With clever use of words, our dear ministers have shift the blame to Singaporeans, inanimate objects and of course, our prized foreign talents. Yes, I understand very well the verse “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone…”. Still, it makes me wonder where is the line between complacency & negligence.
“If you generate the culture that nobody wants to make mistakes and (is) afraid to do something for fear of making mistakes, that - as Dr Goh Keng Swee used to say - would be the biggest mistake of all,” said Mr Lee.
This statement would depend very much on the context of the so-call mistake. Taking initiatives to improve, trying out new ideas or ways and learning from failures, I believe is the more relevant context of the so call “making mistakes”.
In this toilet break case, the mistakes are definitely not acceptable. By not following up with a miscommunicated renovation work, CCTV that were not functional and a string of stupidities. Finally, to let the detainee (now celebrity) pee in his privacy behind close doors is definitely not the type of mistakes that any sector, whether private or government would encourage. Such blunders committed is as good as leaving your service revolver or rifle at a public toilet!
The public wants a sincere apology, not some well-crafted statements and clever use of words to push the blame to complacency and in turn to Singaporeans at large. It is not surprising that many Singaporeans wants some head to roll since we are the indirect pay-masters of all these civil servants who are taking it easy.
To a large extent, it is true that we have ourselves to blame for the state we are in since we voted for the people who are in control. Who else do you want to vote during the elections? If there is anywhere to punish the prevailing party, it is at the voting box.
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