THE TEMASEK REVIEW

Written by Our Correspondent

YPAP member Eric How has made a police report on somebody impersonating him on the YPAP Facebook:

“Eric How” sparked a massive outcry in cyberspace two weeks ago with his callous remarks posted on the YPAP Facebook Network.

In the first instance, he slammed netizens for “slapping on the government senselessly” because they did not get “any fruits of benefits” from their forefathers:

[Source: YPAP Facebook listed in the public domain]

In the second instance, he called netizens “donkeys”:

“Stubborn donkeys like you just do not wanna hear the truth. I am still enjoying myself and busy doing my own business rather than doing unproductive stuffs like nagging on the forum anonymously.”

According to a report on Chinese tabloid Lianhe Wanbao, the “real” Eric How has stepped forward to clarify that he was not responsible for these comments and he had already made a police report.

The first comment was posted way back on 2 January 2010. For some strange reasons, Eric did not clarify himself immediately then and waited only till almost three weeks later to do so.

The comment was posted on YPAP Facebook and if the “Eric How” was really an impostor, surely the other YPAP members would have realized it and deleted the posting immediately.

Furthermore, when we clicked on the name “Eric How”, it did go to the Facebook which was proclaimed on Wanbao as belonging to the “real” Eric and his particulars were all deleted after the controversy broke out over his first comment.

Whether the impersonation did take place or not, Mr How should have simply written in to Facebook to delete the impostor’s account instead of making a police report.

If the police really investigate the matter, they may need to retrieve the IP address of the culprit from the YPAP Facebook. Will this lead to the identities of other users being divulged as well?

After maintaining a noble silence for more than 2 weeks, YPAP Chairman Teo Ser Luck finally opened his mouth and commented on the incident:

“These remarks are insensitive and inappropriate and do not represent the YPAP.”

He claimed he would not lend support to them.

If he really feel so strongly against it, why didn’t he state his stance immediately then and have to wait until Mr How make a police report?

Till the police manages to prove beyond any doubt that the “Eric How” posting on YPAP Facebook is an impostor, we shall regard Mr How’s claims with a heavy dose of salt as of now.

News source: Lianhe Wanbao, 22 January 2010

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