My letter to The Straits Times on the above matter gets
published today, Thursday 14th May 2020
Two people
who disobeyed the circuit breaker measures have been remanded at the Institute
of Mental Health (Woman held for assaulting
cop, refusing to wear mask properly, May 11).
Are there
more to come?
Not
everyone can cope with stress and isolation. Not everyone who is out of work or
facing intense financial distress can manage their troubled minds.
The way that officers enforcing circuit breaker measures approach a
person who does not wear a mask is critical.
It would be prudent to train them in how to deal with people with mental
health issues.
They need to have the tools to respond to tense situations, so that they
are able to de-escalate them in a safe, effective and caring manner.
Raymond Anthony Fernando
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