A female student of Anglo-Chinese Junior College was “tortured” by her friends as part of her birthday celebration. The incident was filmed and posted on YouTube. For more about the incident, visit Alvinology’s blog. The following article is TOC’s Youth Writer Thng Yiren’s take on netizens’ reaction to the incident.
Thng Yiren / Youth Writer
The underlying assumption that freedom of speech is predicated upon is the latent ability to express opinions that are civil, responsible and factual.
Well, I am referring to the recent incident of an ACJC student who was filmed in a birthday celebration that had gone out of control.
“Chocolate milk and foreign substances stuffed into clothing is absolutely ridiculous and unacceptable. I am very enraged by this act.”
“It is an awful sight and there is no way the victim is enjoying this.”
“As ridiculous as it gets, in the first video at 9:20, a female was trying to untie the victim.”
“Unbelievably, without hesitation another person shoved her hand away and stopped her immediately.”
“No one else bothered to stop the act and what left me dazed was peers laughing and cheering throughout the entire act.”
Watch the video in its entirety, and you can see that it was not crying and moaning that was happening. Rather, it was the prevalence of laughter that was present. Also, for all netizens who were too caught up condemning the girl, it did not help that she had a blog post that was directed at this specific incident.
What an irony, isn’t it? For commentators who labelled the act as barbaric, shouldn’t they extend the label to their fellow commentators who were indulging in personal attacks at the principal about the response should this had happened to her own children.
If this is indicative of the level of maturity that netizens can conduct themselves in, then freedom of speech may have to wait for many more years ahead to come. I make this comment on two grounds.
- Obviously, online netizens are too eager for the kill. Just look at the amount of comments that were not constructive at all, the comments that were antagonizing. If netizens, as they claimed, were genuinely concerned, would they engage in such a diatribe that leaves no room for grace or improvement?
- On Monday on the same platform on Stomp, “ACJC students help pillion injured in accident, while motorists just stare”; isn’t it sad that the focus of “First-World” citizens remains on negative aspects?
Now, perhaps all of us have some serious evaluation to do. While we can come to a consensus that this sort of behaviour may not be the most desirable, does it truly merit such comments that are seen online?
Secondly, I feel that one of the main issues that have again surfaced is Generation Gap. Alumni of the school have called for actions, most serious of them amounting to expulsion. However, youths argue that these actions are actually norms in a youth culture that can truly accommodate. Terms as diverse as “deviant behaviour” to “Ok what, what is the big deal” have surfaced. However, I do hope that what can be put into the spotlight is the spirit behind the entire saga. To focus on the physical actions may not provide a clear picture, and if netizens truly would like to reach a resolution, we would have to examine this incident from another perspective. Allow me to demonstrate my point.
If what was broadcast was an incident of “taupok”, which is the piling of bodies on someone, would it actually garner so much backlash? I put it to all netizens out there that name-calling and labelling can actually cause much more hurt than this incident! If the interests of friendship were not jeopardized in this incident, then what other argument can there be? Emotional onslaught leading to post-traumatic stress disorder? How do you know if you do not know the “victim” herself?
In conclusion, I think that responsible freedom of speech still has a far way to go. I am not directing this at the multitudes of commentators, but only to the ones who were far more interested to engage this on a personal, emotive basis. Speak what you want, but get your facts right, and offer constructive and thoughtful comments. To condemn the girl with obscenities or simply launch into a strong tirade with no room for picking up is not worthy of an educated individual. I can only appeal for objectivity as we engage this unfortunate incident.
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Picture from Alvinology.
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Commenting on the ragging incident, its principal, Mrs Kelvyna Chan, told web portal STOMP:
“The College is aware of the incident which was a birthday celebration of a student who was popular with her peers.
“We understand that the student was prepared for the celebration, and that there was no malice nor bullying involved.
“When a teacher saw the celebration, he immediately stopped it and counselled the students.
“The birthday girl also assured the teacher that she was not hurt physically nor emotionally.
“Some weeks after the event, a teacher again enquired about the girl’s wellbeing, and she assured the teacher and the College that the celebrations were all done in good fun and she was well.
“Although the activity was done in good humour, the college has counselled the students involved on the possible hazards of such activities and that there are more appropriate ways to show friendship among their peers.”
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IF THIS IS ALL DONE IN GOOD HUMOUR AND FOR THE INTENTION TO POST IT AT THE YOUTUBE, MAY I ASK WHAT IS THE MOTIVE BEHIND ALL THESE? HAVE YOU PEOPLE EVER CONSIDER IF SUCH SIMILAR INCIDENT IS DONE ON INTENTION OF REALLY HURTING THE VICTIM TO POST IT ONTO YOUTUBE?
When universities and colleges are bannning froshing and initiations rites oversea, kids here are starting a tradition which has no base in our culture, there is no fun in what they are doing whether it is in good humour or not. What is shocking is the principal shrug it off as humour and not reprimending for their act to stop future copy cats.
Our kids are copying all the bad examples and not good ones from west, what next , shooting in schools! Nip it in the butts.
The incident reminds me of a song I like to listen to when I was a teenager. I can remember the beat but just one partial line of lyric “girls… like to have fun”.
Brought up by my parents on Confucian ethics, my first reaction would be to like to ask the particant gang of girls and background cheering boys if they would like to be treated similarly like the girl in the picture ?
Also I would ask the TOC youth writer – “would you also like to have the same birthday celebrations dished as depicted ?”
Good day
aiyah, like it or not, just accept that the world of tomorrow is different from today
she enjoyed, so who are we to say its wrong?
hmmm, but without freedom of speech there wouldn’t be a possibility of ‘us’ correcting ‘them’, wouldn’t it be so?
If it was all done fair and square, why was it posted on Youtube? The fact remains that it is so much easier to type a few words online then reading through the whole thing and finding out what the event really is. That doesn’t mean we should, but the possibility of doing so will always be there.
All vice starts small.
btw it does look kinky to see a barely legal teen being tied up. Haha..
A observation from Alvinology in his post:
Update: Since the videos have already been deleted, I can reveal more information – the videos were actually titled in CAPS: “XXXXX GOT DESTROYED” and was tagged under “loser”. Would friends do this to each other?
It is a good point to ponder on.
Second, should we just settle and conclude that all is fine with remarks like:
“Some weeks after the event, a teacher again enquired about the girl’s wellbeing, and she assured the teacher and the College that the celebrations were all done in good fun and she was well.
The video shows a “ragging incident” and a “victim humiliated”.
The “victim” said it was “done in good fun”. Also people mentioned her blog entry to support that position.
I ask this question: any peer pressure at work here?
Stories of peer pressure resulted in teens going shoplifting, having sex, taking drugs etc is not new. They follow the flow of the gang to be accepted, to be somebody, to be popular etc.
I ask this question: any self-deception at work here?
The mind is complicated. Sometimes, when the situation stressed the mind so much, the mind find ways to escape like forgetting the incidents, rationalize the incidents in self-deception manner like abused wife offering excuses to justify abuses, or pretend nothing wrong is happening. The extreme cases will be alternative characters, split personality to allow one to escape totally from this life.
Yes, it will be difficult to know if she was really having a great time or she was twisted into believing she was having a great time due to peer pressure or self-deception.
I can only say I feel very sorry to see such things happen, not just the incident itself but the responses from all quarters.
Read through your comments quickly, but frankly I don’t quite follow ….. not sure what this incident has to do with freedom of speech.
Freedom of speech has to do with the bloggers’ and media’s response to the incident, rather than the incident itself. It is similar to the Agnes Lim’s case whereby fair and factual reporting was lacking.
#2,
If the ‘victim’ says it was all in good fun, who are we to judge what’s fun for someone and what’s not? Who are we to say, “That’s BAD!” when there’s no harm? Has she in anyway physically harmed you in that video?
Everyone has his/her own moral/values, that’s fine, that makes us all different, but don’t impose your perspective of what’s fun and what’s not to other people who do not share the same value.
This is what freedom is about.
As for STOMP, I wouldn’t worry too much about it because, most of the comments there are exaggerated, and most ‘Stompers’ who upload pictures/videos up there are just trying to put things out of context to gain attention.
When universities and colleges are bannning froshing and initiations rites oversea, kids here are starting a tradition which has no base in our culture, there is no fun in what they are doing whether it is in good humour or not. What is shocking is the principal shrug it off as humour and not reprimending for their act to stop future copy cats.
- Crazy Cynic
First, the thing about culture… I’m not sure if that argument quite holds. Just consider this statement: there is no culture in Singapore to criticise the government.
Second, you said there is no fun, but it was apparent that some found it fun (which was why it was carried out in the first place), and if the principal’s account is reliable, the victim is not opposed to it as well. It may not be fun to you; and I don’t find it too fun either, but hey, I’m no longer young!
The principal… why was it assumed she shrugged it off? I mean, based on her statement, it could really be that she shrugged it off, or it could also be that she was concerned, but upon investigation she realised that the students were just having some childish fun.
Anyway, personally, my opinion is, if the students are fine with it, why not?
quite simply – if the principal condone it, and you don’t like it, don’t send your kids there!
If all teenages like it – then they can apply for ACJC. Is it still a Christian school with Christian values?
Whatever happened to a “happy birthday song” and a cake where friends n loved ones get together? I don’t think it’s a generation gap thing, just some common sense that got lost along the way, a little bit over the top, too attention seeking. Or a group of teenagers who has got nothing better to do.
Whatever happened to a “happy birthday song” and a cake where friends n loved ones get together? – Dan (#14)
We still do that, except we buy 2 birthday cakes. While the birthday boy/girl blow the candles on the cake, we smash his/her face into the cake. Haha.. Then we take out the second cake for the proper birthday ritual, which we then eat. That’s why the second is usually bigger and more expensive.
Didn’t a “all in good fun” ragging incident in the commandos kill a commando by drowning?
Acceptance of such practices cannot be made without setting and being able to control such limits. Controlling such limits is invariably almost impossible because of the lack of resources and accordingly acceptance must in all responsibility be withheld.
Its easy to say nobody got hurt and therefore its ok, but when somebody does get hurt, its a bit too late isn’t it? No one would said it was ok previously is going to stand and take responsibility either when it becomes a habit that leads to more dangerous practice later.
What such incidents merely highlight is a lack of discipline and the dominance of peer pressure. Its easy to say ok when 99% of others say its ok (at the risk of being called a killjoy). But from an educational institution standpoint, it should and rightly be frowned upon and discouraged.
I express concern over such act of celebrations. I remembered such behaviour were in presence during my army time since 1980, when such event takes place. Colleagues will throw parties like using toothpaste, shoe polish and foot powder to decorate and make fun of the birthday person and even goes to the extent of stripping naked if you are a weak one. Blanket party is one of the common known words in the army too and I believe students who are also in the uniform groups could have cultivated such habits through it. I accept simple fun such as birthday celebration when one friend pretends to feed the birthday person and eventually spreading the cake over the face. However, that’s little fun but remember the cakes are not witness by many people from the third world and poor countries and here we are wasting it in the name of fun. I encourage fun and parties but everybody please listen we are educated people and do not behave uncivilized and value teaching of respects and culture. You can have funs like telling a joke and recalling events that cheers the crowd, singing and games that does not cause molesting or sexual harassment. Please keep your fun more decently. Thks.
Here is a ragging incident in India which gone wrong.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=486lhvimxQo
I agree with you a Yiren. Netizens really should take an objective stand and should especially viewing such controversial matters, take matters with a pinch of salt. Close scrutiny should be given to the matter before posting comments about the matters. The response of the public towards this matter was truly a disappointing one as firstly, the comments were given enough thought and consideration and secondly as you mentioned, it was a clear display of how “First World” netizens focus only on the negative aspects of matters surrounding us.
With such social behaviour, it is starting to suggest that the future really is heading towards being bleak.
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If this is indicative of the level of maturity that netizens can conduct themselves in, then freedom of speech may have to wait for many more years ahead to come.
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Why freedom of speech have to wait? Because of freedom of speech you and i and everyone else can comment on it and reflect on others’ comments, and we as a whole got wiser.
Freedom of speech means the wisdom of the mass.
This post is pure hyperbole. Weigh in against online reactions to the incident if you want, but I still don’t see how your response can be extended to an overall argument against freedom of speech.
If unchecked, such incidents can be set as acceptable precedents for ragging. Ragging is of course often referred to as mere fun, and the victims often ‘go along’ with those that harass, in the pretext of being ‘cool’ and ‘popular’, while giving in to peer pressure.
If the girl enjoyed it then we have nothing to complain about. After all, the birthday was hers. But it has definitely raised the issue about the youths now. Is it nurture or nature? Is it the education? Or the lack of it? Is it the media? Is it peer pressure? I don’t know. Whatever it is, I think the youths are stil responsible for their own behaviour.
I guess ragging has become ‘cool’ rather than unacceptable in the days now. And I guess YouTube has become a ‘cool’ tool to show how ‘cool’ you are with, er, organising brithday parties.
Maybe one day you’ll hear your friend go, “Sure, I thought ragging was incorrigible until I entered my new school. It’s cool.”
That’s the hardest thing we might have to accept one day, because the world is ever changing.
Hi, Sincerely, i’m not too sure y this incident links to Freedom of Speech. This form of hmm, wacking Bday Pple has existed for such a long time already. With or Without Freedom of Speech.
I’m not supporting this wacking but basically frenz do sabo frenz when it’s their bday but there is a limit. For this particular incident, it seems the limit was breeched. At the same time the video was posted as XXXX got destroyed.
This form of wacking is actually pretty common in SAF. I personally has “suffered” it too but weird thing is, i enjoyed the bonding with my fellow mates. And any onlookers will notice tat i’m laughing away with my mates too, even though i’m the subject of the wacking.
In the ACJC case, sincerely i dun think she’s enjoying it. But tat’s my opinion. BUT i sidetracked too much.
Main pt is still, wat has this got to do with Freedom of Speech?
PS: On Alvin’s latest article, the Javier said “It’s fine. ACJC is part of a school of elite JCs in Singapore which are not meant for prudes anyway.”
Wow another elite?
chill its just a bunch of kids playing around. are we gonna regulate everything down to fashion and style? if the girl says she’s fine, she’s fine!
Can we try to see this in a different perspective?
This reminds me of a youtube video I saw last year (I could not recalled the exact date) about a bunch of Australian tourist making a mockery of the rickshaw man paddling two oversized man for a few bucks. To these tourists they think it is just humor but to us fellow citizens who viewed it will think it is outrageous.
Yes, I do agree in another person’s eye, this may seemed extreme, but again, clarifications had been made by the so called “victim” that it was out of pure fun. I personally think that these kids might be doing this to amaze and could be that they see it as a form of easing the tensions and pressures they faced in their studies. I don’t think we should not over-react. The young ones do need their space too.
If it turned out that this is a deliberate torturous act, it should be stopped or should not be advocated. But again, in the world of free choice, there were countless worse atrocious acts that many of us were unaware of or were not even publicized.
if we let this incident pass by without a furore, i am sure there are more ragging to come in the future.
who knows if some immature primary school kids emulate this.
frankly i cant get your point. what has freedom of speech got to do with this incident?
if you are worried about biased and non-constructive comments spamming the blogs, i think thats not necessary. the online community has a form of self-censorship and 1 insightful comment will distinct itself of 1000 useless comments through popularity.
let the spammers exercise their freedom of speech, who really cares?
established bloggers like mrwangsaysso will do their own self-censorship. the general public as a whole will do their own self-censorship by drowning the stupid comments.
and for this incident, the public has spoken:
those ACJC kids are immaturely and immorally dumb
Well, if that happened to me.. I’d be pretty pissed off, but if the person gives consent to it, i suppose theres no fault in that.
But i hope public gangrape isn’t next in line.. Hopefully, students will know the limits and draw a line in their fun and games.
There is not much of an incident to comment/flame lah.. Why be angry? its their private fun and its the school’s own responsibility lahhh..
In response to utopia8787, I agree that the link made by the author to the freedom of speech is a little far-fetched but it isn’t unfounded. However, I do not think that it’s very ill of you to make sweeping statements like “and for this incident, the public has spoken: those ACJC kids are immaturely and immorally dumb”. Is there an individual whom constitute the public? Or are you making a conclusion based on the public’s GENERAL opinions? If that’s the case, do not abuse the name of the public. The students involved may appear to you as “immature” and “immorally dumb” but surely, it isn’t fair to impose your judgements on others. Who are you to judge and condemn them? Do you know them well enough to do that?
corrections:
However, I do think that it’s very ill of you to make sweeping statements like “and for this incident, the public has spoken: those ACJC kids are immaturely and immorally dumb”.
27) Observer(SG-HK)
Yup, agree with Observer (SG-HK).
I think there are a few perspectives to the situation and when viewed from
these perspectives, one will get a diverse range of reactions and comments.
One thing I found lacking in the story is the lack of information from the girl’s side.
Besides hearing the principal claiming that she had checked on her and she had
assured that she’s fine, what else do we have?
Did anyone interviewed her separately to get some words from her? The real
opinion and account of why this has become such a big deal.
For this reason I don’t think anyone is in a position to comment on the
act itself other than to raise the issue that this may not be acceptable
to somene else and is best nipped in the bud as a pre-emptive precaution
against any future complications.
Oh yes, like some, I do not know where the freedom of speech part comes in to the story.
One may think this is extreme, but those who went through NS may have experienced worse things :p But okay, at least those ‘worse things’ are not posted online so…
I guess the video shouldn’t have been put online. Like, at least give the person some form of respect.
as an acjc student, i find it extremely sad how everyone is now marching to the same tune and jumping on the same accusatory bandwagon that’s currently in vogue. for those who are claiming to have the girl’s best interests at heart, here’s something for you to reflect upon – what does she have to gain by you using her as a tool to destroy the reputation of acjc? if you bear genuine concern for her, let the incident die. acjc students are very vocal and accepting, and peer pressure is not silencing her. if she truly had an issue with what happened to her (which albeit is extremely old news), she would have spoken up about it. after all, acjc students aren’t designed to take insults lying down.
I agree with what the writer says technically. While it is true that netizens (in fact most people) have the tendency to focus on the negative aspects and one may argue it in terms of freedom of speech shooting itself in the foot, I believe that regardless of the case, this incident made public has tarnished the school’s image.
People naturally will want to focus on the negative aspect of things. And it is only natural that interpretations can go awry. However, in this aspect the writer is only focusing on that freedom of speech has gone too far and failed to see that it is because of such a situation that image has failed.
It takes only one event to spoil an image and years to build it up. Freedom of speech is just the medium in which people express their thoughts. If the school was more careful in their reputation to the public, regardless on the view of freedom of speech, I believe they would have warned the students on the very functions in which the internet ( a public domain ) can and will work.
Just curious but notice tat this article is no long on the Main Stories…
At the same time, i also notice tat the Subscribe to comments check box is gone.
ANyone can advise me? Or maybe now not only am I Prude, i’m also blind. =(
Respect yourself , respect others and respect the environment. I try to teach this to the little ones in my care in the preschool that I work in. If kids learn this very basic fact and carry it through their adult lives, we can all make life a whole lot better for ourselves and others… Ragging would have no place in society if people abide with this principle. Yes, there is space for fun and clowning around as a group ; but a line should be drawn when things are done against a person’s will. Whether the protesting person says later that she was a willing participant (out of peer pressure perhaps?) is beside the point. How can there be justification in forcing collective will over an individual’s freedom ? How does something like this become the culture in an educational institution ? Has it got to do with teens needing an outlet for the high pressure they face in the pursuit of academic excellence? I don’t know ….Again I want to say that I’m all for kids having fun and letting their hair down. I just get uncomfortable when they don’t see anything wrong in forcing things against a person’s will and justifying their actions in the self righteous, smart alecky tone in Javier Yeo’s blog… Really doesn’t matter if these kids come out of school with straight As…. something is really wrong when they grow up with no respect for themselves and for others….
Another thing that children and adolescents need to learn are that there are consequences to the choices they make. But in Singapore , we put so much into academic performance that everything else seems secondary….
Having read blogs from Wee Shu Min , Javier Yeo (all in the vein of Xiaxue) one gets the impression that some young people are so full of themselves and lacking in humility… I fear for the next generation if these blogs are representative of the mindset of the next generation…..but I am optimistic that these are the minority ; and that the majority of young Singaporeans are respectful, caring individuals who look to things that are noble and good in themselves and in others….
So let’s hope that we all do the right thing with our own children and start from the homes, so that Singapore will be a kinder society in the years ahead…
Oh c’mon people, loosen up will ya?
Sure they were being silly and immature, and they’re probably guilty of succumbing to peer pressure or whatever other bombastic words you care to hurl at them. But they’re kids! And they’re at the precise age when they have that prerogative to act immature!
Frankly, I think everyone’s just overreacting. And I find those of you lamenting over the “fate of the future generation” downright hilarious. I’m sure you were not born chanting your holier-than-thou rhetoric. And you’re probably been through that stage when you drooled all over yourself and peed in your pants as well. But look at you now! You still turned out alright! (A little stiff in the head, but otherwise alright..)
Since you guys have such a delightful non-existent sense of humour, I expect you to get upset and start flaming me. So let me preempt by saying that this is mostly written in jest, and if you can’t take the joke and laugh it off, then I feel terribly sorry for your pettiness.
A little levity and frivolousness if good for you sometimes, you should give it a go. :D
Picaresque, if you are posting in jest, then you have succeeded in making a joke of your post.
No, we are not going to ridicule you. As it is true that what you do in the privacy of your own bedroom, no one gives a damn but the moment you bring such degrading activities into the public eye and proclaim it as immature fun and to be excused, then be ready to be judged as deviant behavour, when the perpetrators are wearing school uniforms. To justify for such an act by saying that the “victim” enjoyed it and had said it in her blog does not diminish the degrading nature of the act. Some like to be cut, mutilated and eaten alive but the one who cut, mutilate and eat the “willing” party is still a murderer, plain and simple. Get this simple logic into your airhead please.
Dear Anti-Picaresque, let me start by saying that I’m really honoured that you decided to name yourself after me, though I’ve always harboured a dash of pity towards all you anti’s who choose to define yourself in terms of other people, even if it’s as their antithesis.
You know, for a post that you dismissed off as “a joke”, you certainly seem to have taken it pretty seriously. If you had bothered reading my previous post properly, which had a whooping 15 lines, you would have realized that I never for a second acknowledged their act to be right, neither have I justified it as harmless fun. My point wasn’t to jump into the fray and debate right and wrongs. Quite to the contrary, I was merely pointing out the absurdity of this over-moralizing self-righteousness. Perhaps if you were not so quick to judge, you’ll see the humour in it as well.
And you’re right, this airhead of mine can only accommodate simple logic, so when you made the leap in logic from ragging to mutilation, cannibalism and murder, I was genuinely lost. Would you be so kind as to enlighten me how that had any relevance here at all?
Oh and I didn’t get the part about “when the perpetrators are wearing school uniforms”, please be clearer the next time you talk to an airhead, they’re not very bright you know?
SInce the ACJC principal already said it’s ok, why are the faces censored??
See below for the UNcensored face of the “victim”
http://www.picturepush.com/public/1195850
seriously, i think the girl is more traumatised by the public attention. she has already closed down her blog because of the public attention. and if you bother to pay attention to what the girl said and stuffs (yes, listen it yourself! watch it with an unbiased view) you will see that the girl wasn’t actually crying. u can hear them saying things like “who did this to me?”, you could hear people replying her who poured the milk and stuffs, and telling her who’s the mastermind.. and her saying “OMG! everyone is here!”.
if you are really being bullied, will u be asking and saying all these things? yes, she did ask to be let go, but who wouldnt be shouting and screaming such stuffs when u are gonna be tied up? for those who find that being dump into the pond/fountain is acceptable, when ur friends want to dump you into the pond or fountain, will u ask them not to do it? i guess you would also be shouting the same thing (i know, ’cause my friend was being dumped into the pool and she did shout and scream the same stuffs) anyway, i do feel that its a bit overboard to tie her up, if she wasnt being tied up, i guess it wont be causing all these commotions.
tagging video as loser doesn’t means her friend is scolding her or what.
just like how i would say “you idiot! you pig head!”
actually its just a pet phrase. i feel that somehow when the whole thing make it to the media, we use a magnifying glass to view at all these things.
44) little rain
Finally, some sense at last.
The key word is “F_R_I_E_N_D_S”.
Friend do things that show they are close to one another.
Close friends do things that others would not understand.
The posting on youtube suggest that public opinions are unavoidable and yes this is true. However, they remain just that: plain public opinions.
Leave the kids alone and let them grow up in their own playful way.
how much can you tell from a video of such crappy quality.
you weren’t there in real life, and you don’t even know these people.
like Thng Yiren said man, people these days are just too eager for the kill
you shouldn’t judge others without all the facts.
just cause it looks bad doesn’t mean it is bad.
never judge a book by its cover
a commonly used phrase that is rarely practiced.