let the court settle this case. i believe the judge will have a lot of headaches from CSJ until this case is settled. not to mention, if appeals were to be accepted after this case ends.

there is a price to pay for everything. get the facts right, the required proofs, before attempting to defame anyone. when defaming anyone for one's gain, it is and will be treated with utmost seriousness.

the public plays a part too. get the fact right before believing in anything. we are judges of our own life and we must be fair judges and not only believing fact from a single data source. when the demand cuts off from the mindset of easy-believing public, the supply will automatically switch to another mode.

I'm not the biggest fan of the famiLEE, but... CSJ is a bit psychotic. We need more opposition leaders like Chiam, not him.

Agreed. It is great that opposition leaders like Chiam and Low Thia Kiang are making sure that the PAP takes responsiblity for letting Mas Selamant escape.

I've seen CSJ in action before. At an SDP election rally years ago. He made statements and threw statistics. The audience cheered on and I was convinced. But a few days later, we find out from the papers all his claims were untrue. CSJ lied his way through the rally. What about the hundreds of people who attended the rally and didn't read the papers? He had already achieved his purpose by winning voters over by making wild claims.

It's important to verify the facts and not believe everything that's said. But the general public is not going to bother verifying facts. Hence the need to contest lies.

you mean you found out the truth from the 146th ranked press which did not report exactly what LHL said about mee siam and fixing pple?

Scope is totally ignorant on politics lah~
Law is so chim in Singapore to understand for an idiot like myself...

I just wonder, why can't Singaporeans sit go out sit together lim teh like we did in China, talk talk maybe become friends. Lim teh cheaper than going to courts. Maybe tat Y Singapore costs so high now cos teh no want to lim want to exchange sliva in courts.

Scope.

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Dr Chee's full quote was: "I don't hate you, I really don't. I feel sorry for you, I think you cut a pitiable figure. But no, I don't hate you. I feel sorry for you because I think that you derive much pleasure in what you do but find little joy in life....

we just need more of mr chiam, mr low or ms sylvia lim. they did not need to hurl insults to get into parliment.
we do not need an uncivilised hooligan like csj.

Perhaps Chee's (and the SDP's ) modus operendi is not to win seats in parliament but rather to raise awareness in Sgporeans about the 'alleged misconduct' of the PAP and to galvanise the public away from a pro-PAP perspective. Chee goes about by taking on the role of the troublemaker - through his usual (and tiringly cliché) style of provocation to draw response from the authorities - by exploiting the (negative) media attention to disseminate his message (that the PAP is suppressive and authoritative) to the wider public.

It's abit like reverse psychology in that sense (considering that CSJ has a Phd in neuropsychology); by juxtapositioning himself with MM/PM Lee, only goes to show how foolish and petty all parties were. It's analogous to exerting a large force to an iron bar that is so strongly attracted to a powerful magnet, so as to move the bar to a position between the source of the force and the magnet.

So, we can give Chee some credit in making Sgeans more aware and concerned of the political scene in Sg. Already, political commentaries and opinions online appear to be rather anti-PAP; and we can interpret this as a signal of rising discontent with the incumbent government and the way things are done. Chee, Jeya etc can be considered the spark that started the entire furore going.

On a political note, Chee's actions also make strategic sense. Considering that much of his credibility has been ripped to shreds by lawsuits and negative (albeit useful) publicity, and that the SDP's performance in the latest elections was abysmal and pathetic. To regain the confidence of Sgeans, the SDP would need massive restructuring; and that would inevitably mean the ousting of the current leadership, Chee inclusive, and a more docile approach to politics which will certainly involve going by the rules. However, such an approach will just turn the SDP into another duplicate of the WP/SPP, which all Sgeans implicitly know have no major impact on local politics (not to mention lack of upgrading). So, if they are going to go down sooner or later, why not lash out with all they can at the PAP - to sow seeds of doubts on the PAP’s infallibility and in so doing actually bolster the opposition case and credibility?

I mean, the 29/5 The Strait Times converge on the incident made MM/PM appear so infallible and Chee such an imbecilic psychopath that to me, it actually backfired.

"The Earth Times - Opposition leader calls hearing on premier's lawsuit 'pathetic'"

Erm, how is he the opposition leader? Who is he leading? Certainly not many Singaporeans.

When the surname is very the hokkien type, the headline becomes very well..., simpler to understand, if you know what i mean.

how long will this case last? can ST stop reporting this until the case is settled? its pretty boring seeing this over and over~.

for this type of cases, the basic verdict is already known to our hearts, the court procedures are there only for legal reasons, can both parties please chop chop settle?

can see the Papies internet strike team out in force today.... bwah bwah bwah ... earning your pay guys???

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