squeaky wheel, no grease

I refer with great dismay to the article ("Death at Bishan Station disrupts train services", July 29) and would like to express my severe disappointment at the complete insensitivity displayed by its writer.

Instead of focusing on the tragedy of the life that was lost, your reporter
chose to lead with the fact that train services were "disrupted for an hour". He blithely proceeds to close with a recap of the measures SMRT put into place to
deal with what he clearly perceives as a mere inconvenience to commuters.

Not that one needs to read the article to be incensed - its headline alone
shows your reporter's obliviousness to what is most obviously important: the
fact that a man is dead.

Your abysmal standards of journalism have done a great disservice to both
the victim's loved ones and the reputation of the Singapore media at large.

Mr. J___ L____


Dear Mr L____,

Thank you for your contribution to our Letters page. I regret to inform you that we are unable to publish it in our newspaper.
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