Monday, December 20, 2010

Attention Seekers or A Cry For Help? ( By Klaris )

A chinese woman in her 50s boarded a bus naked near Ubi Avenue was arrested by the police. This had drawn concern as it was the 3rd "nude" arrest case in this month.

The other 2 cases was a naked man in his 20s or 30s arrested after trying to order coffee from a 24hour McDonald Outlet along Queensway. Earlier this month, a heavily tattooed man in his 40s sat naked for hours near an HDB block in Ang Mo Kio. He was later arrested.

In this particular case, the woman was initially dressed in black pants and blouse. She later strip down by the roadside, ignoring the stares of many passer-by. After stripping, she folded her clothes nicely and put them in a plastic bag.

She then walked towards a bus stop and stood few metres away from the shelter. Around 100 people was staring at her, according to an eye-witness, Madam Huay.

When the bus service 22 arrived, she board the bus and sat in the back row.However, the bus did not move off and when she refused to accept a jacket to cover up, passengers were told to sit in front and the woman at the back. Passengers were eventually transferred to a second bus service,22 which arrived later on.

It was only when 2 police officers arrived and made her wear a yellow raincoat before bringing her back to the police station. It was later found out she was mentally unstable.

WHY I CHOOSE THIS ARTICLE?

I choose this article because the title attracts my attention. I was curious and continue to read on. After reading, i was really wondering is it a new "trend" of being naked in the public or is it they wanted to seek "attention".

IF I WERE IN CONTROL OF THE SITUATION

I will handle this situation the same way the bus driver did. To remain calm and handled the passengers in the bus as well as the " naked " woman is quite an exhausting task for the bus driver. I could say that the bus driver really handled this situation well.

QUESTION TO ASK

I wanted to ask the writer what happened after she was sent to police station.

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