Singapore sentences Briton to six weeks in prison for not wearing face mask

[dalton99a]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/18/asia/singapore-briton-jailed-mask-intl-hnk/index.html

Singapore sentences Briton to six weeks in prison for not wearing face mask
Story by Reuters
Updated 1:11 AM ET, Thu August 19, 2021

A Singapore court sentenced a British man to six weeks in prison on Wednesday, local media reported, after he repeatedly breached coronavirus protocols by refusing to wear a face mask in public.

Benjamin Glynn, 40, was found guilty on four charges over his failure to wear a mask on a train in May and at a subsequent court appearance in July, as well as causing a public nuisance and using threatening words towards public servants.

Glynn was earlier subjected to a psychiatric assessment ordered by the judge as a result of his conduct and remarks in court.

On Wednesday he asked the court to drop what he called "unlawful charges" and asked for his passport to be returned so that he could go back to Britain to be with his family, according to media outlet CNA.

It quoted the judge as telling Glynn that he was "completely misguided" in is belief that he was exempt from Singapore's laws on wearing masks.


Benjamin Glynn

[Auggie]

1. Do not fuck around with authority in Singapore

You will be punished.

[Treefrog]

2. No shit.

Not people to mess around with.

[malaise]

3. Good

No sympathy

[dweller]

4. This

is how you do it


✌🏻

[lagomorph777]

5. Yup - actually pretty mild for Singapore. We should do this here.

[Auggie]

6. Guy is lucky he wasn't caned

[lagomorph777]

7. Yep.