Singapore Blogger Spared Jail

afaik_ianal writes "A Singaporean blogger, who pled guilty to sedition charges last month for posting anti-Muslim remarks in his blog, has avoided a custodial sentence, and has been placed on 2 years probation instead. According to the article, the 17 year old student is the third person to be convicted under Singapore's sedition laws in October. Singapore, which is unconcerned by wide criticism of its record of press freedom, appears to have been stepping up efforts against bloggers in recent months."

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How does police know about the Internet?

[Anonymous Coward]

So who first told the police about the existence of the Internet, and why?

Caning!

[mister_llah]

Hey, come on, that American guy who messed with those cars or whatever got CANED...

At least CANE the guy and release the video on the web...

[preferably cane him to death and release the video as a warning to others, but whatever....]

Singapore, get off of the Internet

[Mancat]

I for one am tired of seeing every forum, newsgroup, and irc channel I visit being flooded by these morons.

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So Let Me Get This Straight...

[jpiggot]

You sent millions of unwanted emails, clogging my inbox with offers to make my penis hard like concrete, but chew gum while walking down the sidewalk, and it's a public ass-whipping with a cane ? Nice.