2015-03-31

小新聞,大議題 (4):「威權式民主」?

3 月 19 日看公視晚間新聞的時候,聽到了一句「昨天有人在網路上誤傳他病逝的消息,新加坡總理公署已經澄清並提告。」 [1] 才又想起,新加坡是個獨裁國家,差點就忘了,還好他們提告了。

其實不只是對「誤傳死訊」提告,他們最近還抓了一個 17 歲的新加坡少年,因為「報導未有提及他涉及什麼罪名」[3] [4]。但是很清楚地,他是因為拍了 [2] 這一支短片。這個短片當然會被消音,就像慈濟也試圖消所有的音一樣。然而,在這個時代,這套是行不通的。

李光耀如「誤傳」所述,真的死了。台灣媒體一片歌功頌德,這包括下圖左邊這位胡忠信,「… 李光耀先生在那裡展現一個強人的溫柔的心,李光耀為新加坡的未來,不知道怎麼辦而流眼淚,這一點,我要向李光耀先生致最高敬意。」[5] 下圖右邊這位楊實秋說的則是「… 所以,他是實行一種威權式的民主…」[6]。再看看下圖中間這位 Amos Yee 的短片 [2],我們會驚覺,為什麼這個社會會有「世代交替」的需求!


胡忠信,我的定位是,一個看風向評論的名嘴,崇尚的是 egocentrism。記憶猶新的,是他在追追追這個節目中,第一次談到慈濟議題的那種「孫兒子模樣」(引用周玉蔻 [a])。是彭文正、李晶玉跟周玉蔻孤獨地堅持下去,撐住了檢討慈濟的聲浪,胡忠信才跟進的。這是哪一集呢?就等我找到了再補上好了。

楊實秋呢?他是個形象清新的國民黨民意代表,但是,「威權式民主」?我有點想像柯文哲那樣一直抓頭… 這到底是哪個政治學派的概念呢?在一個複合式概念裡,囊括了兩個對立的子概念,難道我學藝不精?趕快上網,結果只看到一個稍稍比較接近的東西,叫做 "electoral authoritarianism",他們把它翻譯為「選舉式威權」。

我實在不想要涉入政治理論,但是,對於「威權式民主」這種刺耳的東西,耳朵還是很快醒了過來。這些「怪怪的」東西乍看之下不起眼,但是其實很毒。

老一代的政治人物或是「評論家」,就是很習慣這種「怪怪的」東西。然而每一次柯文哲要是說了一句「什麼怪怪的」,大家就眼睛睜得大大的,首先響應的,當然是我們的年輕世代。接著,這些「老一代的」一看風向不對,就只好跟上去說三道四了。胡忠信,就是典型跟在後面說三道四、品頭論足的。

「威權式的正信佛教」何如?只要名稱夠複雜,足夠難以理解,大家就只好跟著唸了。我們並沒有在「妖魔化」慈濟,但是卻要擔心,所謂末法時期最可怕的不是「慈濟的妖魔化」,而是「妖魔的慈濟化」。同樣地,在一個準民主社會中,我們最擔心的,是躲在民主假相裡的威權,就像躲在慈濟裡的妖孽。

後記 2015-07-02

加入 External Links [8] 到 [15]。余澎杉所 post 的 YouTube 影片 [2] 沒有中文字幕,昨天的公視《有話好說》[13] 加入了中文字幕

這個少年正遭受新加坡政府迫害,讓李光耀所謂的「亞洲價值」實踐於亞洲最年輕的政治犯!我要呼籲以上兩位倒霉被我碰上的名嘴,胡忠信跟楊實秋,不要佔著麥克風成為「亞洲價值」的幫凶!讀過萬卷書,生活在自由世界,不要連一個十六歲的新加坡少年都不如!

Related Articles

[a] 2012-07-14 名嘴語錄
     http://kolmogolovi.blogspot.tw/2012/06/blog-post.html#20120714b

External Links

[1] 李光耀病危 網誤傳病逝 星國提告, 公視晚間新聞/記者施慧中, 2015-03-19
     http://news.pts.org.tw/detail.php?NEENO=292999
高齡91歲的新加坡建國之父李光耀,二月因肺炎住院,這兩天病情惡化,昨天有人在網路上誤傳他病逝的消息,新加坡總理公署已經澄清並提告。

新加坡建國總理李光耀病重消息傳出後,已經有許多媒體記者,守候在他入住的中央醫院。總理公署19號上午發布的聲明,指李光耀還在加護病房,病情嚴重。

==74歲新加坡民眾==
新加坡能有今天的樣子
都是因為李光耀先生

李光耀出身客家家庭,是第四代華裔新加坡人,在英國取得劍橋法律學位,回國後組成人民行動黨,爭取脫離英國殖民。1959年新加坡自治邦成立,他成為自治邦總理。

新加坡土地小,資源匱乏,李光耀1963年推動跟馬來西亞正式合併,認為這樣才能確保經濟發展。但星馬雙方政策太分歧,1964年新加坡種族騷亂後裂痕更深,導致新加坡在1965年八月被驅逐出馬來西亞聯邦,被迫在8月9號宣布獨立,讓李光耀難過落淚。

==(1965.08)前新加坡總理 李光耀==
我成年之後這一輩子
我相信馬來西亞
相信星馬應該合併 統一
人民在地理上 經濟上
血緣上都有著連結

李光耀在新加坡獨立後積極推動經濟改革,注重教育,廉潔與效率,率領國家快速發展成亞洲四小龍之一。但他作風獨裁,打擊政敵不手軟,嚴刑峻法限制人民生活自由,都引發爭議。李光耀堅持不必完全配合西方的價值觀,不理會外界批評。

新加坡是東協國家中最後跟中國建交者,但李光耀執政三十幾年來一直跟台海兩岸維持密切往來,還促成兩岸1993年在新加坡舉行辜汪會談,對兩岸關係有特殊淵源。李光耀1990年辭去總理職務,出任內閣資政,影響力不墜。直到2011年人民行動黨選舉成績倒退,他的兒子李顯龍從吳作棟手上接過總理之位,形同隔代接班,李光耀也就此退引,結束長達52年的內閣生涯。
[2] Lee Kuan Yew Is Finally Dead!, C K.H, 2015-3-29
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jMODDfNE0Y

Re-upload of Amos Yee's video, first posted on 27 March 2015 and currently made private on his account. Yee later ridiculed Mr Lee in a post published on his blog on 28 March, depicting him in a "satirically sexual image".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR8-8...
星加坡少年Youtube怒批李光耀
http://localpresshk.com/2015/03/星加坡少年youtube怒批李光耀/
[3] 拍片批評李光耀 新加坡17歲少年被捕, 立場新聞, 2015-03-30
     https://thestandnews.com/international/拍片諷李光耀-新加坡17歲少年被捕/
《海峽時報》今日報道,早前拍片批評李光耀「終於死去(finally dead)」的新加坡17歲少年Amos Yee被警方拘捕,報道未有提及他涉及什麼罪名。

Amos Yee上周上載了一段名為「李光耀終於死去(Lee Kuan Yew Is Finally Dead!)」的片段,全長8分38秒,在片段中,他直指李光耀是「假民主、真獨裁」,箝制言論自由,表明自己不怕被控誹謗。片段上載後,吸引近30萬人次瀏覽。

Amos Yee在影片中先表明,自己已有心理準備會被以言入罪,但明言不會害怕:
Lee Kuan Yew was a horrible person because everyone is scared. Everyone is afraid that if they say something like that, they might get into trouble.
(李光耀是個可怕的人,人人都害怕,害怕一這樣說就會惹禍上身。)
I am not afraid. So if Lee Hsien Loong wishes to sue me, I will oblige to dance with him.
(我不害怕。如果李顯龍要起訴我,我會和他跳這場舞。)
Amos Yee又斥李光耀是獨裁者,卻透過選舉推行假民主,甚至指他和耶穌一樣欺騙世人:
He was a dictator but managed to fool most of the world to think he was democratic. He did so by still granting us the opportunity to vote. To make it seem like we have freedom of choice.
(李光耀是獨裁者,但卻欺騙了全世界,以為他是民主的。他授予我們投票的機會,令我們看起來好像有選擇的自由。)
They are both power-hungry and malicious but deceive others into thinking they are both compassionate.
(二人都眷戀權力,但欺騙別人,令人以為他們富有同情心。)
影片甚至形容當地傳媒不斷報道李光耀死訊,是「姦屍」行為,又炮轟李光耀的追逐者妄想而不理現實:
During your ruling, you control the entire media and education proliferating nationalistic propaganda on a daily basis. Since Lee Kuan Yew is dead, all day you see 24 hours news coverage of necrophilia, sucking Lee Kuan Yew’s dick.
(在你統治之下,你操控整個媒體和教育,以每天去宣揚民族主義。自李光耀死去後,每日24小時的新聞報道都在姦屍,吃著他的雞巴。)
Lee Kuan Yew followers are completely delusional and have absolutely no sound logic or knowledge about him that is grounded in reality.
(李光耀的追逐者全都是妄想,對李光耀完全沒有基於事實的邏輯或認知。)
《海峽時報》報道,自該名少年上周五(27日)上載短片後,警方收到最少20宗舉報。報道又指收到一名讀名報料,該名少年的博客被舉報有猥褻內容。

報道指出,諷刺李光耀的短片已被移除。不過,連日在Youtube上,有不少用戶重新上載Amos Yee諷刺李光耀的短片。
[4] 拍片罵李光耀極權 星少年被捕, 蘋果日報, 2015-03-30
   http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/international/20150330/583715/拍片罵李光耀極權 星少年被捕
新加坡《海峽時報》報導,日前上載自拍短片、狠批前總理李光耀極權的17歲少年余澎杉(Amos Yee)周日已被捕,但沒提及他涉及哪些罪名,只說當地警方收到最少20起舉報。

余澎杉上周五在YouTube上載題為「Lee Kuan Yew Is Finally Dead!」(李光耀終於死了)的短片,以夾雜髒話的英語狠批李光耀是獨裁者、極權者,直言李光耀就像耶穌一樣「權力慾強而惡毒,卻想讓人以為他充滿慈愛」,他稱不少人怕麻煩不敢批評,但他不怕被告。

短片上傳一天已吸引逾27萬人次瀏覽,但有當地網友報案,指余澎杉針對李光耀、基督教和耶穌基督口出惡言,違反當地法例。余澎杉曾參演新加坡電影《孩子不壞》,14歲時憑自製短片獲最佳短片及演員獎。據悉,該短片已遭刪除。(國際中心/綜合外電報導)
[5] 03282015 週末新聞追追追, TheSunflowerMovement, 2015-3-28

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPBFGlcgn-w&t=4218s


[6] 03292015 週末新聞追追追, TheSunflowerMovement, 2015-3-29
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exmHUqSLam0&t=810s


[7] 拍片賀「李光耀終於死了」 星洲少年被控三罪, 熱血時報, 2015-03-31
     http://www.passiontimes.hk/article/03-31-2015/22086
16 歲新加坡少年余澎杉(Amos Yee Pang Sang)因上周在Youtube 上載一段「李光耀終於死了」之短片,被指涉嫌詆毀基督教及對新加坡前總理李光耀作出冒犯性言論被捕,今日在新加坡國家法院提堂,被正式控以3 項罪名,包括在網上發布淫褻性圖片、蓄意發表攻擊性言論,傷害基督徒感情,以及對李光耀作出冒犯性言論,傷害到新加坡人的感情。而根據相關控罪,余有可能被判三年監禁及罰款。

據星媒《海峽時報》今日( 3月31日) 報道,余在父母陪同下上庭,法官批准以2萬坡幣保釋外出,另附額外保釋條件,就是在案件審訊期間,禁止余在任何社交網絡平台張貼任何訊息及發表評論。法官將案件押後至4月17日再審。

余身穿黑色圓領 T 恤、灰褲膠拖鞋步出法庭時面露微笑,輕鬆向在場記者揮手。但余父卻在庭外愧疚地雙手合十向記者說,「我想借此機會,向李總理(李顯龍)說一聲非常抱歉。」
[8] 侮辱李光耀 余澎杉被送精神病房 手腳被綁難小便, 立場新聞, 2015-06-15
     https://thestandnews.com/international/侮辱李光耀-余澎杉被送精神病院-手腳被綁難小便/
新加坡16歲少年余澎杉(Amos Yee),早前因拍片大罵李光耀而被判罪成,自本月2日起還押並等候監獄署評估報告。其代表律師(編按:Alfred Dodwell)於信件中透露,余澎杉因有自殺傾向而被關進精神病房(編按:即新加坡的 RTC,Reformative Training Centre),他一邊手腳被綁,連小便都有困難。

澳洲獨立媒體《States Times Review》,引述余澎杉的代表律師指,余澎杉於本月4日,即是入獄後三日,就向獄中精神科醫生透露自己有自殺念頭。

在此之後,余澎杉即被囚於精神病房之內,各有一邊手腳被綁住。由於余澎杉行動受限制,令他難以小解,床舖充斥尿味。另外病房24小時開燈,令余澎杉難以入睡,構成了精神折磨,而且余澎杉亦不能在病房內閱讀。

新加坡新聞網站「 THE ONLINE CITIZEN」(編按:即以下所謂 TOC)則聲稱收到一封由新加坡司法部(編按:即新加坡的總檢察署 AGC,Attorney-General’s Chambers)在6月13日發出的信件,指余澎杉代表律師早前發表的另一篇文章,可能會歪曲案件的審訊過程,並且指有關文件所描述的情況並不準確。司法部指,余澎杉的代表律師已經在網上刪除了有關文章,因此要求「 THE ONLINE CITIZEN」亦刪除相關的報道。

「 THE ONLINE CITIZEN」指,代表律師在該文章中,曾經質疑新加坡司法部在原本的控罪中,完全沒有提及過要將余澎杉判入青年改造所(編按:RTC),只曾考慮罰款或。監禁,但如今法庭卻考慮將他判入改造所,認為司法部做法不妥。
[9] AGC sends TOC take-down notification for letter by Amos Yee’s lawyer,
     The Online Citizen, 2015-06-15
     http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/06/agc-sends-toc-take-down-notification-for-letter-by-amos-yees-lawyer/
The Online Citizen received a letter from the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC), dated 13 June, last Saturday, about a letter published by Mr Alfred Dodwell, the lawyer representing Amos Yee, on his firm’s website, which was subsequently reproduced by TOC in the article “Inappropriate to even consider RTC for Amos Yee: Teen’s lawyer“. (見 [10])

AGC said that the letter contains material that can constitute sub judice and misrepresent the proceedings of the case.

“The Attorney-General’s Chambers take the view that defence counsel’s publication of the letter on the website of M/S Dodwell & Co. amounts to sub judice conduct; further, that the letter does not convey an accurate picture of the proceedings in this case,” said Deputy Public Prosecutor Kelvin Koh.

“Please note that any subsequent publication of the said letter would also be conduct offending the sub judice rule.”

No other details were given by AGC.

We understand that Dodwell & Co. had subsequently removed the letter from its website.

In the letter addressed to Judge Jasvender Kaur, Mr Dodwell had indicated aspects of AGC’s process in submitting evidence which he felt were inappropriate, and also questioned the suitability of proposing a reformative training sentence for Yee.

He also indicated in the letter that he would be making submissions in court to that effect.

In addition, Mr Dodwell had related that Yee might have been subject to ill-treatment while in remand at Changi Prison.

Yee was found guilty of offences relating to the Penal Code section 298, for a YouTube video he created that criticised former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, and section 292 for a caricature he uploaded depicting Mr Lee and former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher engaging in sexual activities.

TOC has removed the letter from our original article.

We are also following up with AGC to ask which aspects of Mr Dodwell’s letter risk sub judice or have inaccurately portrayed Yee’s case, and will provide updates when we receive a response.

AGC’s letter to TOC, dated 13 June, is appended below. (該信內容請點閱原址)
[10] Inappropriate to even consider RTC for Amos Yee: Teen’s lawyer, 2015-06-?
     http://sgtalk.org/mybb/Thread-Inappropriate-to-even-consider-RTC-for-Amos-Yee-Teen%E2%80%99s-lawyer
The lawyer for 16-year old teenager Amos Yee has written a strongly-worded appeal to the court, saying that the judge should not have called for an evaluation for reformative training for the teen as it has never been considered in his original sentencing.

Mr Alfred Dodwell, in a letter dated today, 12 June, also said that it was inappropriate for the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) to submit evidence not related to Yee’s original charges, following 12 May 2015, for the judge’s consideration to send Yee to the Reformative Training Centre (RTC).

Yee has been in remand since 3 June, while an assessment is made to gauge his suitability for reformative training.

“It must be pointed out that at the earlier hearing on 12 May 2015, the issue for the court was whether Amos would even consider probation,” wrote Mr Dodwell. “For otherwise, it was whether Amos would fined for the offences and/or face a period of incarceration. There was no mention of Reformative Training, nor any discussion of RTC as an alternative sentencing consideration in this matter.”

“We would put it plainly and categorically that the reason there was no discussion on RTC is because it was evident from the outset that that (Yee’s) offence does not warrant a consideration of RTC.”

Yee was found guilty of offences relating to the Penal Code section 298, for a YouTube video he created that criticised former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, and section 292 for a caricature he uploaded depicting Mr Lee and former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher engaging in sexual activities.

Section 298 offences – uttering words with a deliberate intent to wound the religious or racial feelings of any person – carries a maximum jail term penalty of three years, a fine or both. Section 292 offences – including the distribution of obscene material – carry a maximum penalty of three months in jail, a fine or both.

Mr Dodwell said that on 12 May, Judge Jasvender Kaur had sought to “impress upon Amos’ parents to persuade him to consider probation”, which was also what he as legal counsel had attempted to do.

This was of the view that Yee was happy to be jailed or fined, if Judge Jasvender would consider a fine.

The Deputy Public Prosecutor had earlier told the court that imprisonment or a fine were unsuitable for Yee, because they would “not have any impact on (Yee’s) insight and self-control, and that is not tenable, because we cannot be popping back into court every other day.”

Mr Dodwell also criticised the suitability of evidence brought before the court for the consideration of Yee’s RTC sentencing.

“We would state that any events post-12 May 2015 should not be brought to the attention of the Judge if it has nothing to do with the offence in question,” wrote Mr Dodwell.

“To allow for the continuous receipt of evidence and Affidavits would mean there is no end to the amount of damage that is sought to be piled on Amos. With respect, Amos cannot be tried and re-tried on the pretext of his offending postings with unrelated postings, his views on the charge, and his views on the case.”

Mr Dodwell charged that “all of this highly prejudicial material has been placed before the Judge to seek to color her mind, influencing the court against taking a decision to give Amos the lightest possible sentence and now even ordering that Amos be placed on remand for RTC consideration.”

To put Yee’s behaviour since 12 May to 2 June would hence be “wholly unfair and unjust on Amos to be under scrutiny merely because he has chosen, unlike others, to put his views and thoughts in his personal blog.”

Mr Dodwell said that “it is our contention that the whole trial-sentencing process has been tainted” as a result of the “irrelevant and highly prejudicial material placed before the Judge”.

He also noted that the prosecution had stated at the hearing on 2 June 2015 that fresh charges might be levied against Amos for his refusal to take down the offending postings.

“If that is so, why is it now placed before the Judge?” he wrote. “So, is Amos to be punished twice for this same matter of his refusal to take down his postings? The muddling of matters is extremely prejudicial to Amos.”

Mr Dodwell also called into question the effectiveness of an RTC sentence should it comes to pass, and indicated that doing so might impinge on his rights to free speech under Article 14 of the Singapore Constitution, as he has not been found guilty for all the posts that are now under consideration for his sentencing.

Mr Dodwell also called into question the effectiveness of an RTC sentence should it comes to pass, and indicated that doing so might impinge on his rights to free speech under Article 14 of the Singapore Constitution, as he has not been found guilty for all the posts that are now under consideration for his sentencing.

Mr Dodwell also highlighted the poor treatment that Yee has been subject to while in remand at Changi Prison.

Yee was apparently not given access to the legal documents that Mr Dodwell had prepared for him and put in the care of the prison officers with strict instructions for them to be given to Yee.

He also noted the treatment that Yee was subject to that left him in “a state of depression and having severe suicidal thoughts” which was aggravated by his time spent in remand. He then told the prison officer that he was feeling suicidal.

“Regrettably, as a result of what Amos shared, Amos was taken to the prison medical facility and strapped to a bed in a medical facility for approximately one and a half days. This episode aggravated Amos’s suicidal thoughts. He was restrained with one of his hands and one of his legs strapped to the bed. Amos informed us that he could only sit up or lie down. He found it extremely difficult to urinate and defecate. He was expected to urinate into a jar at the side of the bed, which would be left there after he does so notwithstanding the pungent odors which would emanate. He had to bend down painfully against his straps in order to do so. In the said medical ward, Amos was surrounded by patients who were mentally unsound. One patient was constantly jerking against his chains and another one would talk to himself and be unresponsive to other people. Furthermore, the lights were never switched off throughout the day and was glaring into our client’s eyes such that he could hardly have any restful sleep.”

In view of this, and considering Yee’s age and time already spent in remand, Mr Dodwell proposed that an RTC sentence would be inappropriate, and for the hearing date to be brought forward.
[11] Criminal Charges Against Amos Yee Pang Sang, Alfred Dodwell (余澎杉的律師),
     2015-06-12
     http://www.dodwell-law.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/7.-Amos-Yee-Letter-to-State-Courts-Registry-12.06.15.pdf

[12] 新馬港台公民團體聲援批李光耀少年, BBC中文網特約記者李慧敏, 2015-06-30
     http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/world/2015/06/150630_singapore_amos-yee
辱罵已故新加坡前總理李光耀的16歲少年余澎杉(Amos Yee)被關押的新聞引起國際人權組織的關注,而包括台灣、香港、馬來西亞以及新加坡在內的公民社會團體也紛紛呼籲當局釋放少年。

香港大學學生會在周二(30日)於新加坡駐香港總領事館舉行聲援余澎杉行動。在致新加坡總理李顯龍的抗議書中,學生會要求新加坡當局「立即釋放余澎杉,重新檢視判決,並對飽受事件困擾的餘氏家庭鄭重致歉」。

香港學生組織「學民思潮」也發表聲明,呼籲新加坡政府尊重兒童權利,呼籲社會各界「向新加坡政府施壓」。

除了香港的學生會,馬來西亞檳城的公民社會團體也將於7月1日在檳城言論廣場舉行聲援活動。上周五,多個台灣公民社會率先到新加坡駐台北商務辦事處遞交抗議書,呼籲新加坡政府釋放少年。

爭取言論自由與公民權利的新加坡公民團體「社區行動網絡」(Community Action Network ,CAN) 則將在7月5日(周日)舉辦「釋放余澎杉」集會。

早前,位於泰國曼谷的聯合國人權事務高級專員辦事處(OHCHR)辦事處發表聲明,呼籲新加坡當局釋放少年、重新檢視對他的定罪判決,以及放棄將余澎杉送到青年改造所服刑的要求。

入精神病院

據BBC中文網記者觀察,一些台灣博客和評論者也關注事件,批評新加坡政府的舉動。
一位博主甚至形容新加坡政府「誇張」,並稱「這樣的的內容在台灣尺度根本沒什麼,但他被新加坡送進黑牢了。」

16歲的新加坡少年余澎杉是在今年3月在新加坡建國總理李光耀國葬儀式結束一天後,在網上發佈視頻發表對李光耀不敬言論,繼而遭警方逮捕。

余澎杉在視頻中歡呼李光耀「終於死了」。他還形容李光耀是「獨裁者」,並挑戰現任總理李顯龍對他提起訴訟,還將李光耀與耶穌相提並論。

法院以余澎杉在網上發放猥褻圖像,以及蓄意傷害基督教徒感受的兩項罪名宣判他罪成。法官將於7月6日判刑。

不過候審期間,余澎杉在6月23日開始就一直被囚禁重症精神病房等候評估,以決定是否將他判入青年教導所。在此之前,他已在樟宜監獄被關押三周。

余母的道歉

對於余澎杉所面對的處境,母親Mary Toh周一在社交媒體上書寫心聲,向兒子道歉。

她寫道:「對不起,曾告訴你你在最安全的國家。你現在卻感到十分不安全與害怕......對不起,曾說過我們的政府會給我們最好的福利。你連在家裏睡覺都不准。對不起,曾鼓勵你要有創意和敢於發表意見。你卻被當成叛逆與瘋癲。」

余母的帖子在社交媒體上被紛紛轉載,獨立網絡媒體也報道了帖子內容,以「讓人心碎的道歉」為題,筆調多趨於同情。

不過也有為數不少的新加坡網民不以為然,譏諷這對母子,認為余澎杉的遭遇是「咎由自取」,並批評餘母教子無方。

新加坡公民社會團體CAN發言人范國瀚告訴BBC中文網,許多新加坡人把余澎杉的言行以及政府對待他的方式兩件事情混淆了。

「余澎杉的性格以及他母親的管教方式與此事件無關。我們憑什麼來(對餘母的教子方式)下判斷?我們要明確清楚的是,政府正在折磨一個發表自己觀點的小孩。」

范國瀚也向記者透露,組織希望製作印有余澎杉頭像的襯衫可是卻找不到願意承接印製工作的廠家。

「他們都害怕惹麻煩。」他說。

冷淡

網民在社交媒體上對於余澎杉的案件有相當熱烈的討論,但也不難發現整體新加坡社會對事件的關注度相對冷淡。

一些新加坡網民三個月前發起的兩個呼籲釋放少年的網上聯署活動至今分別只獲得4000多人的響應。執政的人民行動黨多數部長與國會議員以及最大在野黨工人黨則對余澎杉事件保持沉默。

新加坡總理公署部長傅海燕上個月接受媒體訪問時說道:「我認為余澎杉這麼做並沒有給自己或家人帶來任何好處……一個16歲少年無法遵守社會定下的規矩,我們該怎麼去處理呢?這件事是家長的一種噩夢。」

在面對一些網民以及民主黨秘書長徐順全博士的反駁後,傅海燕澄清當時是在表達「對余澎杉父母的同情」。

現任馬來西亞南方大學學院副校長,曾經在新加坡大學教多年的何啟良教授在馬來西亞《東方日報》發表的一篇評論中就以「麻木不仁」形容新加坡社會。

他觀察到:「新加坡有識之士(所謂精英)在不義中一片沉默,媒體負面報道,極力貶低餘氏,反而外界聯合國人權機構以及台灣、香港公民社會發出援助之聲。」
[13] 20150701有話好說:「李光耀終於死了!」余澎杉拘禁精神病院!, PTSTalk, 2015-07-01
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Etxlximi4mc

主持人:陳信聰
來賓:邱俊榮(中央經濟系教授)
洪敬舒(工作貧窮研究室主任)
施逸翔(台灣人權促進會副秘書長)
唐博偉(國際特赦組織台灣分會 秘書長)
劉曉鵬(淡江大學美研所副教授)
[14] Mary Toh/卓瑪利(余澎杉的媽媽), 臉書, 2015-06-29
     https://www.facebook.com/mary.toh.927/posts/107008039641495
Sorry Son.
Sorry for telling you that you are in the safest country. You are feeling so insecure and scared now.
Sorry for urging you to be a law-abiding citizen. The laws are doing you more harm than good now.
Sorry for assuring you that you will be well-protected. You are being threatened and ill-treated now.
Sorry for saying that our government provides us the best welfare. You are not even allowed to sleep at home now.
Sorry for telling you that home is best. It is where you were arrested from.
Sorry for encouraging you to be creative and expressive. You are regarded as crazy and rebellious instead.
Sorry for not teaching you well. You could have been taught otherwise.
Sorry Son. Mummy is wrong.
[15] 游清源, 意譯Mary Toh給兒子Amos Yee的臉書留言, 2015-06-30
     http://www.post852.com/意譯mary-toh給兒子amos-yee的臉書留言/
看到卓瑪利(Mary Toh)給Amos Yee(余澎杉)的臉書留言,感到這是一首關於愛與罪與罰的懺情詩,是以忍不住野人獻曝,意譯上述留言,藉此向每一位母親和每一位為自由付出代價的有心人致意。

《對不起,媽媽錯了!》

對不起,麟兒!
對不起,我告訴過你,你是在最安全的國度;但現在,你卻感到多麼的不安與驚怖!
對不起,我敦促過你,你要做個奉公守法的人;但現在,你卻被那些法律弄得滿身傷痕!
對不起,我保證過你,你可以得到好好的保護;但現在,你卻被脅迫,你卻被欺負。
對不起,我勸說過你,你會擁有政府提供最佳的庇蔭;但現在,你連在家睡覺都被嚴禁。
對不起,我明示過你,你在家千日好;但現在,你卻在家裡被捕。
對不起,我鼓勵過你,你須有創意,你須敢言敢怒;但現在,你卻被視為瘋狂,你卻被視為大逆不道。
對不起,我沒有把你教好,你本可得到另一種教導。
對不起,麟兒,媽媽錯了。
[16] 20150706 公視晚間新聞, PTS 台灣公共電視, 2015-7-6
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdff68geGM4&t=23m46s

批評李光耀遭判刑 星16歲少年今獲釋, 公視新聞網, 2015-07-06
http://news.pts.org.tw/detail.php?NEENO=301162

根據來自新加坡的消息,日前因為拍影片批評新加坡前總理李光耀、而被捕的16歲少年余澎杉,因為扣除羈押天數後,已服滿4週的刑期,今天獲釋出獄。

新加坡法院在6號,做出判處余澎杉監禁4個星期的裁決,從6月2號開始計算,到判決出爐已經超過40天,因此當庭釋放。香港媒體報導指出,余澎杉因為不滿被當成精神病患,被關在精神病院內,日前絕食抗議3天,並出現血糖下降的症狀,送醫治療後也同時在6號出院。

沒有留言:

張貼留言