Thursday, February 08, 2007

Kneel all you want!


Dear fellow Human batteries,

This is how your organs will be harvested at the Singapore General Hospital, amid your aged mother leading all your family members to kneel and plead and beg the hospital not to cut you up, and with the hospital confronting them with more than 20 police officers and staffs!!!


2007-02-08
阻医院移植亲人器官 家属与警察发生冲突
刘丽仪 邓莉蓉


  中央医院准备为一名中风脑死的病人进行器官移植手术时,家属以病人还有心跳以及“所祈问的神明说病人即将清醒”为理由,一再要求院方将手术延迟。院方不答应家属要求,结果家属于昨天凌晨在医院与到场维持秩序的警察发生肢体冲突。

  起重机操作员沈智华(45岁)上星期四凌晨约4时在工作时跌倒,送院急救后医生诊断他因脑血管阻塞中风,上身轻微麻痹,但意识仍清醒。

  沈智华的大哥沈智荣(49岁)受访时告诉本报,弟弟清醒后,一直不能相信自己会中风,又因为在一次要求下床小解被护士拒绝,加上双手又被绑的情况下,情绪因而激动

(and therefore become more susceptible to another stroke! But, erm, that's funny -- where is the immediate free airlift by SIA helicopter to the best hospital for stroke treatment, which, I believe, is Tan Tock Seng Hospital? And where are the MRI or CAT scan that every singapore stroke victim will receive within 24 hours, according to someone?)

沈母率家属跪求
院方挪后移植器官

  沈智华上星期六陷入昏迷状态,医生在星期一傍晚6时20分宣告他已脑死。

(The first stroke was so mild, why did he become brain dead so fast, 2 days later? )

  院方随即根据人体器官移植法令,要求进行器官移植。不过,家属觉得沈智华仍有心跳,因为他们认为对沈智华说话时,沈智华还会流泪,并轻轻握住大哥的手,于是要求院方多通融两天,让他们转而前往祈求神明的保佑。

  在沈智华69岁的母亲和10多名家属集体下跪苦苦哀求后,院方同意延至前晚(星期二)10时才进行器官移植。

  后来,沈智华家属再请示神明,而被“告知”沈智华会在昨晚8时醒来,家属因此希望院方再通融到晚上8时。


属警员对峙3小时

  沈智荣说,院方基于弟弟的器官开始衰竭,而且移植手术都安排妥当,在前晚9时30分通知他和表哥两人,希望他们能劝服亲人,好让院方能及时进行移植手术。

  他说,正当他们试图游说时,院方及警方分别要求所有家属到病房外和医生讨论。而他们一离开病房,立刻有五六名工作人员把沈智华从另一扇门推去手术室,而想冲上前抢人的家属则被挡在门前的警员阻拦,家属激动之下和警方发生了肢体冲突,除了推撞哭喊之外,沈智华的妹妹沈秋兰还咬伤一名警员的手臂。

  32岁的沈秋兰说,院方这样的做法“形同抢劫”,而当时现场共有20多名警察和医院职员

  沈秋兰叙述,她在被警员挡在门外时,气愤不已地咬了警察后被反手铐住,并被关在一个房间内约30分钟。

  家属跟警员对峙了近3小时,最后在院方职员和护士的安抚下,心情才慢慢平复下来,在昨天凌晨4时办理了手续,将遗体领出。沈智华捐出4个器官,包括两个肾脏和一对眼角膜。

  警方发言人在接受本报查询时说,警方仍在调查这起事件。



调查 your lan cheow! What more is there to investigate? The poor man's organs have already been removed against his family's wish! Let this human battery give you his investigation report: the time between his very first mild stroke and his brain death is just 2 days. This brings into question what medication and/or treatment the hospital did or did not administer to its patient in those crucial two days.

Perhaps, the hospital has intentionally not seek to aggressively treat this potential organ "donor", so that they have a higher chance of transplanting his organs? Note that this is not an unfounded wild accusation at all, given the context - SGH's extreme, unusual enthusiasm to remove his organs: the 20 police officers and staffs, the tricks planned to divert the family away, etc. There are valid grounds to make such allegations.

At worst, I think we have witnessed our first case of abuse of the Human Organs Transplant Act (HOTA). At best (which is also terrible), we have just seen the extent our hospitals and police force will go, to cut us up against our families' wishes, and despite our families pleading and begging and kneeling!

On this Matrix Island, we are literally Human Batteries. Alive, we are expected to serve our Matrix Master till our last breath . But even in death, we are still expected to serve them, and if it takes 20 police officers and staff to get us to serve them our organs, they will do it!

Right after blogging this, the Human Battery is going to get the application form to opt out of HOTA. Donating our kidneys and corneas in the event of our unfortunate brain death, is one thing. The authority forcing its way through, despite our aged parents crying and begging and kneeling, is another totally different thing.

Oh, by the way, HOTA applies only to Singaporeans and Permanent Residents. If you are a foreigner, there is no need for your aged parents to kneel. Nope, your parents will be politely asked: "Excuse me Sir, would you like to donate...". And if your parents bellowed: "How dare you ask? No!", the staff will say "sorry", and then meekly retreat and leave them they to grieve quietly. They won't have to face 20 police officers and staffs!

Lucky foreigners!

What's that saying again? Oh, "Jobs for foreigners, NS for Singaporeans"!

No Matrix quote available. The Machines in the movie treated their human batteries more sensitively than the Matrix Master of this Matrix Island

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32 Comments:

At Thursday, February 08, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

well done! wonderful PR from our world class hospitals.

where can i download the opt-out form btw? No 66.6, MIWs or rich fucks are getting my organs, i rather pledge them to those who share the same ideology as me.

 
At Thursday, February 08, 2007, Blogger The Human Battery said...

On the right hand side of this page: http://www.moh.gov.sg/corp/systems/organ/hota/faqs.do

 
At Thursday, February 08, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

You know, all these while, I was under the impression that not opting out of HOTA simply means that we have implicitly indicated our wishes to donate and this will make it easier for our loved one not to object, since they know our wish. BUT my impression/assumption has always been that if our loved one object esp. vigorously, their wishes would be respected by the hospital. Never in my wildest dream would I imagine them to go full ahead with such confrontation despite all the family members kneeling and crying!

 
At Thursday, February 08, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

It all boils down to democracy, free speech, free press, check and balance. If these exist, do you think the authorities dare to bulldoze its way through all its policies? With people watching their every move, they would have to be more diplomatic, compromising etc. And such effects will spread from the top political level, all the way down to every civil servant. Hence, human rights etc are just as important, if not more, than bread and butter issue, since it will eventually lead to bread and butter issue.

 
At Thursday, February 08, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

people kneel down liao, begging liao yet they want to proceed? Those heartless bastards!

 
At Sunday, February 11, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

To "wrong assumption" at Thu Feb 08, 01:05:00 PM: That makes 2 of us with the wrong impression.

Still pity those men-in-blue and hospital staff. If they do, they kenna cursed by donor family and public. If they dun, they kenna cursed by would-be recepient family and possibly charged for not carrying out their duties according to the law. Both ways, kenna. What a lousy job!

Ultimate questions are:

1. Why not much publicity or campaign for public to understand throughly the implications of HOTA? There are at least 2 of us who misunderstood, so there may be many others.

2. Why the discreprency in the news reports (I take Human Battery's word for it)?

3. What about transparency to ensure that no elite gets to jump queue on organ recepient list?

 
At Monday, February 19, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi The Human Battery...

U got a very Good points & CLEAR esp abt the Story on...
Awake or still dreaming?
&
Kneel all you want!

I juz wonder how u got those REAL Infro...

Can u email me privately...


Thanks & Regards.

 
At Wednesday, February 21, 2007, Blogger The Human Battery said...

But how to, when you left no email address? :)

 
At Wednesday, February 21, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.

 
At Thursday, February 22, 2007, Blogger The Human Battery said...

anon asks: "I juz wonder how u got those REAL Infro... Can u email me privately..."

Human Battery replies: "The info are from where I quoted in the post -- the chinese newspaper" :)

Anon asks: "U mean there is reli such a service tat provide free airlift by SIA helicopter to the best hospital for stroke treatment"

Human Battery answers: "Yup. But it's neither for you nor me. It's for 'elites' only. The last time, we retrofitted an entire jumbo 747-400 to bring back a woman-in-white to the best hospital for stroke treatment. Jumbo 747-400 is for long distance air travel. So it is not far fetched to suppose that within the island itself, we can provide immediate free airlift by SIA helicopter... hahaha!

 
At Thursday, February 22, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi...


Tks 4 ans my question...

Oh...So U mean U r 1 of e reporter tat cm 2 SiM wake tat day is it?

2b honest...Im 1 of e them in SGH when this CRUEL thgs happen... But 4 U is like... U knw More thgs fr every angle...


UDo u knw anythg abt e ploice in this incident of it cant b writen as there is some restriction...

My edu level is limited 4me 2 write & describe thgs So Pro like U...

Though mayb u can help me abt it...?!?


SiM7SouL

 
At Friday, February 23, 2007, Blogger The Human Battery said...

Hi, I deleted the comment that contained your email address, to protect your privacy. I was not at the wake. How are you related to the poor victim? If I can help you, sure I will. No problem at all :)

In fact, if you have any insider's info, how abt writing them here as a comment? Nevermind "pro" or not -- when people read the raw unedited comment, they will feel the real pain and real emotion even more. But, if you prefer me to help edit/rephrase what you write, I can too, and I can help highlight your info to all the readers. So please go ahead with it.

I hope you guys are feeling better now.

 
At Friday, February 23, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi...


Tks SO Much 4 ur concern...

My english is ''Half Pile of water''... tat I someX oso duno understand what Im write aft i finish my sentencer... I cant imagine how would it be for the listenner...

I am his sister...
2b honest...We Dont feel any better yet... WORST is Now & during the CNY(Chinese New Year)...

This is the WORST + HORRIBLE + TERRIBLE (Nightmare) CNY 4 Our family & relative... ESPECALLY My MUM...


NO Counseller was sent neither fr SGH/HOTA nor MOH since that night... Had tried 2 contact her & leave msgS but still *NO RESPOND NOR REPLY...


Even the Police side oso...
...we feel that been treated like Criminal but yet THEY Are then THE (Legal) ROBBERY...


Wonder HOW LONG WILL This REAL Horriable (Nightmare) last or Never... Or It Just the beginning...?!?

 
At Saturday, February 24, 2007, Blogger The Human Battery said...

I have highlighted in my latest post, what you wrote. I hope more people will get to hear the truth and know the pain that you and your family are going through.

Are you the sis who bit the police? Well done! They deserved to be bitten :)

Actually, I have to disappoint you - I am not a reporter, contrary to what you think. I am just a reader of the Chinese newspaper, which I believe, has given a much fairer account of what happened than the English press (which has blatantly lied). So whatever I knew and wrote, I had gotten it from ZaoBao's openly published reports. I have compared and contrasted them to the lies of the Straits Times, because I know that the english newspaper, unfortunately, seem to be the only one that many Singaporeans read.

There is no need to feel "pai seh" about your English. We are not ang moh, are we? :) English is not the mother tongue for most of us. Anyway, if you prefer, you can leave comments in Chinese. I can help translate and/or edit whatever truth - that even the chinese newspaper did not say - which you want to share with the online community.

The Chinese have a saying: "救人一命, 胜造七级浮屠" (to save one life, is better than to build a seven-level stupa). Your brother has saved 2 lives, and given sight to 2 people! He will get his good karma. The robbers, and the invisble hand behind them, will have their retribution in time to come. You have done the best you could, against those robbers. There was nothing more you could have done. Don't replay the scenes and think too much.

What we should also do, is to make sure your bro has not died in vain. We can speak up against the way the newspapers have been unresonably controlled and allowed to report lies, the way free speech is unfairly suppressed, the way the police can do things brutally without any check or balance. If we speak up and also support those who speak up, we can honour him, for it is because of him, that many people now realise the injustice that have been occuring on this Matrix Island. It is through him that people realise the need for check and blanace, free press and free speech. Thus in this way, we can channel our sorrow and anger to strength (化悲愤为力量), work for the common good of everyone, and remember him best.

Time is the best healer of all wound. I sincerely hope you will feel better with the passage of time.

 
At Sunday, February 25, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Pls dont say tat... I make no different if u r a reported or not... Nothg 2b disappoint at all!!!

Juz wonder how U can hv such a gd judgement 2 knw which newspaper is write the right thgs...


There were 4-5 policeMAN Grab Hold on Both Side of my arm & 1 more Juz rite infront of me... ( duno how 2 say liao...;+(

To think back...I oso dare not bit neh cuz duno he got any disease not...Peypey..!

Er...My chinese is abit better then eng but I oso dun reli knw how 2 type in chinese here or it take MUCH Longer X 4 my PinYing...

May I knw Y ur-
(aftermath-of-organ-robbery) cant b read at all & is page error like tat... Anythg happen...?!?

Hope I dun get u in2 trouble by helping me...

If so I better stop here...

 
At Monday, February 26, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Finally, I manage 2 read the blog abt - Aftermath of Organ Robbery.

Firstly,My Family would like to THANK YOU Very much for your help & oso sorry 4 the trouble & Precious times...

I not sure which blog should i reply 2 u in order not 2 mess up ur blog...
It ok if u 1 2 delet those tat i reply aft u hv edit 4 me...
It is posible 2 tranlate it 2 chinese cuz Most of my family & relative r chinese edu + I cant find any chinese web that write like what u do...
If it is 2 trouble then it ok & Pls Dun b bother!


Below is wat we hv try with help of friends & relative 2 write out but I duno Why the Newpaper didnt accept or wat...

I knw NOT ALL police r like tat... & MOST Important is the HEAD or e decision maker that hv Plot it & DONT EVEN THINK TWISE Abt the Consequence AT ALL...


Mr Policeman, are you Professional?
警察先生请问你们专业吗?


I am writing with regards to the recent tussle at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) on 6 February 2006 in relation to the removal of organs of my cousin, Sim Tee Hua (the deceased).




The incident has attracted much attention from the media, and what happened that fateful night has drastically changed my perception of the professionalism of the police force in Singapore . I had always believed in what the government prided about our police force ?a professional well-trained force, possessing the ability to handle all contingencies and are always well-prepared to handle all kinds of scenarios - moreover, a Singapore Quality Award (SQA) standard agency.



However, what I witnessed at SGH on 6 February 2007 (at about 1 am) were policemen who acted as if they were superior and greater than others, unlike the friendly police that the government pictured them to be.


The so-called professionally trained policemen we (I and my relatives) encountered that night were not at all friendly, warm or even professional. There was no calm advice or words of comfort given. Instead, they were yelling out orders like we were some second, third class citizens who were not worth a mention. Some of the policemen were aggressive and rough. Is this our so-called professionally trained police? If this is so, I am terribly worried for our country's future.




During our exchange that night, I had previously highlighted some potential problems to the policemen which might occur:-


(1)My auntie (the deceased's mother) is old and has heart problems. If the authorities insisted on the removal of the Tee Hua's organs by force, it may agitate and add on to her grief and I was afraid that she might suffer a heart attack as a result.


(2)And if she (Tee Hua's mother) were to suffer a heart attack, her children would definitely be even more emotionally uncontrollable. Who knows what might happen next?


(3)That night, the deceased's mother and sisters were still reeling from anguish over his sudden 'death'? and were unable to manage their emotions. Hence, handling the matter authoritatively would undeniably cause a heated uproar.


(4)I had pointed out to them (the policemen) that many times, the root causes of many confrontations between two parties or more were that the matters were improperly handled with inadequatesensitivity and that the parties did not have (sufficient) avenues to voice out their thoughts.


(5)Moreover, other patients would be affected if a confrontation were to occur in the hospital. I had already suggested to the police and the hospital staff that they carefully consider the undesirable consequences.





In the end, the authorities decided to use force (to proceed with the removal of the deceased's organs) and an ugly confrontation took place. A few of the policemen acted boorishly and they were even more tensed up than us (the family members of the deceased)! The policemen even commanded and rebuked my relatives. Despite our grief, some of us even had to calm the policemen down. It was fortunate that my male relatives were relatively more composed, otherwise the situation might have gotten out of control.


(1) Ten male policemen were unable to control the deceased's emotionally unstable sisters and the struggle lasted for 15 minutes. (It was reported in medical studies that the strength of a person who is emotionally unstable is ten times more than at normal).


(2) In the midst of the confrontation, the deceased was forcefully pushed into the operating theatre through another door without our knowledge. The Tee Hua's mother who was in the ICU fell down to the floor in the midst of the chaos. The deceased's sisters who were outside the ICU, upon seeing that their mother had fallen, requested to the approximately 10 policemen who were guarding the ICU entrance to allow one or two of them to go in and take a look at their mother (in case she really suffered a heart attack as feared). To our horror, our request was bluntly rejected and a policewoman rudely ordered us to shut up!


(3)Just as the deceased was being forcefully pushed into the operating theatre, a policeman who was guarding the door taunted my cousin-in-law (by using hand gestures), challenging him to dash into the operating theatre. This caused even more frustration to the already grieving, emotionally disconcerted family members of the deceased. May I ask, should this be how a professionally trained police officer be behaving under the circumstances where a family who had just witnessed a loved one being wheeled into the operation room for organs removal and they could do nothing to protect him?


(4) After the deceased was pushed into the operating theatre, my 15-year-old nephew who was relatively more calm started to comfort my cousins. An insensitive policeman actually yelled at my nephew, rudely ordering him to stay silent! Should he (that policeman) not have been more thoughtful and compassionate?


(5)The 20 to 30 policemen and security officers present were entirely of no help and they were unable to manage just a few of my emotional female cousins. Had it been the brothers or male friends of the deceased who were emotionally agitated, the situation would have been even more heated and out of control.


(6)Of the 20 of us, there were 15 females, most of which were rational and trying to comfort the emotionally agitated ones. If the police could not effectively handle a few women, would they be able to handle a riot?


(7)Had the police and the hospital staff heeded my advice and considered my concerns that night, there could have been a win-win situation for all of us and this unnecessary tussle would certainly have been avoided.


(8)Should not a professionally trained police force be able to foresee and plan for possible contingency? In the midst of carrying out their duties, the emotions of the public should not be so insensitively disregarded.


(9)Would the outcome be different if the police and hospital had reported the matter to higher authorities? What will the consequences be if the deceased's mother really suffered a heart attack as a result of the heartrending confrontation which has been handled so inconsiderately? ?is this the outcome all parties wish to expect?


(10) On that night, the police and the hospital staff handled the matter thoughtlessly to the extent of using force and authority to wheel the deceased into the operating theatre, despite our cries of objection. They did not take into account the feelings of the deceased's family members; naturally, the family still harbored hope (though announced brain dead, the deceased's heart was still beating g). By such indiscreet actions, the police and hospital had cruelly dashed any hopes the family had left to save the deceased. Their insensitivity and 憂o-room-for-peaceful-settlement?approach was the main reason for the cause of this confrontation.


(11) We requested for another night, which is to wait till Wednesday 8pm for the transplant to take place if my cousin did not regain consciousness by then. In fact, our family did not have any objections in donating the organs to needy patients. Moreover, the deceased was a very helpful person when he was alive, and without doubt he would have loved to leave his organs for better use in this world. However, our small request was not acceded to, leading to the ugly situation. May I ask, could what happened that night be avoided if they had displayed more humanity and compassion when communicating with the deceased's family members? The organ transplant officer wanted to help and diffuse the situation but her hands were tied. Wouldn't the situation had been better resolved if someone of a higher authority were around to speak to the deceased's family members?





警察先生请问你们专业吗?


针对中央医院发生家属与警察冲突事件,让我对我国的警察专业程度有了很大的改观。向来我都很相信政府所说的,我国的警察是一支很专业的部队,都有受过专业的训练,能应付一切的突发事故并在各方面做好准备。




但是那天(2007年2月6日星期二凌晨一点多)我在中央医院所看到的的警察,切是数十年留传下来当警察高人一等的专制做风,不是如政府所说的现代警察要打好警民关系,政府还劝导家长不要以警察吓唬小孩子,来提高现代警察的亲民形象。



可是当晚我所看到的所谓受过现代化专业训练的警察,处事粗糙有几位警察的行为都很粗暴,说话行为很专横、以长官命令式的做风处理事件,而不是以温和劝导的方式说服我们,请问这样的警察如何提高亲民形象?这就是所谓受过专业训练的警察吗?如果是的话我很为我国的前途担忧。





事发当晚的调解过程中,我曾经提出可能出现的问题如下:


(1) 我阿姨(死者母亲)年纪大又有心脏病,如果强行采取行动我阿姨受了刺激,怕会引发心脏病暴发。


(2) 如果我阿姨心脏病暴发,可能会引起子女的情绪失控,而出现无法预料的后果。


(3) 当晚我阿姨和我表妹(死者姐妹)的情绪还相当激动,更不适合以强硬的手段强行处理,恐怕会引起强烈的冲突场面。


(4) 我还向他们指出世界各地的暴动事故,很多时候都是因为很小事故,因情绪无处宣泄,处理不当而引发希望他们了解。


(5) 而且这里是医院,如果引发冲突可能会对其他病人造成影响,希望警方与院方商量考虑后果。






结果在强行采取行动过程中,果真引发冲突,而在冲突过程中,几位警察的行为很粗暴,情绪比我们还激动,并且以命令式的口气喊叫辱骂我的亲戚,什至需要我们去安抚他们冷静下来,还好我们几位男性亲友都很清醒,否则场面可能完全失控,而造成更大事故。


(1) 当晚整10位男警员控制不了我的两位情绪失控的表妹(死者的姐妹),而且拉扯15分钟。(医学研究人在情绪失控下体力可暴增几陪於平时)


(2) 冲突过程中我的表弟(死者),届时己被推进了手术室,而我阿姨(死者母亲)跌倒在地上,在走廊外的姐妹向驻守在门外的整10位警察说:我表弟(死者)己被推进手术窒,是否可让我一两位姐妹进去看我阿姨(怕心脏病暴发),但是不被接受,什至有位女警还以命令式的口气叫她住口,一副气势凌人的样子。


(3) 在我的表弟(死者)被强行推进手术室时,驻守在手术室门外的一位警察,还以挑衅式的手式叫我的表妹夫往前冲向他,以制造混乱埸面,请问这是受过专业训练警察的行为吗?


(4) 当晚我表弟(死者)被推进手术室后,我的外甥(15岁)在安抚我表妹情绪时,有位警察还大声喊骂我外甥别吵,而不是温和的鼓励我外甥我安抚表妹,什至我表姐被允许进入房间劝导外甥女时,有位警察还相当激动的叫骂,请问这样的行为对吗?


(5) 当晚在医院内外的2、30位警察与院方警卫,完全无法真正控制我的几位情绪失控的姐妹,如果当晚情绪失控的是我的兄弟或表弟(死者)朋友,那埸面一定很火暴,而警方与院方好像没把它考虑在内。


(6) 当晚我们家属约有20人其中5个男性而其它都是女流之辈,大多数女性亲戚也都很理智的劝导其他几位情绪失控的女性亲戚,警方都无法有效的控制埸面,如果遇到暴动,请问我们的警察是否能应对考验?


(7) 如果警方与院方都有考虑我当晚提出的意见,是否就可平息这不必要的纠纷,正如政府时常强调的两羸局面,而不是双输局面。


(8) 一支专业训练的警察部队,是否应把所有可能会出现的问题都考虑在内,不应忽视当事人的感受认为市井小民人微言轻言不足信。而太过高估自己权力与实力,以至引发不必要的后果?


(9) 当晚如果警方与院方都能向高层汇报局势,是否会有不同的结果?如果当晚我阿姨(死者母亲)心脏病暴发,而引发伤亡事故那是警方与院方所希望看到的结果吗?


(10)当晚警方与院方的处理手段很粗糙,采取强硬行动把脑死还有心跳的表弟(死者)强行推进手术室,没有考虑死者家属的感受(因为死者还有心跳),以至死者家属希望破灭引发情绪失控,是造成冲突事故的主导因素。


(11)我们要求多一天至星期三晚上八点,如果表弟(死者)还是不能苏醒我们就接受院方所说表弟己死,并且答应捐献死者器官造福他人。而且我们也知道死者生前乐於助人,希望在他往生时也能帮助别人遗爱人间,但是我们小小的要求不被接受,以至引发当晚的不愉快场面,请问当晚事故真的是无法避免吗?当晚那位器官移植协调员限于她的职权以至有心无力,但是当晚真的没有一位比较理智的其他决策者吗?

 
At Tuesday, February 27, 2007, Blogger The Human Battery said...

No problem at all :)

You can reply to whichever post you want, but if you comment to the lastest post, more people will get to read it.

I have copied and highlighted the 2 letters in my latest post. I didn't edit them since they are already so formal and well thought out. Plus, when people read the originals, they will trust the author more compared to something that has been edited by someone else.

But, my blog is not very high traffic leh. I have commented and left links at some other blogs. But a better way to expose the truth is for you to post the 2 letters to some online forum that hundreds of thousands of Singaporeans read. An example is http://forums.delphiforums.com/sammyboymod

 
At Tuesday, February 27, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Ur edit is 2 make e reader here 2 help understand Me MORE easy & Is Not tat u edit/hide the truth... +
I believe whenever any1 who hv read ur post can knw tat U R the "Zheng Yi" person...

Thanks & will try 2 find out how & do on ur gd suggest here... abt the forum as Im Very New 2 All this...

Any suggest of the Subject so tat can catch ppl attention... as I see that the title of wat u hv here is more of a special 1...

 
At Tuesday, February 27, 2007, Blogger The Human Battery said...

Trust me, the English and Chinese letters that your family wrote is clear enough for readers to understand easily and without pain. Not necessary to edit further :)

Abt sammyboy forum, when you go to the link I gave in the earlier comment, just click on the "new discussion" link on the top left of that page. You will be asked to register for a new account. After that, you can post the letters.

Any title should be ok because there are at least THOUSANDS (or maybe > 100,000 ?) people on that forum and many people will read it no matter wat title you use. Anyway a few I can think of are "Police bully private citizens", "truth of organ robbery " etc

As mentioned earlier, I have left comments at some blogs to help raise attention to this issue. One of them is this blog by former Worker Party's Aljunied GRC candidate. He has promised (see his comment near the bottom of that page) to raise this issue too :)

Click also on the links on the right side of my blog. The 2nd link under the heading "The One", Uncle Yap (he went to jail with Chee Soon Juan recently), for eg, scolded the govt on this issue recently. Unfortunately, he doesnt seem to allow commenting on his chinese blog.

Oh, you are new to all these forums and blogs? Then how did you find out about my blog? Just curious :)

 
At Wednesday, February 28, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Ok...I will try it Now...

Actually... I thought there were More 2 add in b4 put in e forums but juz dunno how 2express or write with my limited language...

I thought A policeMAN are Not suppose to touch a lady... but how come those police tat Grab Hold of me(sister of deceased) + another 1 rite infornt of me (his Back faceing me with body contact)...
He keep pushing me even though Im already againt the wall on my back...

(Im not sure did I describe it correctly not as Im reli Poor in it...)

I juz duno wat to do or how come I end up even dare to bite him... but I knw that I dun bite him hard at all...

WORST of All is tat when we want to make a complain abt all tiz... but we duno where or how...

I was end up been ask to take statement instead of complain(Tou Shu)...

During taking of statement... I was kind of been ask of LotS of Rubbish... & he keep Repeat saying tat "Why I bite the police..." Sound like No Matter How or Wat... "I cant bite police"...
He say that policeman hd 3dayS MC aft I bite him... (Like Im a Poison Snake of insect tat Juz A Small bits oso nd 3dayS MC...)

He say I might b charge 4 that oso as they still not decide yet...

The Investigator Officer(the 1 tat take statement 4 me) & the Officer Incharge of the case that nite(6th Feb organ robbery) are colleague of the Same Brunch...

Shell I finish on the above or More thgS then post on e forum or juz Add on later will do...

How abt for Jason suggest tat sent to the gov email...? Juz send it Out 1st or...

I juz try to "Search" abt anythgs relevance blogs or forum abt this issue... & Lucky enough 2 cm across ur blog...

 
At Wednesday, February 28, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi...
I hv try 2 post on the forum but not how is it or correct or not...-

http://forums.delphiforums.com/SiM7SouL/messages

 
At Wednesday, February 28, 2007, Blogger The Human Battery said...

Oops, that not correct. You need to post the message to http://forums.delphiforums.com/sammyboymod instead. Someone has already done something similar: http://forums.delphiforums.com/sammyboymod/messages?msg=133518.1 So you can either add a new msg to it (by clicking on "reply") or start a new your thread (by clicking on "new discussion" at top left).

 
At Wednesday, February 28, 2007, Blogger The Human Battery said...

You asked when you should send emails to the govt. Actually, you should first ask whether you want to send or not. Let me explain. Basically, there are only two things you can do. You can either:

Approach 1: complain to the govt's higher authorities of what the govt's "lower authorities" did, and get the "higher" to punish the "lower", OR
Approach 2: complain to pple who are anti-pap of what the govt did, and request them to help you expose the truth that the govt tried to hide.

So it is up to you to decide to do 1 or 2. For example, ask yourself: do you still believe in the govt, your MP, ministers and ministries (eg. MOH, MHA) after what happened at the hospital, and after the govt-controlled newspaper refuse to publish your family's letter? If in your heart, you think it is the fault of some small-time individual policemen and SGH staff only, and that the PAP govt as a whole is good, that it is just coincidence that the newspaper did not publish your letters, and when you email the govt top people, those top people will sure help you to punish those wrong-doers, then you should go approach 1.

But if you think this is a case of "upper pillar not straight, lower pillar crooked" (Shang4 Liang2 Bu4 Zhen4, Xia4 Liang2 Wai1), that the govt top people are no different from (or even worse than) the police and staff you experienced at SGH, that the newspaper refused to publish your letter because the govt told it not to, then you should go approach 2. Uncle Yap has already offered to help - see his comment in my "triump of evil" post. He can put your family in touch with international human rights organisation which can help expose to the whole world how your family members have been bullied/murdered by the pap govt, if that is what you believed happened.

So it is really up to you and your family to make a decision. Politics is actually not something that doesnt concern us. It affects us everyday, and in this case, how you view politics will affect whether you go approach 1 or approach 2. That decision, I cannot help you make. I am just an obedient little human battery, remember? ;)

 
At Thursday, March 01, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi...
Thanks & I will inform & discussing abt it with my family...

May I knw if we go by both way... how or wat do u thk it would b like...

To send out the email is Definitely Must...

I hd oso email Uncle Yap for help abt a weak ago b4 he offer 2help but duno why not reply fr him...

Anyway... I hv juz try it again & hope he will reply soon...

 
At Thursday, March 01, 2007, Blogger The Human Battery said...

oh? did you let him know in your first email that know you are a family member? Hmm, I think now that he has openly promised to help, he will definitely keep his word. Let us know if he doesnt reply you. We (i.e. all the bloggers and forummers) will "pressure" him for you :)

 
At Thursday, March 01, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Ok... Hv got Uncle Yap reply in my 2nd mails...

Thanks Ur ALL ppl here 4 Ur support...

I dun reli knw how 2 express it esp in words but... Juz A Million ThankS...

 
At Saturday, March 03, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am indeed shocked to read what has really happened. I am going to opt out of this HOTA shit in support of this cause.
Regards,
Roger

 
At Sunday, March 04, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

My heart cried together with the family of Mr Sim. My heart cried for our country has fallen into the hands of the evils.

Thanks human battery for the exposure. I have forwarded your blog to many of my friends.

 
At Monday, March 12, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Honestly, those staffs and police were really @#$!%. How can they lure the family members out and then rush into the room and send 沈智华 to the operation room.
This made me have the intention to opt out of HOTA.
By the way, read this.....

[quote][b]Are there any implications of opting out of HOTA?[/b]

[color=red]People who opt out of the existing HOTA, as well as those who are not covered under the existing HOTA, will receive lower priority on the organ transplant waiting list, in the event that they should require an organ transplant in the future.

The revised HOTA provide for selective opting out. Those who do not wish to donate a particular organ can register their specific objections. People who opt-out of the revised HOTA, as well as those who are not covered under the revised HOTA, will receive lower priority on the waiting lists for the specific organs which they have opted out or have not pledged.

Muslims can pledge their kidneys under MTERA and receive equal priority on the kidney transplant list as other Singaporeans and Permanent Residents who have not opt out of HOTA. [/color][/quote]

So my advise is to download the form, keep it with you. Till the day you know you will be sleeping peacefully soon, take out the form then make the decision.

 
At Monday, March 12, 2007, Blogger The Human Battery said...

Hota does not include those who are over 60 years old. But before that, no one knows when one "will be sleeping peacefully soon". The "lower priority" part is a point-blank threat. We should not bow down to it.

Hence, my opinion is that we should send out the form immediately as a form of support for our fellow singaporean - the Sim family - as well as to register our protest, and get our message across that we will not tolerate the abuse of hota and the way our police officers abuse their positions.

 
At Monday, August 11, 2008, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Updates on Youtube:

(News clip from Channel 8)
HOTA 被指脑死, 家属与医院冲突, Brain-dead man's kin in scuffle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX7FDM5YWDE


(Brief report)
HOTA 01 - Human Organ Trading - Lee Hypocrites
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE2u0l083Nc

(Compare with the case of
Kwa Geok Choo
Mrs Lee Kuan Yew
and
New development of HOTA up to August 2008:
Age Limit 60 is removed,
Muslims included,
Organs Trading to be allowed)

HOTA 02 - Human Organ Trading - Lee Hypocrites
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEYe2C2aGR0

 
At Tuesday, September 09, 2008, Anonymous Anonymous said...

So, do something! Why just complain and complain? Emigration can be a tool too - just like a worker on strike. PAP cannot keep importing foreigners without coming to the bargain table, can it? Erm, maybe it can! Anyay, If you want to leave Singapore , come here to emigrate. If you want to stay and fight, come here.

If you are a new Singaporean who have just arrived, welcome! Here's your new Emperor, your new National Flag, your new National Pledge, and some quick National Education, introduction to our National Spirit, our National Song (KTV style) and the first (Betrayal) and last (Good Bye My Love) chapter of our national book to round off your quick orientation to Singapore. If you want to keep some pets in singapore, here's a frog, and there's a dog. Here are some of your younger MPs (who can dance damn well!) and there are the older MPs who look very dignified! For those sleepy ones, they are here. You will have a bright future in Singapore.

Oh, Singapore has lots of entertianment too - if you have no interest in politics and just want to listen to music, here's an old songs (just ignore that cry baby), and that's an even older one (just ignore those strange masks). If you are love poetry, you are in luck! If you are the sporty type, Singapore has it too. If you are the hardworking mathematical type, you will fit right in! Did I mention that Singapore also has Asia's most beautiful woman?

Finally, if you don't have enough money, don't worry. Our Ministers Money No Enough 2 (too). Just look around harder, there are lorry-loads of golden opportunity in Singapore!

Let's all Shine for Singapore!

 

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