Two Singaporeans dealt with under ISA; teen subscribed to ‘salad bar’ mix of extremist ideologies

He also subscribed to the “black pill” theory, which posits that some men are doomed to fail in romantic pursuits and will never find a partner.

He made online posts threatening to kill or rape women, using derogatory incel terminology such as “foid”, short for female humanoid, to refer to women.

The 19-year-old also became supportive of Rodger and other school shooters through consuming true crime content, a genre of media that focuses on real-life criminal cases, often involving violent or sensational offences like assault and serial killings.

He had fantasised about committing violence against certain groups of people in school, including LGBTQ individuals and couples in relationships. ISD said these thoughts did not progress beyond ideation and that he had not shared his extremist views or violent ideations with his family or schoolmates.

“While Cyrus did not take preparatory steps to execute his violent ideations, his support for terrorist and extremist groups, and his online postings inciting violence against others, are of security concern,” said ISD.

As such, he has been placed on a restriction order for ISD to monitor him and put him through a rehabilitation regime to address his radical beliefs.