Thai teen girl who lose leg offered $5k compensation
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How about have the train come in at super slow speed. Like so slow.. a baby crawls faster than the train. lool!
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person will still fall n have limbs entangled crushed to pieces from slow moving 30 ton train.pe3opleget trapped somewhere in middle of train where no one can see or react fast enough to stop moving train.
best to shift line back to safer distance for starters in above ground mrt stations if they cant make an expensive aUTOMATIC DOOR LIKE THE underground mrt stations.
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u can build partitions all along the stations that have automatic doors but its way more expenbsive than moving back the line on floor from train doors.
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if want to pay, pay at least a decent amount lar, like 30k at the very least. what can 5k do for, even 30k not enough for the medical bills stay at TTSH.
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If she was pushed because of station overcrowding, then SMRT has liability, because SMRT failed to provide adequate safety for passengers.
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irregardless, the fact was her legs was crushed by an MRT train.
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without a safety barrier the yellow line is indeed too close to the tracks.
its extremely dangerous during peak hours.
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On behalf of a group of anonymous Singaporean donors, the Singapore Red Cross will present a S$250,000 cheque to the Thai Red Cross Society for the medical expenses of Peneakchanasak Nitcharee, on her 15th birthday tomorrow (Jun 16).
Nitcharee lost her legs in an MRT accident here on Apr 9. Her courage and optimism despite the tragedy touched many Singaporeans.
Strangers who spotted her at the Budget Terminal before her flight to Bangkok on Monday (Jun 13) rushed up to her to bid farewell and wish her well. Some even pushed wads of cash into her hands as they patted her shoulders and whispered words of encouragement.
A Singapore Red Cross spokesperson told STOMP:
"On behalf of a group of anonymous Singaporean donors, Singapore Red Cross Chairman Mr Tee Tua Ba will be presenting a cheque of S$250,000 (Thai Baht 6.17 million) to Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Executive Vice-President of the Thai Red Cross Society, for the medical rehabilitation expenses of Ms Nitcharee Peneakchanasak (or Nong Than), the 14-year-old Thai girl who lost both legs in a train accident in April." -
wooh....that's it man. This sort of thing shd be done in private. Now watch for copycats despos.
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too bad she never buy insurance. imagine she got buy 200k insurance. than she will have 450k compensation instead
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Originally posted by goodheart:
too bad she never buy insurance. imagine she got buy 200k insurance. than she will have 450k compensation instead
some companies have tripple indeminity for accidental policies in public conveyance. She would had gotton 600k. =)
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Very good that some anon Singaporean donors have donated to the girl.......I salute their generosity......
Btw,.....why give it to Thai Red Cross.........that may just bring bureaucratic red tape....and maybe not all money will be channelled.....if I am them, I just give it to the father......
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600k for both my legs?
Must be really desperate.
If she lives till 75 y.o., it's 60 years in a wheel chair, that is like $10k a year.
Worth the money?
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My ang mo friends says more and more singaporeans have a "taji blame and taji responsibility" mentality. This statement was proven by some of the posts in this thread. haiz....
Everyone is responsible for himself, be it career, health, safety, etc. It is no fault of SMRT that the thai girl lose her leg. It is an accident, not through anyone's neligence. If she had slip and fall and lose a leg when walking along the pavement at a park, do she sue National Parks Board? If she had fainted and fell off her bicycle and lost her leg while riding, do she sue the bicycle company? In this issue, she lose her legs at SMRT. There were no neligence whatsoever on SMRT.
Regards to installing doors, it is an additional safety feature. It is not a legal requirement. It is not a legal requirement if you were to start and build a train station. It is only a recommendation made by the review board after cases of injury/jumping off into the track.
$5000 is a goodwill gesture to the thai gal. It's her father who got the picture wrong.
Someone spoke about the law. I believe he or she is refering to the Law of Torts aka on reasonable neligence. There is no neligence on SMRT.
But the bigger story here is the number of singaporeans pushing blame to larger organisations. I am saddened to see people complaining that SMRT should have put in the doors, SMRT should have widen the yellow line areas, etc. No wonder I keep hearing the line "Singaporeans are a complaining lot".
Perhaps it is the influence by the west on interpreting and pushing legal obligations to the extreme. Perhaps it is the weakness of our newer generation whom are unable to accept responbilities. Perhaps it is our style of governance or perhaps it is our style of finding someone to accuse when something goes wrong.
I have no idea what spore will become say 15 years from now when this generation of kids, who are totally immersed in this taji mindset from primary school, takes over the country.
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Originally posted by βÎτά:
600k for both my legs?
Must be really desperate.
If she lives till 75 y.o., it's 60 years in a wheel chair, that is like $10k a year.
Worth the money?
Do you think she can earn 10k a year in indonesia?Go change out singapore dollars to indonesia dollars exchange rates.
Go find out also how alot of people are earning a few dollars a day in indonesia and how many years they will have to work to earn 600k
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Originally posted by airgrinder:
My ang mo friends says more and more singaporeans have a "taji blame and taji responsibility" mentality. This statement was proven by some of the posts in this thread. haiz....
Everyone is responsible for himself, be it career, health, safety, etc. It is no fault of SMRT that the thai girl lose her leg. It is an accident, not through anyone's neligence. If she had slip and fall and lose a leg when walking along the pavement at a park, do she sue National Parks Board? If she had fainted and fell off her bicycle and lost her leg while riding, do she sue the bicycle company? In this issue, she lose her legs at SMRT. There were no neligence whatsoever on SMRT.
Regards to installing doors, it is an additional safety feature. It is not a legal requirement. It is not a legal requirement if you were to start and build a train station. It is only a recommendation made by the review board after cases of injury/jumping off into the track.
$5000 is a goodwill gesture to the thai gal. It's her father who got the picture wrong.
Someone spoke about the law. I believe he or she is refering to the Law of Torts aka on reasonable neligence. There is no neligence on SMRT.
But the bigger story here is the number of singaporeans pushing blame to larger organisations. I am saddened to see people complaining that SMRT should have put in the doors, SMRT should have widen the yellow line areas, etc. No wonder I keep hearing the line "Singaporeans are a complaining lot".
Perhaps it is the influence by the west on interpreting and pushing legal obligations to the extreme. Perhaps it is the weakness of our newer generation whom are unable to accept responbilities. Perhaps it is our style of governance or perhaps it is our style of finding someone to accuse when something goes wrong.
I have no idea what spore will become say 15 years from now when this generation of kids, who are totally immersed in this taji mindset from primary school, takes over the country.
Yup.With this kind of irresponsible mentality, i won't be suprised that parents will sue the school in future when their children fail O level saying that the school has failed to teach their children properly
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Originally posted by βÎτά:
600k for both my legs?
Must be really desperate.
If she lives till 75 y.o., it's 60 years in a wheel chair, that is like $10k a year.
Worth the money?
thats why i say its ridiculous to think or even suggest someone would deliberately lose their legs for a compensation.
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Originally posted by airgrinder:
My ang mo friends says more and more singaporeans have a "taji blame and taji responsibility" mentality. This statement was proven by some of the posts in this thread. haiz....
Everyone is responsible for himself, be it career, health, safety, etc. It is no fault of SMRT that the thai girl lose her leg. It is an accident, not through anyone's neligence. If she had slip and fall and lose a leg when walking along the pavement at a park, do she sue National Parks Board? If she had fainted and fell off her bicycle and lost her leg while riding, do she sue the bicycle company? In this issue, she lose her legs at SMRT. There were no neligence whatsoever on SMRT.
Regards to installing doors, it is an additional safety feature. It is not a legal requirement. It is not a legal requirement if you were to start and build a train station. It is only a recommendation made by the review board after cases of injury/jumping off into the track.
$5000 is a goodwill gesture to the thai gal. It's her father who got the picture wrong.
Someone spoke about the law. I believe he or she is refering to the Law of Torts aka on reasonable neligence. There is no neligence on SMRT.
But the bigger story here is the number of singaporeans pushing blame to larger organisations. I am saddened to see people complaining that SMRT should have put in the doors, SMRT should have widen the yellow line areas, etc. No wonder I keep hearing the line "Singaporeans are a complaining lot".
Perhaps it is the influence by the west on interpreting and pushing legal obligations to the extreme. Perhaps it is the weakness of our newer generation whom are unable to accept responbilities. Perhaps it is our style of governance or perhaps it is our style of finding someone to accuse when something goes wrong.
I have no idea what spore will become say 15 years from now when this generation of kids, who are totally immersed in this taji mindset from primary school, takes over the country.
Blame is justified if its reasonable, which I understand can be subjective. Blame (unfortunately) can also make some people responsible in instances where they have not been and they should have.
In this instance, I don't think any party is to be blamed. It was an accident...based on reports at least. I don't know anything about the legal side of things, but I think SMRT's $5K gesture was out of goodwill...which is better than a kick in the teeth. I dunno what the father plans to pursue with lawyers and I don't necessarily agree with the concept, but can understand why he is doing what he is given the events. Maybe its a case of finding any loop-holes and getting what they can out of it to 'soften' their financial situation?
To cover their behinds, SMRT and other organisations should protect themselves from potential gold-diggers from a legal point of view if they haven't alreay done so. Its a sad neccessity.
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Originally posted by dragg:
since its outside my house how can it be my responsibility?
amazing common sense you have!!!
I walk by, your door open - see your face xxx i so sick that i fall down !!! you should ensure all safety feature is added + go do plastic surgery so that not to frightened others !!! -
still,,,,there should be some things to prevent stopping the mrt trains be it suicide or accident into the path of trains!!!the trains must not stop at all!!!!
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Originally posted by storywolf:
I walk by, your door open - see your face xxx i so sick that i fall down !!! you should ensure all safety feature is added + go do plastic surgery so that not to frightened others !!!if all you come up with is this type of argument you might as well shut up.
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Donations for Thai teen cross $400,000 mark
DONATIONS are still pouring in for Thai teenager Peneakchanasak Nitcharee, even as she continues her recovery in Thailand after losing her legs in a train accident at Ang Mo Kio MRT station.
The Thai Embassy in Singapore said yesterday that it has collected about $140,000 since the 15-year-old's accident two months ago.
-- ST
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You all see? No doubt no one deliberately loses their legs to get half a million. Lives? that I'm not sure. And I can ensure you this media hype is going to cause other desperados to follow suit.
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You all see? No doubt no one deliberately loses their legs to get half a million. Lives? that I'm not sure. And I can ensure you this media hype is going to cause other desperados to follow suit.
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