We have penned a letter in response to online vitriol against Amos Yee, the teenage blogger who has drawn public anger over his Facebook and blog posts attacking Islam. While some of Amos’ posts are admittedly careless, some of the reactions against him, including death threats, were extreme and disturbing.
Here’s the letter on the Straits Times Forum:
http://www.straitstimes.com/forum/letters-in-print/vitriol-from-offended-individuals-a-concern
If the URL is no longer working, you can read our unedited letter here, which more or less similar to the edited version. [Read more…]
