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'Awesome' racist jokes lands SIM student in trouble

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'Awesome' racist jokes lands SIM student in trouble

Edvantage | Tue Aug 14 2012

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SINGAPORE - The National University of Singapore (NUS), the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) and the police are investigating a YouTube video of a drunk student making racist jokes.

The first-year SIM student, Justin Wee, 24, was captured on video spewing vulgarities and passing derogatory comments on Malays and Indians, The Straits Times reported.

There were also other voices in the video egging the student to tell "more Malay jokes or Indian jokes", to which the student responded: "My racist jokes damn awesome right?"

In the video, Mr Wee was unable to sit up properly and was propped up by a friend.

The SIM student told The Straits Times that he had joined a dance team at the NUS annual Rag Day and that the jokes were told when he was drunk.

The New Paper reported that an SIM spokesman had said that the school was "appalled by what we see on the video." The university is also deliberating on an appropriate disciplinary action.

NUS also confirmed with The Straits Times that the video was shot by an NUS student, and that the students involved in the video have been reprimanded for their behaviour.

Mr Wee meanwhile sent out an email statement of apology on Monday expressing regret for his comments in the video.

In his email, he said that he realised the video was on YouTube the day after the incident and his requests to make the video private were ignored.

He admitted that he was a "fool not to insist on it", the paper said.

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Police report lodged against student for "racist remarks" in viral video

By Sara Grosse | Posted: 14 August 2012 2340 hrs

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SINGAPORE: A police report has been lodged against a first-year student of the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM), who allegedly made racist remarks.

Police said on Tuesday, in response to queries from Channel NewsAsia, that they are investigating the case.

The student, Justin Wee, was seen in a YouTube video allegedly cracking jokes about other races.

Police said the right to free speech does not extend to making remarks that incite racial and religious friction and conflict.

They said the Internet may be a convenient medium to express one's views but the public should bear in mind that they are no less accountable for their actions online.

Police said they take a very stern view of acts that could threaten the social harmony in Singapore.

Anyone who re-posts or contributes offensive comments to the postings is also liable.

- CNA/cc

 

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Liability questions arise over student's "racist" viral video

By Claire Huang | Posted: 15 August 2012 2142 hrs

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Twenty-four-year-old Justin Wee (C) was captured in a five-minute video making jokes about Malays and Indians.

SINGAPORE: Does being drunk make one less culpable when making racist comments? And is re-posting or sharing videos of such acts a criminal offence?

These questions arose after the video of a Singapore Institute of Management student making racist jokes garnered thousands of views online recently.

Twenty-four-year-old Justin Wee was captured in a five-minute video making jokes about Malays and Indians.

The SIM student was drunk and had to be propped up by his friend.

The footage was filmed by a National University of Singapore student.

Both have since been reprimanded by their schools.

SIM added in an email reply that it is "appalled" by Mr Wee's behaviour and it will hold "a disciplinary hearing very soon" to decide on the appropriate action.

On Monday, Mr Wee sent out an email expressing regret over his comments.

He said the video was first posted on Facebook but made its way onto YouTube the next day.

So far, it has garnered more than 11,000 views on YouTube.

But does his claim of being drunk make him less culpable?

Josephus Tan, lawyer, Patrick Tan Advocates & Solicitors, said: "(It is) very unlikely that it will be given much mitigating weight because as we understand in criminal law, the defence of intoxication, even if it's valid defence, is a very difficult defence to be invoked successfully."

And are those sharing the video breaching the law?

Mr Tan said: "From a legal standpoint, if one is to apply a strict interpretation of, for example, the offence of abetting, then yes, clearly an offence is made out for abetting."

"Even though the video was not manufactured or created by those people who circulate it, but the very act of them circulating (the video) online can qualify under the word 'abetting'."

Police are currently investigating the case.

They said anyone who re-posts or contributes offensive comments to postings and breaches the law will be taken to task.

There've also been lots of comments about the video on the Channel NewsAsia Singapore Facebook page.

One said Mr Wee should learn from his mistake and asked about the intention of the friend who took the video.

Some said claiming to be drunk is a "stupid excuse".

- CNA/cc


 

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Undergrad 'had too much too drink'


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By David Sun
The New Paper
Thursday, Aug 16, 2012

They were drinking, spewing vulgarities and egging each other on.

The group of undergrads had gathered at Kent Ridge Hall in the National University of Singapore (NUS) to drink and celebrate the end of Rag Day.

One of them then started telling racist jokes while the others laughed. All the while, they were filming themselves.

When the five-minute video was posted online, it immediately created an uproar with netizens.

Many took offence, calling it rude and insensitive.

A police spokesman said that a report had been lodged and they are investigating the matter.

The undergrad who told the racist jokes was later identified as a 20-year-old first-year student from the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM).

He was a dancer for the Rag 2012 celebrations at NUS, and had been drinking on campus with the others from the school after the successful completion of the float presentation on Aug 10, said an NUS spokesman.

"More Malay jokes," urged one of his friends in the video.

"Or Indian jokes!"

The SIM undergrad then proceeded to spout vulgarities and tell the jokes.

"My racist joke damn awesome right?" he asked, sitting himself up in the video.

The student filming the scene was an NUS undergrad.

Declined to comment

When contacted yesterday, he declined comment.

An NUS spokesman said the university is looking into the video "as a matter of priority".

"The University does not condone such offensive comments or behaviour," the spokesman added.

An SIM spokesman said: "We are appalled by what we see on the video.

"As a tertiary institution, we have a code of conduct for our students who are expected to behave in a manner that reflects the values expected of a member of the SIM Global Education community and of Singapore society."

Both SIM and NUS said they are looking at possible disciplinary actions to be taken.

"This is a serious breach of the University's regulations for orientation activities and policy for alcohol consumption on campus," said the NUS spokesman.

"A Board of Discipline will be convened to look into the matter and appropriate disciplinary actions will be taken."

SIM took a similar stance.

"We will be convening a disciplinary hearing very soon to decide on appropriate action," said the SIM spokesman.

"We have met up with the undergrad over the incident and he has expressed regret and volunteered to apologise to SIM Global Education, NUS and all who have been offended by his remarks."

The New Paper received a statement of apology from him yesterday.

"I am deeply apologetic and regretful for my behaviour in this incident," the undergrad wrote.

"I definitely had too much to drink that night and started spouting profanities and racist jokes as shown in the video.

"I sincerely apologise to the Malay and Indian communities who are offended by the racist jokes that I had made.

"I am sincerely sorry for tarnishing the name of SIM through the incident and regret causing so much trouble for the school."

A police spokesman warned that the police take a very stern view of acts that could threaten Singapore's social harmony.

"Any person who re-posts or contributes offensive comments to the postings that are the subject of ongoing investigations, and is also found to have committed an offence, will be dealt with in accordance with the law," the spokesman added.

Sociologist Tan Ern Ser said that most people are not racists, but such cases should not be neglected.

"Finding a few cases popping up here and there does not allow us to infer that young people in Singapore are racists," he said.

"Nevertheless, we should not trivialise such occurrences, even if rare, particularly since we live in a multi-racial society, but neither should we panic."
 

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i see picture, and i think," they having a gay orgy party? sure is rag day or drag day?"
 
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