Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid. Recently in Singapore there was a kinda big issue about whether casinos Integrated Resorts should be built. As usual the government exercised their power and decided for us that yes, they should be built. But this post isnt about that, since the decision has already been made. This post is about the moral repercussions that the public (as well as the govt) are worried of and are planning to eliminate.

Well, I am proud to announce that the moral police has been dispatched around the island and at places that used to be safe for fellow law-breakers.

Over the past weeks I've been taking bus 10 quite frequently. There were two times when suddenly the bus stopped at the bus stop. No, the bus wasn't picking up or letting passengers alight. Something more unusual happened. The bus driver got out of his seat and walked towards the passengers. Turned out that a passenger (male teenagers at both times) has underpaid the fare! I would like to argue the reason why teenagers are doing this but I shall leave that for another day (note: coz the fares are bloody expensive lah!). Anyway this trick is farely common (pun intended). You just have to pay the minimum fare using coins (80 cents) and then take a ride which normally would have cost more than $1. So the driver proceeded to embarrass them by confronting them while the rest of us were staring at the free entertainment which ensued (no, i don't mean TV mobile). I was surprised that the driver remembered who the culprit in question was. Wah... being a bus driver not easy seah. Yes, this is the first instance of the moral police at work.

The second incident occurred at GV Plaza. Was catching a NC16 movie. First sign that something was out of place was when the ticket auntie asked for my IC. WTF?!?! It's just a NC16 show! I've never been checked for a NC16 show. M18 maybe, R21 quite often. But NC16?? I wasn't even wearing a cute t-shirt. Ok maybe this was an one-off incident. So I happily rushed to the entrance of the cinema becoz I was kinda late. And guess who greeted me at the entrance? Not one, not two but a team of ushers all standing side by side to block the entrance and to check my IC. Whoa... security is even tighter than Changi Airport seah! They are scared that a NC16 show would corrupt my young innocent mind. I am so touched that they care so much about our morality. Kudos!

So yeah these were my experiences. Anyone has similar experiences? Please comment. I promise I won't reveal your identity to the moral police.

p.s. The author would like to emphasize that he was not embarassed by a bus driver. Really!  F-ed by me at 1:47 PM

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