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03 December 2007
Who shall watch the Watchmen?
A young man is killed in a hate crime. But how is a hate crime (as distinguished from hate speech) defined? Does Singapore have a law against hate crime? Full essay.
an aside - I think this is a great time to get 377A repealed by the international community, while we are trying very hard to get the youth olympics in Singapore. I cannot imagine a games held here, if we continue to find that people like Greg Louganis and great female tennis players criminals, while proclaiming equality for all under the banner of sports. Alas, I do find it a mockery. Of course we can all say that it is an 'internal' matter for Singaporeans to decide, but that should be for IOC to decide if we are doing right by the sportsmen.
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an aside - I think this is a great time to get 377A repealed by the international community, while we are trying very hard to get the youth olympics in Singapore. I cannot imagine a games held here, if we continue to find that people like Greg Louganis and great female tennis players criminals, while proclaiming equality for all under the banner of sports. Alas, I do find it a mockery. Of course we can all say that it is an 'internal' matter for Singaporeans to decide, but that should be for IOC to decide if we are doing right by the sportsmen.
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