The Incident in Norway

On the 25th of July, the government building of Norway was greeted by a suddenly explosion, killing 10 and harming many others. Without even giving time for the citizens of Norway to recover from the shock, another worse case of massive death happened. On small island just near the coast of Oslo, more than a hundred teenagers were killed. These two acts are done by the same person, but shockingly not a terrorist, but someone whom has grown up in Norway. All of these make the entire world wonder if it really did happened in Norway.

Police took about 2 and more hours to arrive at the island to stop the massacre by the Norway man, whom was killing anyone on sight with a Micro Galil Scope. On that day, the island was filled with teenagers from different countries. The result of the slow reaction of the police and the army resulted in the deaths of more than 100 teens on the island.

Actually, the fact that the police took so long to arrive is expected. Firstly, in such a peaceful country like Norway, they are not trained to respond too well to these situations. Next, the reason the government gave for such a slow response was because of the lack of helicopter in the place and had to take a car to travel there. This was expected, since Norway is a country not like China or America which are developing. Instead, Norway gives a sense of calm and slow paced society perfect for tourism. But this is also why many citizens in Norway are unhappy with so many immigrants.

We can see that after so many years after the collapse of the WTC, those whom disagree with the government and the letting in of so many immmigrants became the main cause of the problems of such countries. ALthough there have been some unhappy conflicts in between, such a massacre is still extremely rare. What does this mean to Singapore, a country which their citizens are also unhappy with the influx of immigrants? Although PM lee always emphasizes of racial harmony, I personally think that a special platform for Singaporeans to voice their views for the government to work is required to further prevent these things from happening.

Anyway, who wants their family and loved ones to be in danger?