![]() The group was laughing merrily all the way, seemingly oblivious to their friend’s sorry state. Then, ironically… they circled around her and sang her a birthday song. When she said she cannot see because the grue got in her eyes, they poured water over her and threw more icky foodstuff at her face. Quite a few times, her PE shorts was exposed in the struggle as her skirt was tugged upwards. When she started crying… they smashed her face with cakes and poured milk over her head. A girl even hit her on the forehead to pin her down. When she shouted for them to stop, they took a masking tape and stuck it over her mouth. The victim was then dragged unwillingly from the crowded canteen to a nearby chin-up bar to be tied up for the ensuing ritual. Instead of letting her go, they forced her to put on her PE shorts. ![]() When the poor victim was first grabbed by her group of “friends”, she protested that she was wearing a skirt and may zaogeng. (No point in concealing the school’s identity as the uniform of the students involved is obvious) The school where all these took place is a well-reputed school – Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC). All in the name of “celebrating” her birthday. Second, it occurred in bright daylight at a crowded school canteen – where everybody can see! The poor victim was tied to a chin-up bar and attacked mercilessly. I never knew women are into such cruelty as well. First of all, the perpetrators are practically all females, with a few boys in the background cheering. The two videos mentioned are particularly shocking to me because of two factors. In the past, there were no digital camera or camcorder to record down the process, but with the advent of technology, such activities are often recorded and the videos or photos end up online, causing further humiliation to the victims. However the screen grabs below from two ragging videos I saw on youtube truly disturbed me. Coming from an all-boys secondary school and having been through NS, I seen my fair share. ![]() I am seldom surprised by ragging photos or videos, having been sanitised via my own experiences. ![]()
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