Well, it didn't take long before Amos's
The Straits Times reported today that a "17-year-old Singaporean is being investigated by the police for allegedly making religiously offensive remarks online. In a statement on Saturday (Dec 12), the Singapore Police Force said that reports had been lodged against the youth, in connection to those remarks. The Straits Times understands that the person in question is teen blogger Amos Yee."
And it seems that his bananaship Amos himself has confirmed (almost with glee) that the person in question is indeed him, on his Facebook
Truly remorseful or just award-winning acting?
Is it just me, or does it sound almost like he is just relishing the forthcoming
Has he already forgotten the ordeal he went through for his previous offence?
The Prosecution had already relented and ask for a light sentence in view of Amos's "a seismic change of attitude", and that he appeared to be "remorseful and agreeable to undergo counselling with a psychiatrist" and had "promised not to re-offend."
hahaha... I'd bet you that the Prosecutor feels like a fool now.
Even the Judge was convinced.
The Judge had taken into "account Yee's young age, his lack of maturity of thought and that this is his first conviction before the courts" and stated that it was "significant that in his interview with IMH psychiatrist Cai Yi Ming, Yee promised not to re-offend as he realised what he did was against the law and could disrupt social harmony".
I imagine both must have went "Si Gin Nah!" (ie: bloody idiot" in hokkien) when news of Amos latest antics broke.
But who can really blame the Judge or Prosecutor for having a soft heart and trying to be lenient?
After all, it's quite clear that Amos is really still just a naive, misguided 17yo kid without any real world experience and who thinks he knows it all via the Internet.
Is Amos really "remorseful" as he appears to be? Or was it all simply brilliant acting? Image: Straits Times
But the real question is - was Amos truly remorseful? Or is it all simply an act?
Don't forget, Amos was already an award-winning film-maker AND actor when he was just 13 in 2011. He could have just been playing a role to manipulate them all for all we know.
And bear in mind, Amos already had a history of producing offensive content and remarks. In school, Amos had already been "punished for making offensive videos and sharing them on his Youtube Channel." but it didn't seem to have any impact on him. "But that hasn't affected me much. I still post the videos sneakily," Yee smiled coyly
And would a person who "realised what he did was against the law and could disrupt social harmony", actually want to appeal against his conviction (which Amos did) or simply want to get the ordeal over and done with (Amos walked free due to the backdating of his jail sentence and time served in Remand), and move on with life?
Amos, at 13, was
the youngest filmmaker to have taken part in The New Paper FiRST Film
Festival. His
raw acting talent had earned him the Best Actor honour. Image: AsiaOne
Oppression, or simply a consequence of bad choices made?
If Amos is really as intelligent as his supporters say, then he must realise that he cannot "beat" the system with such antics. There are several reasons why Singapore has these laws against "offensive words against any religion" (ie :1964 Race Riots, 1969 Race Riots).
In both of Amos's cases, it was NOT the government that took the initial action.
The public had made police reports against Amos. And the government has no other choice but to investigate and act when a police report has been made.
As for Amos's lengthy stay in Remand prison, well, he was given plenty of opportunities to stay out via bail. But Amos made the (stupid) choice to reject the conditions for bail, and to foolishly break the bail conditions, even going to the extend of falsely claiming that his bailor had "molested" him.
What and/or who is motivating Amos down this self-destructive path? We might never know.
Is Amos being egged on to protect his right to "free speech" by his supporters? Image: AsiaOne
On one hand, it is a tragedy to see a "bright" boy's promising future destroyed by his own actions.
But on the other hand, he deserves what's coming. After all, he was given plenty of chances to stop. He had promised to not to do it again but here he is with the same bullshit again.
As I've said before, Amos just keeps on digging himself deeper and deeper. It would be long before the hole collapses on him. And this time, it might really bury him deep for good.
Oh well, since Amos seems to be intentionally looking for trouble and enjoying the resulting public attention, it's just time to break out the chips and beer and see what happens next to the banana boy who seems bent on self-destruction.
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