'He shouldn't be doing this in public': Youngster seen touching himself inappropriately on bus

A male commuter was seen touching himself inappropriately on board a bus, according to a video uploaded to SG Daily's Instagram page on Sunday (Sep 6).

The video has since garnered over 320,000 views and more than 2,400 reactions as at Monday evening.

In the video, he can be seen sitting across a pair of seats on a bus, looking at his phone with his back pressed against the glass window.

While he holds his phone with his right hand, he seems to be touching himself with his left. 

The youth then shifts his position, adjusting his pants as the video ends.

According to the post, the female passenger who allegedly took the video said that she was her way home from work at around 12.15pm.

"I boarded the bus and took a seat at the very back," she purportedly stated.

"While I was there, a male passenger sitting near me engaged in inappropriate behaviour."

In comments, many users expressed shock at his actions.

"Nowadays, kids are not shy," sighed one user.

A user also simply exclaimed: "What in the world?"

Another said: "I do hope (the passenger) reports this, because he shouldn’t be doing this in public in the first place."

Other users also commented that he appears to lack social awareness, with one user advising: "It would have been entirely appropriate to tell him off, wonder why this was not the case?

"Unless he genuinely lacks that awareness… in which case, clearly something is wrong and he needs intervention."

Many users also urged others to "give him a chance" due to his young age.

The police confirmed that a report has been lodged and investigations are ongoing.

Responding to queries from AsiaOne, SBS Transit spokesperson Grace Wu advised commuters who encounter inappropriate behaviour onboard buses to alert bus captains, who are trained in incident management.

"Our bus captains will seek assistance from the relevant authorities where necessary," Wu said. "Commuters may also contact the authorities directly."

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khooyihang@asiaone.com