Title: 3 youths won't be charged
Writer: Chua Hian Hou , Technology Correspondent
Date:Feb 12, 2010
URL: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_489985.html
The 3 youth who were arrested recently have been punished. They were doing racist activities on social networking site Facebook. The initiator of that racist group had been placed on the Ministry of Community, Youth and Sports' (MCYS) Guidance Programme. He will suffer a 'voluntary six-month programme that focuses on counseling and rehabilitation with the active involvement of parents’. The behavior of him will determine whether he is going to get a caution which will not be considered to have a criminal record or an official Police warning. The other two boys, 17-year-old Sam Soo Siu Weng and 18-year-old Goh Jun Yi, had also got a caution.
I am sorry to hear this. Singapore is a country with Multiracialism. Every race is an essential part and has contributed immeasurable dedication. People should uphold the principle of racial equality, and Singaporean does do well in it, but the genuine racial equality still seems light-years away. Teenagers are the future of Singapore. If they do not have consciousnesses of racial equality, the society of tomorrow would be not stable at all. I think the social framework should notice and pay more attention to this kind of problem among the teenagers now.
In addition, I hope the initiator could cooperate to change his mind, and also get a less serious punishment.
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I am also so sorry to hear this issue and I strongly agree with you.
ReplyDeleteFirstly,as we all know, Singapore is a country with Multiracialism.To tell the truth, it has taken many effective measures to promote racial equality.In general, it does quite well. However, there still some people who have racial discrimination. The idea of these people is totally wrong. Everyone is born equal.Besides, there is few differences between different races. Anyway, we all are human. We should respect with each other instead of discriminate against anyone.
Secondly, I am quite disappointed because these youth have this idea. Young people are the future of a country. What they do does have a big influence on the society. If they do not have the right idea, just as the writer said,the society of tomorrow would be not stable at all. The behavior of youths is directly related to the country's development and progress in future.
Therefore, I hope people can have a great attention on this issue and not only have consciousnesses of racial equality but also be aware of the ideological education of young people is urgently needed.
Amy