A month ago, there was a report about an MOE scholar who was arrested for an obscene act in the public. Last friday, the identity of the offender was released, and I realised that I actually knew that person. We were sent to the same secondary school as part of our school attachment programme, and even though it was a short 3 weeks programme, I had a good impression on him. He came across as someone who is full of empathy, someone who care for the well-being of his students. I believe that what happened is a very unfortunate incident, and he has already paid for it, as his scholarship will most likely be removed by the ministry.
What i could not understand is the amount of hate messages, the news article has attracted, coming from people who have never worked with him, or even know him. Who are we to judge on others, when we also made mistakes in our life? At least, he accepted his mistake and has the courage to face his punishment.
Scholars are human too, and they have alot of stress which others may not understand. Being identified as a scholar means that they have a huge shoes to fill in.
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