"[Amos] Yee�s arrest doesn't just underscore his complaints about Singapore�s backwardness on rights and freedom."

"It shows the country�s dire need for cultural education through intelligent dissent."

In the days after Yee�s arrest, a slew of local celebrities, including three Singaporean starlet types, were interviewed about his videos on national TV. In sequences depressing to watch, they all sided with the state. �If you say that, �Oh, people can say whatever they want, all the time,� then what about those people who are listening?� Joshua Tan, a young actor, said. Well, what about them? The suggestion that citizens should withhold political criticism for fear of offense is preposterous�far more embarrassing to Singapore than any videos by Yee could be.

Amos Yee is only 17, and he's been arrested under the Protection from Harassment Act, apparently for hurting religious feelings when he likened Lee Kuan Yew � a dead Singaporean leader � to Jesus Christ. Here's the video, in which you can see how very charming Yee is. (Some of the language is NSFW.)