Vaping or drunk? Video of 2 men helped out of MRT, lie flat outside train doors, goes viral

SINGAPORE: Two men were recently seen in a video on Facebook lying on their backs in front of MRT doors, leading many to wonder what happened to them.

The 21-second clip posted on the Singapore Incidents account on Oct 30 shows a man in a white shirt and grey pants already lying in a supine position, only moving his neck, head, and upper back. The other man, dressed in a dark shirt and pants, is seen being helped out of the train car by three men, as he looks to be completely helpless.

“Two person(s) suddenly fell down and no idea what really happened,” reads the caption of the post from a content creator account called Asan Kayo, though it’s credited to another person, S Oro.

The video has been seen over 375,000 times and has been commented on and shared by many, including on the popular ROADS.sg Facebook page.

The Independent Singapore understands that no official explanation for the men’s behaviour has been given.

Commenters, however, were quick to speculate that the men may have been drunk or had been consuming drug-laced vapes, which could mean they’ve run afoul of the law.

One Facebook user said that the men look “like vape zombies.”

Another agreed, writing that in “this case, must body search them (to) see if they have the K-pod with them. So the authority can take action against them. Cut down the suppliers who sell them the thing. Getting out of control already… Zombie…”

“Kpod or drunk,” a netizen wrote.

“There are 2 of them in that condition simultaneously. Either drunk, drugs or abuse of controlled substance, known or unknown,” a commenter observed.

“Sometimes a wee bit intoxicated but acted like loss of ‘soul’. So no offence, hopefully,” another chimed in.

Others, however, appeared to be more concerned with train delays than other issues.

Public intoxication and vape use

While consuming alcoholic drinks in public is not in itself against the law in Singapore, under the Liquor Control Act, someone who is drunk in public and who cannot take care of themself, or if they cause a nuisance to others, may commit an offence.

Under Section 268 of the Penal Code, a person convicted of this type of offence faces a fine of as much as S$2,000, be jailed for as long as three months, or both, especially for repeat offenders.

Also, given Singapore’s recent crackdown on vapes, people caught with regular vapes face fines that begin at S$500, and those who have etomidate-laced vapes could be jailed for as long as 20 years and given 15 strokes of the cane. Repeat offenders will undergo rehabilitation, mandatory supervision, and detention. /TISG

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