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Grace Fu: Reporter omitted parts of my conversation
I spoke to some journalists recently and was asked for my views on Amos Yee’s case.
This was what I said:
“The video that Amos Yee created crossed the red line on religion. I think Amos Yee is not doing himself or his family any favours by challenging the conditions of the bail. From my own understanding and also from what I read on the internet, not everyone is on his side. Many would question his motivation. Also, how do you deal with a 16-year-old that is not able to comply with rules in the society. It’s kind of a parents’ nightmare I think. I have a lot of sympathy and empathise with the parents. The parents tried as much as possible to get him to comply with the decision of the courts for conditions of the bail but I think that he’s just not able to follow.”
Unfortunately, the reporter omitted some parts of my conversation in his report.
I hope that Amos will come to realise the distress that he has caused his family and try to work things out with his parents.
Grace Fu
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https://www.facebook.com/gracefu.hy
Editor’s note: This was what AP reported [
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Grace Fu, Singapore’s second minister for foreign affairs, said she wasn’t concerned about the international response to the image of a teen shackled for speaking his mind online. “It’s not just any YouTube video. It crosses the red line on religion. But I think that Amos Yee is not doing himself or his family any favors,” she said. “How do you deal with a 16-year-old that is not able to comply with rules of society? It’s kind of a parent’s nightmare.”
You decide if her latest clarification is the same or different from what she has told AP earlier.
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