Internet buzz over PM Lee's son

Oh man, this is very interesting! From none other than the Straits Times:

ONE day after it emerged that the Prime Minister's son had been reprimanded for firing an email to the SAF's top brass to complain about a fellow officer, the Internet is abuzz over the issue of whistle-blowing.

A trawl of blogs and online forums show that the cyber chatter has even shifted from admonishing what was earlier described as a 'brash act' from a 'white horse' to netizens now empathising with and even supporting Second Lieutenant Li Hongyi...

When I read the email that 2LT Li (PM Lee's son) wrote, I was very awed actually. Of course, it helps a LOT that he's the PM's son, but nevertheless, what he wrote was really... wow, this is one Singaporean we can be proud of - willing to speak up even if he gets kena charged. And he DID get charged for not following the proper chain of command. Yet... he paid the price, but gee, to be honest, I feel proud of this guy. :D think we can learn from him here - not to be afraid to speak up for justice, no less. He's got the power, and he's not afraid to use it for good. :D Thank God for him! :D

Of course, on a more sober note, as some other bloggers have put it, he should have spoken up more carefully. And perhaps, there is the danger in a way of falling into the trap of pride and self-righteousness even when having good and right intentions... so there needs to be a balance here.

Gee. Think he'll make a great leader in terms of character, but as a future politician, he may step on many people's toes if he's not careful to treat them carefully... haha, I'm thinking, he probably has more of his grandfather's personality than that of his dad? :)

Another blogger speaks:

"As I was scanning through the comments and opinions of the other bloggers, it turns out that most of them agreed that Li Hong Yi has done the right thing on this account even though he was punished in the process for speaking out. At least, our Prime Minister can take heart that his son has a better standing with public opinion in terms of his upbringing as contrast to a spoilt brat, Wee Shu Min who got her father and herself into a public backlash with her infamous comments."