As if the troubles of SMRT weren’t already alarming enough as it is, a young man was arrested for bringing a toy rifle into Bugis MRT station last week.
On March 15, the police were alerted to a rifle-wielding man in the afternoon, causing some distress among members of the public who were unaware that it was a toy. From the image police provided, it looks more like a cosplayer’s prop than a military replica — the only danger it posed was the threat to the man’s masculinity.
However so, public alarm was caused and extensive police resources were mobilised to identify the possessor of the make-believe artefact. The 21-year-old man was arrested at his home in Toa Payoh on the same day, where he confessed that the bought the toy gun online.
“The Police take a serious view of actions which may cause public alarm and advise members of public against such actions,” the police wrote in their statement.
