Police reports have been made against a Singapore man who threatened to “open fire” in his response to a Facebook post about foreign sponsorship of a recent LGBT rally in Singapore, reported The Straits Times.
A Bryan Lim had commented on the Facebook group We Are Against Pink Dot saying: “I am a Singaporean citizen. I am a NSman. I am a father. And I swore to protect my nation. Give me the permission to open fire. I would like to see these £@€$^*s die for their causes.”
While it is not clear who he is targeting, Canon Singapore said it is investigating a complaint against one of its staff. Facebook user Audi Khalid had pointed out that Lim is a Canon employee.
Canon Singapore said on its Facebook page: “At Canon Singapore, we live by our philosophy of Kyosei, which we define as all people, regardless of race, religion, or culture, harmoniously living and working together for the common good.
“(Therefore), we do not condone violence in any form. Thus, we take this issue seriously and are looking into this matter.”
Alarmed by the controversial post by Lim, Audi Khalid said in his post: “I wonder what Canon Singapore has to say about this employee of theirs, one who expresses his willingness to shoot gays with bullets if given the chance.”
He added: “This man is also an educator, a reservist with the police, and a father.”
The LGBT gathering, Pink Dot, was held at the Hong Lim Park on June 4. The event attracted 18 corporate sponsors including Google, Apple, Facebook and Visa.
After some quarters had raised the issue of foreign sponsorship of a local event, the Ministry of Home Affairs said no action would be taken against them, but it would make it clear that foreign entities should not fund, sponsor, support or influence such events. It also said “further steps” would be taken.
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