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RE: 17 y/o YouTuber faces years in jail for insulting Islam and Christianity
May 28, 2016 at 10:30 am
Considering the authoritarian nature of Singapore's government, this should come as a surprise to no one.
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RE: 17 y/o YouTuber faces years in jail for insulting Islam and Christianity
May 28, 2016 at 10:37 am
That's Singapore for you. You can go to prison for spitting out a chewing gum there or at least pay a ridiculous fine. Certainly not one of my favorite places. I'm not sure, which system is actually worse. China or Singapore. Both praying to mammon whilst surpressing their population. In short, the worst of both weorlds.
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RE: 17 y/o YouTuber faces years in jail for insulting Islam and Christianity
May 28, 2016 at 11:56 am
Wow, people are dumb! Personally I don't like Dusty or this sort of over the top aggressive videos as I feel that hides the actual message, but I certainly would support their freedom of speech.
I wonder when these fanatics will realize they are using man-made laws to protect their imaginary friend who is supposed to be above all such laws.
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RE: 17 y/o YouTuber faces years in jail for insulting Islam and Christianity
May 28, 2016 at 12:17 pm
This kid is an idiot. He already knew insulting religion is a crime in Singapore (not to mention insulting the government) - he was convicted of it once, then did it again. Listen stupid - you can only insult religion in a country that has religious freedom.
My sympathy meter is stuck on 0 for this kid.
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RE: 17 y/o YouTuber faces years in jail for insulting Islam and Christianity
May 28, 2016 at 1:01 pm
Reminds me of the old joke about the US and the Soviet ambassadors having an argument:
'Look, Sergei, I have the legally guaranteed freedom to stand outside the White House and criticize the government of the US at the top of my voice.'
'Then we're not so different, James. I have the legally guaranteed freedom to stand outside of the Kremlin and criticize the government of the US at the top of my voice.'
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RE: 17 y/o YouTuber faces years in jail for insulting Islam and Christianity
May 28, 2016 at 4:24 pm
There's an "In Soviet Russia..." joke in there someplace.