James Von Brunn had a long history of hateful writing, but he had not committed a crime according to US laws until now. He has been in the radar of the FBI for a long time. But because of the freedom of speech guaranteed by the US constitution, he was never prosecuted. This past week, this 88 year old man went into the the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. with murder in mind.
In Singapore, posting hateful and racist rants on the internet is a punishable crime. Many had been prosecuted for posting hateful racist writings. If Von Brunn were a Singaporean, he would have been dealt with a long time ago. Racist attitude is not tolerated in Singapore, and the government takes it very seriously. In this regard, I believe, the Singapore government gets it right.
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