Man admits making makeshift crossbow to shoot ball bearings at crows

A 59-year-old Singaporean man pleaded guilty to a rash act endangering public safety after using a homemade crossbow to shoot ball bearings at crows. The man, annoyed by bird noise, caused property damage to a neighbor's windows and faced legal charges for possessing a prohibited weapon.
Why it matters
The case highlights the legal consequences of vigilantism and the dangers of using improvised weapons in densely populated urban environments.
The ball bearings damaged a neighbour's windows.
The report is a straightforward factual account of a court proceeding without loaded language or political framing.
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