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DIC 3324 - Ethical Communication & Citizenship

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Local News
Source from The Star Online (Published on 13th March 2014). http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/03/13/Sixmonths-for-prison-break-Court-orders-convict-to-serve-extrajail-time-over-escape/ Penang, George Town. Happened on 5th March 2014.

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Magistrate Dianne Ningrad Nor Azahar sentenced Pang Ruey Shang, 27, after he admitted to escaping from the Penang Prison between 11am and noon on 5th March. The offence under Section 224 of the Penal Code for escape from custody carries a jail term of up to two years, a fine or both upon conviction. Pang, from Bukit Mertajam, was serving a six-month jail sentence from January for having stolen goods when he escaped. According to the facts of the case, a prison warden showed up at the Datuk Keramat police station and informed the officer on duty that a prisoner, who was carrying out some tasks at the prisons single barracks, had escaped.

 It was reported that Pang gave the warden the slip by escaping on foot outside the Penang Prison in Jalan Gaol. Police subsequently rearrested Pang at his house in Machang Bubuk, Bukit Mertajam, at 2.15am on 10th March, Monday. In mitigation on 12th March, lawyer Norliza Mohd Ali from the National Legal Aid Foundation sought a lighter jail sentence for Pang, saying that he regretted making the escape. He is a divorcee who worked as an air-con repairman. He has two children, aged six and eight, as well as elderly parents, all of whom he has to support. He was under great stress in prison and could not differentiate good from bad as he felt burdened when his parents told him of their financial difficulty, she said.

 DPP Muhammad Hafiz Hashim urged the court to mete out an appropriate sentence, citing public interest. Dianne Ningrad ordered Pang to serve the extra six months after he had completed his current jail sentence.

Back to gaol: Bailiffs escorting Pang at the courthouse in George Town.

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Magistrate Dianne Ningrad Nor Azahar sentenced Pang Ruey Shang, 27, after he admitted to escaping from the Penang Prison between 11am and noon on 5th March. In mitigation on 12th March, lawyer Norliza Mohd Ali from the National Legal Aid Foundation sought a lighter jail sentence for Pang, saying that he regretted making the escape. Dianne Ningrad ordered Pang to serve the extra six months after he had completed his current jail sentence.

Loyalty Magistrate - tied to law - Follow the rules - legal punishment - Loyal to law and society Pang (Offender) - Loyal to his family - Be honest to the court Principles Deontology Magistrate - Duty bound to the law Pang - Duty bound to his family Virtue Ethic Magistrate Sentenced a lighter jail sentence for Pang Pang He felt guilty and he tell the truth

Values Magistrate - Fairness - Citing public interest - Justice Pang (Offender) - Guilty - Honest - Responsible

International News
Source from Mail online (Published on 12th March 2014). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2579019/Motherbanned-school-grounds-FIGHT-parent.html

Erdington, Birmingham.
Happened on September 2013.

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A mother, Lucy Weir, 33 years old, has been banned from the playground of her childrens' primary school, Yenton Primary School in Erdington, Birmingham since the confrontation (fighting with another parent in front of students) in September 2013. The fight was sparked after Ms Weir approached the other mother involved, Saffron Williams, and accused her of spreading rumours behind her back. Weir said: We were friends, but then she started spreading rumours about me. I saw her in the playground that day and asked her to stop talking about me behind my back. 'She threatened to "mash my face up", which shed threatened to do before, but this time I thought she was serious so I pushed her. The confrontation escalated into a full-scale brawl and become so heated that the pair needed to be dragged apart by teachers.

Lucy Weir, 33 years old.

 Although the women escaped with just a few scratches, the police were called and they were charged with public disorder. Appearing at Birmingham Magsitrates' Court in February, Miss Weir was given a 215 fine with a 12 month conditional discharge. Ms Williams failed to appear and was fined 400 with 12 month conditional discharge in her absence. She has managed to find a place at an alternative primary for her sixyear-old daughter but her son is currently sitting his Year Six SATs so is unable to move. She said: 'When I got banned I was under impression that once it went to court and it was all over the ban would be lifted. 'I made an apology after it happened last September in writing to the city councils family department, then another apology in October direct to the headteacher, and I apologised again on the day in court.'

 But despite all of this, the ban remains.

'I feel like Im still been punished and that none of my apologies meant nothing [sic],' she said.
'I am very unhappy at all this, I am human and yes my behaviour was unacceptable, I have never been in trouble ever before with the law and deeply regret my actions,' she said. 'Circumstances happen that allow people to act out of character, but I complied with everything I was asked to do throughout my ban. Ms Williams is also believed to be banned from the playground. The Mail has tried to contact Ms Williams for comment. A school spokesman said now the court case was over, the ban might be lifted. He said: 'We have made it clear that we will now review the ban, consulting the board of governors and the local authority, before making a decision.'

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Description Loyalty
A mother, Lucy Weir, 33 years old, has been School - Loyal to the school banned from the playground of her - Loyal to the students childrens' primary school, Yenton Primary School in Erdington, Birmingham since the Mother - Wrote apology letter to the confrontation (fighting with another parent school in front of students) in September 2013. - She feel regret with her Weir accused Saffron Williams of spreading action rumours behind her back. She was given a 215 fine with a 12 months of discharged. The school said ban might be lift after consulting the board of governors and the local authority.

Values School - Justice - Follow Rules - Responsible for their students Mother - Frustrated - Regret - Guilty

Principles Deontology School - Duty bound to the students - Duty bound to the school Virtue Ethic Mother - She is wrong by pushing the other mother

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