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The official story is that Mas Selamat escaped while visiting the toilet. Frankly, that's a very cock reason.
More than one person has asked me if I think the Powers That Be are lying, and more than one person has suggested, very seditiously, a possible true reason for his escape.
I pointed out that if they are lying, they are irresponsible. If they are not lying (even if it's an "honest mistake"), then they look like cocks. Either way, they look bad.
The lesson from conspiracy theorists is that they thrive in the lack of information, so if you do not want people to "speculate now as to what and how it happened", you need to do better than giving answers which even MPs seem to be unsatisfied with (meanwhile, a much less serious issue like misplacing a form gets the speculations [accusations, even] flying hard and fast).
In any case, I am not too worried, because I know that our perennially vigilant police have been busy gaining valuable experience in preventing terrorists from disrupting law and order in our fair city:
Some of the more novel observations about Mas Selamat's escape:
Thoughts and pieces: Escapes of Selamat Kestari - "Even while doing our exams in university in Singapore, going to toilet involves having an invigilator following you up to the toilet door and peeking back and forth inside the toilet to ensure that we are not doing anything strange. I wonder what's the reason that detainee like a the terrorist is not given the same 'nice' and 'careful' treatment."
ZUCO'S BLOG - "If there was a proper opposition in Singapore's parliament, the minister of home affairs and the PM will definitely get seriously grilled like they do in the UK when some shit (like the lost of CDs containing sensitive government data) hits the fan. In Singapore, they will probably get a slap on their hands with no calls for their resignation."
Hard Hitting in the Lion City: JI leader escape in Singapore - "If this escape has happened in Indonesia, there would be wall-to-wall almost gleeful articles in the Strait Times, but because this was in 'safe' Singapore, there had been almost no news at all."