What is behind the rise in sex scandals in Singapore? A forum user, DownWithEvil, posted his thoughts, citing power, prestige and the general degeneration of morals as some of the causes.
Said the user:
"This question has probably crossed your minds in the past few months, as this nation grapples with a slew of unprecedented sex cases that have virtually littered the year’s calendar.
"Let’s recap the major ones: Yaw Shin Long’s case, a couple of teacher sex scandals involving women teachers and their male students, Ng Boon Gay’s case, Peter Lim’s case and the recent Michael Palmer case.
"In all the above cases, bar the Yaw case, the perpetrators enjoyed a position of power & dominance over their partners.
"Men have not changed much. Men, particularly in a position of power & wealth, are always on the lookout for potential vulnerable targets. It’s the women that have changed that are resulting in the spike. In the past, sex scandals were rare simply because women were rather reserved and were less likely to be a willing participant.
"The powerful & lofty positions enjoyed by Yaw, Michael, Ng and Peter have put them in an ideal situation where they are able to take full advantage. In the above cases, it is most likely that these men fully leveraged their power positions and milked them to the fullest.
"It does takes 2 hands to clap naturally and that’s where prestige comes in. This goes down to the animal instincts of a female. She’s looking for security, not looks, not anything else in a male. A political or a high ranking office bearer certainly fits the bill. It is thus not uncommon to find that some women, married women in some cases, willingly throwing themselves in front of these men.
"We also cannot ignore the obvious fact that morals are degenerating across the board. This is a world wide phenomenon that is not only confined to Singapore.
"Picture this; Parents that are not in touch with their children and are only concerned about making money. They leave their children with maids or foster care. In the long term, what’s the result? Parents do not pass on good moral values and have no time or opportunity to correct their children’s bad behaviours and change them.
"If we want to reverse this alarming trend of moral deterioration, we need to start changing the way we live, spending more time with our children to impart better values and revamp our schools to focus more on a more holistic education."
Ref:therealsingapore
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