{"id":281904,"date":"2016-09-30T19:29:55","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T23:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rael.org\/?p=281904"},"modified":"2020-11-01T19:35:39","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T00:35:39","slug":"in-singapore-teen-atheist-given-another-jail-sentence-for-wounding-religious-feelings-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noproxy.rael.org\/sq\/in-singapore-teen-atheist-given-another-jail-sentence-for-wounding-religious-feelings-online\/","title":{"rendered":"In Singapore, teen atheist given (another) jail sentence for \u201cwounding religious feelings\u201d online"},"content":{"rendered":"
RAEL\u2019S COMMENT:<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n
Boycott Singapore!<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

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Last year, 17-year-old Singaporean YouTuber\u00a0Amos Yee\u00a0was\u00a0arrested and convicted\u00a0of \u201cwounding religious feelings\u201d and \u201cobscenity\u201d after he made a video mocking Christianity and Singapore\u2019s founding father,\u00a0Lee Kwan Yew. Though he was handed a jail sentence of multiple weeks, the court awarded him \u201ctime served\u201d for how long he had been in custody and basically let him go.<\/p>\n

So he continued posting his videos.<\/p>\n

Then, this past summer,\u00a0they came after him\u00a0again.<\/p>\n

The 17-year-old was arrested on May 11 and released on bail of S$5,000.<\/p>\n

Five of the charges Yee faces are for allegedly wounding the religious feelings of Muslims, and one for allegedly wounding the religious feelings of Christians. These charges are under Section 298 of the Penal Code.<\/p>\n

I guess they didn\u2019t like this video he posted back in April:<\/p>\n

Or this one he posted after his arrest:<\/p>\n

If convicted, Yee could have spent up to three years in jail in addition to a fine.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why some free speech advocates are breathing a small sigh of relief today after Yee was\u00a0hit with a jail sentence\u00a0that\u2019ll last just six weeks. Any amount of time is too much, but in this case, it could be so much worse. Yee also has to pay a fine of $2,000.<\/p>\n

What a bullshit claim. Yee is critical of religion, period. Whether you find it unfair or annoying, he\u2019s doing nothing wrong. Hurt feelings shouldn\u2019t be a reason someone gets a jail sentence.<\/p>\n

Hell, sending someone to jail for voicing their opinion deliberately offends\u00a0me\u00a0as someone who values free speech. Can someone send this judge to jail?<\/p>\n

It just goes to show you\u00a0how oppressive\u00a0Singapore can be. The nation\u00a0can\u2019t handle\u00a0religious criticism, and they\u2019re facing someone who\u2019s deliberately provocative. Every time he gets released on bail, he uploads more videos critical of religious faith and the Singaporean government (two sides of the same coin, really).<\/p>\n

I hope he gets back in the saddle after this jail sentence ends. The more they come after him, the more incentive he has to push back even harder. More power to him.<\/p>\n

In Singapore, Teen Atheist Given (Another) Jail Sentence for \u201cWounding Religious Feelings\u201d Online<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n