Woman jailed for abusing maid
Home, 4 May 2006 (Pg H15)This is one of the many maid abuse cases that we have, and though this one seems rather minor, maid abuse is a rather important current affair. It shows how we treat our fellow human beings just because we have power over them. I think it's unfair, because after all the maids are doing their job and even if they're not doing it well, it's rather derogatory to hurt the maid like that. It's almost like treating the maid as an animal, and forgetting that she too is human and has flaws. She may be slow because she doesn't understand English or is in an unfamiliar environment or simply because she has but a rudimentary education.
Many maid abuse cases have blown up time and again yet some people still do this! If they weren't happy with the maid, why not just fire her? It isn't the best solution, but at least it prevents maid abuse. Why can't Singaporeans learn that maid abuse just isn't right? Even if the maid is doing bad things such as stealing, doesn't mean that they should stoop down to that level and abuse their maids. It's good that even minor cases are getting reported and that the offender gets due punishment, because any maid abuse at all reflects badly on us as human beings.
posted by Charmaine @ 12:49 PM
1 Comments:
"An eye for an eye and thewhole world will be blind", Ghandi said. Indeed, maid abuse is despicable and should not be condoned by anyone in society.
Violence seems to be the answer to all our problems. Yet, is letting one's emotions get out of hand a feasible way of relieving stress? I would say no.
I do not support acts of maid abuse simply because it is inhumane and a form of tortue that is based on a warped view of "ownership"
I believe it results from the concept that maid employers think that they "own" their maids. This is not true and their logic is not sound.
They may employ the maids under a contract, but they do not own them. Frankly, the act of maid abuse should not be tolerated and jail seems like the very least the courts can do to state their hardline stand against such inhumane acts of agression and abuse.
Ryan
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