2 youths arrested for racist online remarks

• QX179R

  1 Jul 12, 21:40

  SINGAPORE: Police on Sunday announced that it had arrested two 17-year-olds for posting racist remarks online.

  In a statement, police said the remarks could lead to ill-will and hostility between the different races in Singapore.

  The arrests came after authorities received reports on Wednesday that racist remarks were being posted on Facebook and Twitter.
  
  The suspects, both boys, were nabbed over the next two days.
  
  A person convicted under the Sedition Act could be fined up to S$5,000 and jailed up to 3 years.
  
  Police said the right to free speech does not extend to making remarks that incite racial and religious conflict.
  
  The public should also refrain from re-posting and adding on to comments that may inflame the situation.
  
  The commander of Bedok Police Division, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police How Kwang Hwee, said: "The Internet may be a convenient medium to express one's views but members of the public should bear in mind that they are no less accountable for their actions online."
  
  "Police take a very stern view of acts that could threaten the social harmony in Singapore."
  
  - CNA/wm

• Summer hill

  1 Jul 12, 21:42

  what did they say/write?

• Just_do_it_lah

  1 Jul 12, 21:47

  how to post here...?

  You want to be the 3rd youth kena arrested ? 

   

• Rbs70

  1 Jul 12, 21:50

  Haha...true also, how to repeat...

• Summer hill

  1 Jul 12, 22:19

  Originally posted by Just_do_it_lah:

  how to post here...?

  You want to be the 3rd youth kena arrested ? 

   

  no. just wanna know....

  i kwai kai leh :)

• Rbs70

  1 Jul 12, 22:27

  http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/eat-drink-man-woman-16/%5Bpotential-saga%5D-racist-remarks-singaporean-chinese-against-our-malays-3789520.html

  I dare not link it, go type and read yourself....

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  2 Jul 12, 00:14

  i recently seen it on fb about some racist online remarks on malays..
  
  
  make sure they kena jailed

• Jacky Woo

  2 Jul 12, 00:19

  stupid people and there are lots of them in this world. look no further than the ones who defend the indefensible news of late.

• Dalforce 1941

  3 Jul 12, 13:29

  Racist remarks made by youths:

  

  http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/eat-drink-man-woman-16/%5Bpotential-saga%5D-racist-remarks-singaporean-chinese-against-our-malays-3789520.html

   

  These remarks are wrong and should be rejected by Singaporeans. Please don't follow the bad example of the above two youths.

   

   

• FireIce

  3 Jul 12, 13:37

  u all here oso must be careful