Monday, July 13, 2009

Terrorism. What is it? It is the intentional use or threat to use violence against civilians and non-combatants "in order to achieve political goals". This tactic of political violence is intended to intimidate or cause terror for the purpose of "exerting pressure on decision making by state bodies.
Although terrorism is happening all around the world, I am not afraid of it. It is because, I know that Singapore is very vigilant and the government is taking a lot of safety measures to protect us.But although the government is taking safety measures, we as civilians should do our part to prevent terrorism from happening in Singapore. We can do so by looking out for suspicious behaviour in crowded places such as trains or buses. If we do spot such suspicious behaviour, we should immediately inform the bus captain or press the emergency button in a train. If we do this, Singapore will be safe from terrorism.