“Ewam, something just happened at the juvenile unit.”
“What happened?”
“Two kids were forcing another kid to perform fellatio on them in the dormitory”
“How could this happen?”
“The two bullies knew the kid was in custody for offences against sexual autonomy, and claimed that he had bullied girls. They asked him to sit on the lower bunk bed next to the window while the other bully tied his hands up to prevent him from moving. The bully who the fellatio was given to stood in front of him to block the CCTV camera.”
“My goodness!”
“Hadn’t probation officers noticed his odd behavior during the interview, he would not have dared to do what he did. I heard the chief is infuriated by what had happened and is looking it to punish staff responsible for this.”
“Of course!” I said.
In a serious tone, he said, “How come you didn’t realize this was going on given you’re on duty? This went on for nearly a month, and those responsible will be punished in accordance with investigations derived from the tapes.”
“Really?” the Chief questioned suspiciously.
“They shouldn’t have placed the set of beds next to the window. The camera placed at the lower bunks are easily covered by people standing beside their beds,” I said.
I replied, “How couldn’t I have reported it? Every staff on duty, including myself have reported in the past. I have talked to the supervisor. He said he couldn’t make such decisions. I have spoken to the ex-supervisor. He said it was an order from the warden and that it was none of my business. As of now, the ex-supervisor has retired and the warden transferred to another unit last year. Although I will receive my punishment because I didn’t pay enough attention in preventing the incident from happening, shouldn’t the officers who knew about the flaw in the system, yet failed to do anything about it, and those intermediate cadres who failed to report be responsible as well?”
The Chief appeared uneasy, “No! Please don’t have the impression that I am looking to punish someone by investigating the tapes. I’m only trying to clarify things. “
Before long, the beds beside the window were removed and the two juveniles were charged with offences against sexual autonomy. Related officers however, were never punished because the actual act of fellatio could not be proven from the tapes.
That’s the end of the story.
“What happened?”
“Two kids were forcing another kid to perform fellatio on them in the dormitory”
“How could this happen?”
“The two bullies knew the kid was in custody for offences against sexual autonomy, and claimed that he had bullied girls. They asked him to sit on the lower bunk bed next to the window while the other bully tied his hands up to prevent him from moving. The bully who the fellatio was given to stood in front of him to block the CCTV camera.”
“My goodness!”
“Hadn’t probation officers noticed his odd behavior during the interview, he would not have dared to do what he did. I heard the chief is infuriated by what had happened and is looking it to punish staff responsible for this.”
「蔚哥，少觀所出事了。」
「怎了？」
「兩個小朋友在寢室裡逼另外一個小朋友幫他們口交。」
「怎麼會發生這種事？」
「那位兩位小朋友看到他的收容事由是妨害性自主，就說他欺負女生，所以就要他坐在靠窗那床的下舖，另一位不是坐在上舖抓住他的手就是坐在他後面限制他的行動，被口交那位站在他面前正好擋住攝影機。」
「天吶！」
「要不是觀護人晤談時看他神色有異，不然他都不敢，聽說科長震怒，正在調錄影畫面，要懲處失職人員。」
When the chief entered, he immediately asked, “Have you heard about what happened in the juvenile dormitory?”“Of course!” I said.
In a serious tone, he said, “How come you didn’t realize this was going on given you’re on duty? This went on for nearly a month, and those responsible will be punished in accordance with investigations derived from the tapes.”
科長一進門，果不其然劈頭就問：「知道少年寢室的事了嗎？」
我說：「當然！」
科長一臉嚴肅：「你們值班怎麼都沒發現呢？期間長達快一個月，錄影畫面調出來看怎麼樣，該懲處的就懲處。」
“Chief, there has always been a problem with the facilities provided for in the dormitory, didn’t you know about it?” I asked.“Really?” the Chief questioned suspiciously.
“They shouldn’t have placed the set of beds next to the window. The camera placed at the lower bunks are easily covered by people standing beside their beds,” I said.
我說：「科長，這間少年寢室一開始的設置就有問題，這點您知道嗎？」
科長狐疑：「是嗎？」
我說：「靠窗這組床根本就不應該有，下舖完全是戒護死角，人只要站在床邊，不但可以把風，還可以擋住攝影機。」
“Why didn’t you report it?” the Chief asked.I replied, “How couldn’t I have reported it? Every staff on duty, including myself have reported in the past. I have talked to the supervisor. He said he couldn’t make such decisions. I have spoken to the ex-supervisor. He said it was an order from the warden and that it was none of my business. As of now, the ex-supervisor has retired and the warden transferred to another unit last year. Although I will receive my punishment because I didn’t pay enough attention in preventing the incident from happening, shouldn’t the officers who knew about the flaw in the system, yet failed to do anything about it, and those intermediate cadres who failed to report be responsible as well?”
The Chief appeared uneasy, “No! Please don’t have the impression that I am looking to punish someone by investigating the tapes. I’m only trying to clarify things. “
科長：「你既然知道怎麼沒有立即反映呢？」
我說：「怎麼可能沒有？包括我在內，在這裡值班的同仁都反映過，我跟L股長講，股長說他不能決定，我跟前任的科長講，他說這是D典獄長的意思，要我不要管；D典獄長都退休了，L科長也調走近一年了，現在出事了，執勤沒能防範未然被懲處我們沒話講，不過當初明知設置有瑕疵的長官以及不願反映下情的中間幹部，他們的責任是不是也應該一併追究？」
科長頗有難色：「不是啦！你不要一直覺得調錄影畫面就是為了懲處啦！我是為了要釐清事實的真相⋯⋯」
That’s the end of the story.
不久，靠窗的床組拆除，兩位少年依妨害性自主移送少年法庭，相關人員的責任因錄影畫面無法看出有明顯口交的動作，因此不追究⋯⋯
事件落幕⋯⋯
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