A man was refused service by the McDonald’s crew in Queensway after he walked in stark naked and tried to order breakfast in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The incident occurred at the Rideout Tea Garden McDonald’s outlet along Queensway around 4am.
A witness, media coordinator Aslan Asat, 26, who was sitting in the alfresco area of the restaurant with three of his friends, told The New Paper they were shocked to see the man grinning as he casually walked into the restaurant totally nude.
“The naked guy was holding on to a laptop case, but he did not attempt to cover his private parts with it,” he added. The naked man also did not appear to be intoxicated.
It is understood that the Chinese man, who looked to be in his mid-twenties to early thirties, tried to order a cup of coffee over the counter but was refused service by the McDonald’s crew.
Mr Aslan said, “The McDonald’s staff asked him to leave, but he loitered around in the restaurant for at least 10 minutes before walking out.”
There were six other customers in the fast-food restaurant at the time, and they had the same reaction towards the naked man.
“Everyone was gawking at him initially and started to giggle after a while,” he said.
However, the naked man continued to loiter outside the restaurant even after being asked to leave.
“He took out a phone from the laptop case and started to make a call. I overheard him complaining about the refusal of service by McDonald’s staff in English,” said Mr Aslan.
“He left only after lighting up a cigarette.”
A McDonald’s spokesman confirmed the incident and said the restaurant had to turn the customer away due to the objectionable nature of his behaviour.
“The fast-food restaurant has referred the case to the police and investigations are under way.”
Police said they received a call at 4.35am on Sunday regarding a man appearing naked at a McDonald’s outlet. They arrested the man and referred him to the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) for psychiatric assessment.
Lawyer, Foo Cheow Ming, told the paper that appearing naked in public and exposing one’s private parts is regarded as an “obscene” act by Singapore courts.
If found guilty, the man faces a maximum sentence up to three months in jail and a fine of $2,000.
My view
People are becoming more open for the wrong reasons nowadays. In recent days there are many news above indecent exposure like couples caught having public display of affection (PDA) and now this guy walking around naked in public. We living in a conservative society we should be aware that such acts will cause others to feel uncomfortable. We should be sensitive to people around us and respect them by behaving in a socially accepted manner. Such acts should be punished by the authority.
Banu Priya Bathumalai- 104515L
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