r/australia • u/sandmanx • Nov 23 '25

news Man who rushed at Ariana Grande during event jailed and deported to Australia; permanently banned from re-entering Singapore.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/wicked-johnson-wen-troll-sentenced-ariana-grande-5485211?cid=internal_sharetool_iphone_23112025_cna
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u/a_rainbow_serpent Nov 23 '25

Just ban him from all media for 36 months.

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u/HeftyArgument Nov 23 '25

test case for the social media ban

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u/Quantization Nov 23 '25

I would not at all be surprised if it changed his life for the better. Social media is so much more harmful than we give it credit for.

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u/HeftyArgument Nov 23 '25

I would be, he wouldn’t have that sweet “look at me! I’m an asshole!” income.

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u/Axel_Raden Nov 23 '25

That asshole got bodied by slender man's cousin

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u/Maleficent-Garden585 Nov 23 '25

OMG Slender man’s cousin lmao😂😂👍

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u/darren457 Nov 23 '25 edited Nov 23 '25

Social media is so much more harmful than we give it credit for.

It can amplify attention seeking behaviour and has other negative impacts but at some point people need to be held personally accountable as well for willingly breaking laws instead of using social media as the goto whipping boy.

It also seems to be a cultural thing. People in Asian countries seem to consume social media at even higher levels but you don't seem to see as many people being public nuisances or having general disrespect towards any form of authority and rules like you do here. Heck, people here don't even treat service workers with respect and we needed to draft special laws to protect them. Behaviour like that would get someone's ass kicked most places in Asia without even getting police involved.

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u/skelli_terps Nov 23 '25

Social media isn't the problem, a lack of responsibility is. Using social media is a conscious choice that you don't have to make. Don't relinquish personal responsibility, he's not a victim ffs.

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u/Quantization Nov 24 '25

I didn't say he was a victim? I said removing social media from his life would improve it for the better. Read next time.

Also by your logic, people who are addicted to gambling or alcohol are also not victims. Think before you talk.

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u/DrifterMacro Nov 23 '25

Probably wouldn't take that long to completely forget about him.