tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post112484858428597901..comments2024-03-14T22:55:24.426+08:00Comments on Mr Wang Bakes Good Karma: Three Cheers for SCORE!Gilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1132144456981334522005-11-16T20:34:00.000+08:002005-11-16T20:34:00.000+08:00In Changi jail upon death row Breathe live corp...In Changi jail upon death row<BR/> Breathe live corpses, unjust woe.<BR/> No darker space condemned to die,<BR/> Where Time, still barely etching by,<BR/> Weeps words amid the bleak sorrow. <BR/><BR/> Compassion's Dead, gone long ago.<BR/> They tried, went wrong; felt hatred grow,<BR/> Loved and are loved, they should not die,<BR/> In Changi jail. <BR/><BR/> A wake for Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05698509609724680662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1125325597369474992005-08-29T22:26:00.000+08:002005-08-29T22:26:00.000+08:00pacific202Don't forget that case about a year ago,...pacific202<BR/><BR/>Don't forget that case about a year ago, when the Gahmen issued a (white, American) convicted paedophile with an employment visa to work as a tuition teacher to young kids...<BR/><BR/>There was quite an uproar, and I believe the official Gahmen response was something along the lines of "it's not our fault, it's up to them to declare whether they've got previous convictions or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1124993125956379462005-08-26T02:05:00.000+08:002005-08-26T02:05:00.000+08:00Well, for years now, the Singapore Prison Service,...Well, for years now, the Singapore Prison Service, in its public materials, website etc has been repeatedly emphasising themes about reintegration and rehabilitation, and based on this, it seems that they take it quite seriously.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, it could be one of those "lip service" type of things. You know lah.<BR/><BR/>What I would really like to see is serious changes in Gilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1124974934545307662005-08-25T21:02:00.000+08:002005-08-25T21:02:00.000+08:00Dear Mr. Wang,In your own opinion, has the authori...Dear Mr. Wang,<BR/><BR/>In your own opinion, has the authorities done enough to help convicts?<BR/><BR/>In HK, they do have a special radio program every Sunday night, specially for prisoners to send their letters to the DJ to read out and dedicate songs to their love ones "out there". This program is actually started by an "ex-convict" who have spent some time in jail and understand the Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08118282904480380059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1124939350818520232005-08-25T11:09:00.000+08:002005-08-25T11:09:00.000+08:00Singaporean, your last sentence is worth pondering...Singaporean, your last sentence is worth pondering. In our gahmen's haste and eagerness to import foreign "talents" of all sorts, i have always wondered how stringent are checks made on their background.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1124875555195371352005-08-24T17:25:00.000+08:002005-08-24T17:25:00.000+08:00Singaporean, you raised a very valid point. I thin...Singaporean, you raised a very valid point. I think that one answer is that the 10th candidate is likely to be willing to work for a lower salary than the other nine.<BR/><BR/>There are also a small number of companies which specifically make it a point to hire ex-convicts so as to help them. These organisations are members of SCORE. Of course, there aren't many of them.<BR/><BR/>Ex-cons do not Gilbert Koh aka Mr Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027678080233274309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1124872083286947162005-08-24T16:28:00.000+08:002005-08-24T16:28:00.000+08:00It's nice to know that there are second chances in...It's nice to know that there are second chances in this world.tscdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12333076217095349503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1124865492401924852005-08-24T14:38:00.000+08:002005-08-24T14:38:00.000+08:00From an employer's point of view, if I have ten eq...From an employer's point of view, if I have ten equally qualified candidates and nine of them have no problem with honesty or keeping their hands away from children, why should I even *consider* the application of an ex-con?<BR/><BR/>The only way this will work, is with the ex-con's record is wiped clean and the employer is legally bounded from asking.<BR/><BR/>Ironically, the ex-cons are the singaporeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16740602176668303504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1124865145477117062005-08-24T14:32:00.000+08:002005-08-24T14:32:00.000+08:00A little finger work:http://www.score.gov.sg/work_...A little finger work:<BR/><BR/>http://www.score.gov.sg/work_programme_ojt.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1124856993530066742005-08-24T12:16:00.000+08:002005-08-24T12:16:00.000+08:00One Question though. Where are the profits from th...One Question though. Where are the profits from these prison 'ventures' channelled to? <BR/><BR/>no mention on the article.Mervhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951005660012487396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1124853985733364392005-08-24T11:26:00.000+08:002005-08-24T11:26:00.000+08:00Well said Mr wang... *applauds*Well said Mr wang... *applauds*american dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275360568658595130noreply@blogger.com