily when it could have been prevented in the first instance.
If bounty of USD$1, 000, 000 can be offered for a murder case in the USA, why not anything above S$1, 000, 000 for a Singaporean Security Expert?
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