Are there any penalties for verbal abuse?

• Nutcracker23

  11 Jan 12, 10:06

  Hello fellow citizens. I hope I can get some valuable information from this forum. 

  I need to know if it is a criminal offense to verbally hurl vulgarities at someone in the public? 

  Also what can he/she do if they are being verbally abused in public other than filing a police report? Is hurling vulgarities in public grounds for a lawsuit? Can the police charge you if a police report is lodged? 

• sbst275

  11 Jan 12, 10:08

  well it's a civil type of case

  unless it becomes physical...

• maxsee

  11 Jan 12, 10:12

  If u got money to sue ppl in civil court la...otherwise dun waste time la....><"

• dragg

  11 Jan 12, 10:14

  i think its a 2k fine if it involves obscenities.

  but most people just take it in their stride.  unless very jialat kind.

• Nutcracker23

  11 Jan 12, 10:15

  So I suppose it's not a chargeable offense? Are there any references i can look up to with regards to civil lawsuits?

• dragg

  11 Jan 12, 10:18

  Originally posted by Nutcracker23:

  So I suppose it's not a chargeable offense? Are there any references i can look up to with regards to civil lawsuits?

  just call 999 and ask them.

  they'll point you the direction.

• FireIce

  11 Jan 12, 11:27

  not a crime. 

  u may logde a police report (but u need evidence/witness)
  
  
  in case tt person harass u again, u have a case

  or else it's just for a record purpose

   

  if u wanna sue, u need to prove tt the "abuse" has caused u either physical or mental discomfort
  need a doc's report

   

  for eg, from tt day onwards, u have been unable to conc on work bcos u are thinking of tt matter
  when u drive, u cannot focus and longchia bcos u still feel hurt
  when cooking, u 4got to turn off the stove and ur house exploded bcos u are still traumatised by the event

• MagnificientDiagrams

  11 Jan 12, 12:54

  Usually not.

  Not unless you are somebody important like an opposition MP/labour union rep making vulgar statements about PAP that is reported in the papers.

  Then there will be action taken.

• FireIce

  11 Jan 12, 12:57

  if everyone who says FUCK U to another person gets charged just bcos the other person din like it, the mata and courts would be bery bery bery bery fucking busy.

• MagnificientDiagrams

  11 Jan 12, 12:59

  Yeah but if somebody at office say F U in office, the management can take action against the staff because vulgar language is not reflective of the staff's professional behaviour and disruptive to the peace.

• FireIce

  11 Jan 12, 13:02

  tts within the co. own policy and culture. 

   

  but probably all the bosses would be asked to leave first. 

• Bhw33

  11 Jan 12, 13:48

  The receipeint of the verbal abuse can haul u to court just like the Everitt Road case. So telling someone that he is a bastard or a bitch willl get u in trouble if the receipeint press charges.

  However, u will only get a fine of a couple thousand dollars for doing that, plus both u and the receipeint will get into the New Paper which is free publicity/advertisement for u. So go ahead.

• Bhw33

  11 Jan 12, 13:50

  BUt if there is no recording done, then it is your word against them, so how can u be charged?

• Nutcracker23

  11 Jan 12, 15:32

  Thanks for the replies guys. I was by myself and the driver is with his family. So I guess the family will be the witness. I'm just feeling kinda lost now as to what to do next.
• dragg

  11 Jan 12, 16:08

  Originally posted by Nutcracker23:

  Thanks for the replies guys.

  I was by myself and the driver is with his family. So I guess the family will be the witness.

  I’m just feeling kinda lost now as to what to do next.

  a driver hurled obscenities at you over a driving issue?

  if thats the case move on.  he was probably still fuming after you left.  that alone is enough punishment. he æ‹¿æ�¥æ°”ï¼�ï¼�

• Summer hill

  11 Jan 12, 17:23

  i got people hurling abuse at me.

  who cares?

• MagnificientDiagrams

  11 Jan 12, 17:31

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  tts within the co. own policy and culture. 

   

  but probably all the bosses would be asked to leave first. 

  
  You think?

  I think bosses get to say "F U" to their staff.

  But if the staff say "F U" back to their boss, sure get the sack.

• Summer hill

  11 Jan 12, 21:06

  this words are common.just don't used them in formal events

• No_10_Tomas

  11 Jan 12, 21:46

  singapore too stressed up lah...loonies are everywhere

  just move on and treat him as mental case

  no point pursuing...unless you are too free

• Summer hill

  11 Jan 12, 21:48

  singapore is damm stressed now