Convicted sex offender Amos Yee held a 1.5-hour livestream on his YouTube channel on the evening of April 14, where he shared his aspirations of becoming a protest symbol as well as how he would react if he was sentenced to prison.
The livestream, which ran for one hour and 37 minutes, saw Yee answer questions posted by viewers interspersed with personal anecdotes, including a family reunion upon his return to Singapore. He also shared plans to produce edited videos in the future.
Hopes to see people protest for him
During the livestream, a viewer asked Yee if he thought he had hit “the peak of [his] activist journey”, to which the blogger replied “absolutely not”.
“I think the peak of my activism will be people protesting for me on the streets in Singapore,” Yee said, adding that he wished to see thousands of people protest on his behalf or over political issues.
Describing the protestors’ arrest as “amazing”, Yee claimed that it will lead to prisons being overcrowded, and in turn exert pressure on the government.
“I would much rather have a devoted audience who will protest for me or risk their lives, go to prison for me, than a million views,” Yee then said, explaining he had gained a better understanding on how to curate a dedicated viewership.
Suggests he won’t serve jail sentence obediently
Responding to a viewer’s question on whether he was excited to serve national service (NS), Yee said he believed many people would like to see him “redeem” himself by serving his jail sentence.
“[I] don’t want to reveal too much of my plans, but being me, do you think I would just guai guai (obediently) serve my one-year punishment and then go to NS and serve smoothly for two years? Does that seem like my character?” Yee asked.
