On 8 Nov, a group of young Caucasian men seated at an open bar along Clarke Quay were allegedly seen throwing trash into the Singapore River.
An anonymous user uploaded a clip of the incident to Reddit later that day.
At the time of writing, the post has accumulated over 1,200 upvotes and 300 comments.
Source: Reddit
Speaking to MS News, the Original Poster (OP) said the incident occurred at around 11.15 pm.
The OP, a foreign student who requested anonymity, recalled sitting nearby when they noticed the group tossing items into the water.
The video showed a discarded McDonald’s cup floating near the riverbank.
Besides the cup, the OP noted that the group also threw a cigarette butt into the river.
They pointed it out as a small white piece of trash visible next to the cup in the clip.
Source: Reddit
In their post, the OP described the group’s actions as “absolute disrespectful behaviour”.
“These people should be embarrassed, fined, and made to pick up the trash,” they said.
Speaking to MS News, the OP expressed that they were “really shocked at the situation”.
They shared that other patrons drinking nearby had also noticed the group’s actions and encouraged them to record the scene.
The OP expressed disgust over the group’s initial absence of remorse, recounting that they only began looking ashamed after noticing that they were recorded.
Source: Reddit
“It’s just something so generally perceived as wrong and they decided to do it anyways,” OP said.
However, neither the OP nor the other patrons alerted venue staff or authorities, as the group left shortly afterwards, and they did not see anyone nearby to report it to.
The OP told MS News that they did not recognise anyone in the group.
They observed that the individuals looked young, seemingly high school students.
Although several Reddit users speculated on their nationality or background, OP could not verify these claims.
Source: Reddit
When asked about the men’s nationality, the OP said they could not confirm whether the individuals were French.
Despite their frustration at their behaviour, the OP did not blame the incident on the group being foreigners.
Instead, they believed the individuals acted out of youthful recklessness:
I think they have this high and mighty attitude because they are young and have probably never seen real consequence to their actions.
“I am a foreigner too, but many of us have respect for this country and its values,” the OP emphasised.
“These kids probably have never really been truly reprimanded for their actions. They shouldn’t get away with it next time.”
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Featured image adapted from u/Bikdikeater on Reddit.