November 03, 2008

Unreasonable man refuses to give up seat for pregnant woman

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leonardtan said:

To my disgust, a man dressed in pink said: "Life is already full of suffering, why should I reward her for bringing more life into this world?"

Recommended by Anonymous Coward: "Check out this netizen's encounter with an unreasonable man on the mrt, who dares to defend himself for not giving up his seat to a pregnant woman"

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Submitted by Anonymous Coward on November 03//2:00pm and published by tinkertailor :: 5489 reads | trackback
Comments 71


Well, it is heartening to read that the incident was, more or less, understood in the right context. Instead of everyone jumping onto the bandwagon to condemn the guy who didn't give up his seat, many have rightfully pointed out that what the author of this post did was also very ungracious.

According to the incident as described on the original link, the guy who didn't give up his seat responded to the author's (unnecessary?) condescending statement. It was a private opinion which was elicited by the author's action and not directed at the pregnant woman.

And after the unfavourable exchange, the author was the one who displayed aggressive behaviour in taking out the camera to photograph him - without his permission. Subsequently, as they both alighted at the same station, the author harassed the guy and taunted him with "Look out for your photo in the newspapers or on the Internet". And when the guy requested for the author's particulars in response to this, he flatly refused.

I think it is easy to remain anonymous and judge others righteously, and the author needs to show and present himself to the public to be taken seriously. As quick as he was to place someone's photo on the web and describe that person negatively, he has chosen to hide behind a screen name on an online forum.

It is good to note that most of us have remained subjective in spite of the emotive situation of someone not giving up his seat for a pregnant lady, thank you.

Posted by Ganga* on 6 November, 2008 - 7:54am