Joseph Schooling Gets Banned

[@YEOLO]

everyone needs to chill out frfr

[@Mesh_potato]

Why would he do that i meant Joseph Schooling

[@leeubi6165]

@@Mesh_potato He said he has troubles

[@dittonewjeansloves]

frfr

[@amandazhang4710]

eh can u pls be our minister of comms culture and youth pls like don't wait liao. other people think they who Sia

[@ameliachua7751]

Honestly, I have never seen Joseph Schooling as the type to take drugs, cause I feel like he KNOWS drugs (considering how long he’s been an athlete) are bad and I think he is quite careful in his decision (I THINK). So when I found out about this I was like, “what made him do it?” And then he posted his story saying he succumbed to a moment of weakness. And like an athlete like him knows very well that drugs are bad so the fact he succumbed showed that he must have been in a dark and low place and mental state. I mean he was going through such a tough time after Tokyo Olympics; all the fat-shaming, not performing ‘well’ in the Olympics, losing his dad, etc. he had to bear the weight of not performing up to SG’S expectations of him, and also losing his dad, who was a very important figure in his life. Not condoning drug use, but Joseph Schooling deserves better. I’ve already heard people calling him a disgrace just cause he took the drug, which is not true. Joseph Schooling has brought glory to SG and has done so much for us. He made a mistake, and that’s okay. He’s a human. but what’s important is that he doesn’t do it again, and can find the right resources to get help for himself cause I’m genuinely worried for him.

[@jamie68560]

Lmao not all drugs are bad lah. This is literally just pot, it doesn't do shit.

[@isthiswhereiputusername3311]

He took weed but your comment sounds like he took heroin lol.

[@ameliachua7751]

@@jamie68560 i know, I meant like the action of taking drugs as an athlete is ‘bad’ (in terms of the rules and regulations and whatever)

[@PokhrajRoy.]

When it comes to Alcohol and Tobacco, no one bats an eye but when it comes to Cannabis, the moral panic starts.

[@houseoffxngshui6246]

alcohol is what will fuck your life up . priorities fuct forever .

[@jonathanjameschapman-lim2959]

Singapore should wake up and realise that tobacco and alcohol is far worse than cannabis. And please lah, cannabis will not make them swim faster! 😂🤣

[@odduck2]

Despite the fact that alcohol and tabacco kills more people than cannabis

[@ignatoseg4664]

​@@houseoffxngshui6246 thing is that Alcohol (which isn't gd ) has negative effects like nausea , puking and hangovers cannabis doesn't they have more immediate deterrence so in the moment you can take as much as possible tho i also think that the public uproar is stupid

[@RoxxaneDuck007]

Tobacco and alcohol makes cash..

[@csy897]

Give me one silent clap HAHAHA I'm SO GLAD you talked about this. Media coverage and comments by old people were really getting crazy. The 2 years in the army with no training for sure gonna take a hit on him but we've also heard of women athletes giving birth and taking 1-2 years break and coming back to win Olympic medals. I guess we can only hope for the best.

[@eszeezee6967]

He isn't my role model. I don't contribute anything on his journey to win that Olympic medal. I don't deserve his apology. No one deserves it except those who helped him be a national hero. In short, the rest of us, pls sit down and shut up. Diam diam pls! Leave him alone.

[@m0nz13]

do athletes not go through drug testing before every event? it's not permitted to use cannabis, although not a performance enhancing drug, it is not allowed to be tested for any drugs. So, it is kind of inevitable, but I do agree what happens overseas should stay overseas. Singaporeans do not need to be spoon-fed or monitored even in their own private spaces out of Singapore. I'm also quite disturbed how much the media outlets have milked this, knowing many people have been incarcerated for drug trafficking and the death sentence imposed on poor, disadvantaged people.

[@jen5138]

Death sentence imposed on the poor n disadvantaged?? R u insinuating that our laws only allow the poor to be executed? Please enlighten me and give me an example fn an innocent man who was executed because he was poor and not because he was found guilty. Fyi, there is a difference bewteen consuming n trafficking.

[@m0nz13]

@@jen5138 I only said many people at such situations have been incarcerated, but I never insinuate they are THE ONLY ONES who get stuck in such situations. I’m not sure if empathy is in your dictionary. And ofc I know there’s a difference between consuming & trafficking, as overall drug laws are very strict regardless. Whether they are guilty or not, I don’t really care. Draconian laws for drugs is just ridiculous in my opinion.

[@kathklim]

@@m0nz13 Nope. Empathy is not in her dictionary for sure.

[@jen5138]

@@m0nz13 To have empathy on one trafficker is to be cruel to a thousand others.

[@stephenshw2262]

He smoked after the event, but what I dont understand is why Schooling confessed. He did not smoke during NS and even if his unit found out, they will do everything to cover up the offence. Sth is not right here.

[@JeddtheJedi]

Singapore basically had very little to nothing to do with his initial success, and yet everyone was in a frenzy to claim it after he got the Olympic gold medal. There's a reason he has a tattoo of the Texas Longhorn (the mascot of UT Austin) and not something like the merlion. Everyone was lining up to claim credit when most of his training was done in the US.

[@gachaponer]

SG is a bad place for people who does not fit into the mould. I mean just look at the amount of support given to athletes, artists etc. It's not that they are bad but many people here just immediately criticise them too harshly just because they are "local" and deem them inferior. Same goes for other things like brands etc

[@user-kd2ez2mb3c]

@Flare majority is too strong of a generalisation. But I would agree that it seems the proportion of incidences of sociopathic traits are high.

[@l_ifeefi_l1998]

U r onli good when u have value to them. They won give up on Joseph. All these r just for damage control. Atm hes sg only hope of performing in the next Olympic. Mete some punishment to show the board and authority do their jobs, joseph apologize and keep low for a awhile and let it blow over

[@mousefatfat]

He will always be my champ, no matter what. Stay strong, Joseph. Thank you for your service and an olympic gold for our country.

[@sombrance]

In Singapore, you don't own anything. Not a house, not a car... heck not even with what you do with your own body overseas. WE ARE NOT CATTLE.

[@fireplace2330]

yeah exactly, and also we must all BREED like cattle and slog to death in meaningless jobs to prop up GDP growth numbers.

[@CodmCasual911]

The pressure of all the people who criticized schooling for his performance during the Olympics is to blame

[@k3n6r1ck]

damn i hope he don’t go to jail, he done so much for us brudda

[@k3n6r1ck]

@America Chavez 1st gold medal bro, you don’t know how much of an achievement that is?

[@thesoupman2604]

@America Chavez bait

[@-w-8429]

@America Chavez nah you just don’t understand how important a gold medal is to us singaporeans AMERICA CHAVEZ

[@Dysphoros]

@America Chavez What have you done for your country to be enough to shit on the achievement?

[@thesoupman2604]

@America Chavez bait

[@smonyboy]

politicians know cannabis isnt a hard drug like say heroin, but they are scared decriminalizing one drug will lead to a slippery slop

[@bakedtarts]

Finally a sane comment not fueled by emotions. The drug fight can be a long arduous process, so the politicians do whatever they can to make sure SG stays off the path.

[@smonyboy]

@@MTMT-wm2dq how so?

[@smonyboy]

@America Chavez thats a simple and naive way of putting it

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I’m so excited to see a new video on the channel. It’s like edutainment regarding Singapore.

[@MinXuanNg]

ikr

[@MsEverAfterings]

It’s not even worth being an athlete in Singapore at this point. Nothing you do is right lol

[@joesr31]

get a lot of money though. USA national athletes who win Olympic gold probably don't get half the benefits he got

[@paullow3377]

SG laws should just stick to within SG. Let's be honest, most of the people going into Malaysia buys chewing gum upon arrival.

[@Light-jo9lp]

No wonder why so many singaporeans behaving really weird when they arrived in malaysia.probally because of singapore is just too strict perhaps??

[@szewei85]

You know i know hahahaha

[@runsohfast]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 good analysis, YEOLO! The overreaction to this is reflective of our perspectives and how backward we are socially as a nation.

[@zeqi]

Soh Rui Yong, runner

[@nekoshan-2500]

Don't forget the good things he had done and all his accomplishments as an individual, stop focusing on his mistake seriously...

[@aggrovixen231]

I am currently residing overseas with my family, my sons has Autism and we gave them cbd gummies to help with it, it's a shame weed is still illegal in Singapore, while I understand the one with THC can be bad for people getting addicted but I feel like medical marijuana should not be outlawed. I also was not aware even if you are overseas and you come back and test positive for weed, you will be held accountable, l find that part to be ridiculous. I understand different countries has their own law and this is simply ridiculous, in my opinion of course!

[@xxDxxism]

Everyone going crazy over a plant lmao only in Singapore does this shit happen

[@MinXuanNg]

I think most of the younger generation doesn't care lol its more of the older generation that care more

[@deezem5294]

@@MinXuanNg ya lor all the boomers

[@ZetaTango83]

If weed can relieve the ptsd of losing my dad, I'd gladly take a fuck ton of it.

[@aaronabelgohyawchuan9727]

As a matter a fact, it does have positive effect on ptsd 👀

[@RaskylC]

not Herbal Schooling. help XD thats so bad but idk why i started laughing

[@RaskylC]

that being said, Mental health is very important, hope he gets better mentally.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Basically, it feels like Queer Rights are being taken lightly in Singapore. The country claims to be multicultural and diverse so we can see them set a precedent.

[@PunkintheV0id]

exactly.

[@eekl]

Thanks

[@revolic911]

got me at the peeing in the mrt part 😭🦠

[@jamie68560]

He wasn't let off easily because he's not a young male Chinese NUS scholar

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I can’t unsee the Crab Dancing Sequence Fever Dream.

[@robw1927]

if malaysia can jail an ex-pm, what is a olympic medalist?

[@chloelim523]

YEOLO: "on silent clap" My brain:👏🤫

[@mueffe1357]

IIRC World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to review whether cannabis should remain on its list of prohibited substances beyond 2022. Kind of funny this fact is not emphasised enough by the local news agency. There shouldn't be any moral brouhaha over this. 10:15 SG Mindef is actually just one gamer away to start adjusting the NS deferment policy. Lol

[@nwyk153]

The younger generation don't really care about this. It's the older generations - and the religious nuts - that is the problem.

[@RoxxaneDuck007]

we can drink and smoke tobacco but we cant use an actual natural plant without any chemicals

[@share_accidental]

the problem is, why is weed still illegal while smoking & drinking is legal? i have no interest in all 3 (not religious or anything, just not my thing. heck, i'm a buddhist!) but it's somebody's right if they wanna consume these 3. i won't judge them for it either because there's nothing wrong with it!!!

[@swaser112]

Wrt the discussion about NS, unless you show intense promise early on in your life for a sport/art, then you should get deferment. Problem is many people think they are special when most of us are average. I can accept that I am average, can you?

[@bchpls24]

I wonder what other plant that they dried, roll, and smoke ?🤔🤔🤔 double standard

[@izzy1221]

Listen…I’m pretty sure that like 80% of Singaporean’s that study overseas or work overseas have done weed lol. Or at least shisha.

[@farnix]

The media should like stop milking dry everything just for views. Like seriously...

[@ProjectElf]

Yeolo my man giving me a whole argumentative essay here

[@self.destructr]

Another reason I'm so thankful I don't live in cannabis-phobic Singapore!

[@kiriny6389]

yeolo waiting for u to talk about the hothighpriestess manifesting ns men

[@wowifieds]

Honestly, i kind of understand why he's taking drugs, imagine the pressure of him as the entire nation depending on him in the olympics, it gets really stressful. But still, i don't think he's in the right of taking drugs too tho.

[@Stuart_Quek]

The give me 1 silent clap hit too close to home man.... my primary school days...

[@ayrazz._]

It was the silent clap for me😂

[@samuellee4160]

yes. people need to understand that there's no special treatment given to them. and as a matter of fact, why would they give them special treatment? receive backlash when they're both under the spotlight?

[@SubZero-qi9hk]

No one is Perfect. Especially when you are Young.

[@julianh0990]

Hold on... how can Singapore have a low crime rate if he doesn't get appropriate punishment for this?? doesn't make sense. if he do drugs = death penalty. if you don't punish people, the people will do it what. my father is a lawyer, so i am right.

[@dollsgamescorner]

Where he get the cannabis? I tot singapore ban it??

[@adoroselatte]

He went overseas and take there

[@krischang4653]

People make mistakes some can be forgiven some not, but his is forgivable as long as he really learnt his lessons. P. S smoking cigarettes kills more people but it's legal.

[@bakedtarts]

Smoking does not affect external parties as much as drugs consumption. With drug consumption, there are social consequences, such as a shady black market, violence to attain money to purchase drugs and lastly, being high and stripped off your self-control after consuming drugs resulting in potential violent crimes like murder/ rape. It's not always about ourselves.

[@bakedtarts]

I get where the SG govt is coming from. They said Singaporeans are also barred from consuming cannabis overseas. The obvious reason is because they don't want Singaporeans to get addicted and bring the cannabis addiction back to Singapore, and try to source for cannabis via illegal methods. They have to make a firm stand. I feel that naysayers need to take a step back and analyze it critically rather than using our emotions.

[@ompian3693]

I'm still making trips to Thailand to enjoy them

[@SuccessforLifester]

Hugo Boss. The name sounded like a drug cartel

[@kaedamayu]

Drug test came out negative. People should just shut up about 'special treatment'

[@cgiraffs]

lol it’s cannabis not coccaine

[@rynne1104]

i dont do nicotine, alcohol nor drugs but it baffles me how this two are not on the same spectrum wen it come to ppl condemning it. and what baffles me more is he didnt even do them here why kena charge?

[@mimimako1272]

ig we wont see joseph on milo packets anymore

[@dorkiecookie]

AND SERVED!!!!!!

[@teh_o_peng]

nahh jitt trippinnn

[@jolintanhl]

They did it, they got punished.. can we just move on plssssssss.

[@kellentia]

Trying to shift sg ppl attention away from really important issues

[@cute9955]

some people treating this like their apart of it like i dont remember seeing u go to vietnam? stop shit talking about joseph cause this is literally none of your business , dont pretend you also took cannibis

[@mil0peng449]

Well.. at least this news allow us to know that it is illegal to take drug overseas for Singaporeans just like how it is illegal for South Koreans to gamble at casino overseas.

[@swage8566]

Is it not the most singaporean culture thing to exploit our talent for global clout and then when we realise that they are human and can fuck up we shit on them and deny their value because how dare these people who win singapore prestige and glory make mistakes and how dare we offer help and mental support instead of extracting their usefulness for global reputation

[@SuccessforLifester]

Since no need to go DB, maybe can give him 9 extra duties.

[@alvintan2970]

Let’s call a spade a spade… mov e on n đó better.

[@szewei85]

Haha ouch

[@xxjirenxx]

lol uh what?!

[@dollsgamescorner]

Im cooler now for subscribing u

[@suziewan115]

siao

[@apakansaja8505]

What he really meant is that he was sorry for being caught.

[@prawnproductions234]

IM THE 28TH COMMENT MA

[@freakizen0]

not so early

[@loslylale2825]

Fake S . Can’t bear don’t know what right and wrong These what happen when your are overtook with greed and fortune and fame . Do what you like and don’t think you get caught cause you have public and community . People like these are Low discipline

[@bigfatfoot]

If you take something, do it with very, very, close friends. Don't let your swimming competitors and definitely not your team mates know. You will never know you are a rock on their path and needs to be kicked away.

[@bigfatfoot]

Joseph Schooling shouldn't have to apologies for letting people down. He has his reason personal for taking cannabis. Cannabis is not just a ugly drug that has been portrayed. It has its therapeutic uses. Nobody is going to look after your mental health except yourself. If he thinks that he can relax but taking cannabis, then go ahead and be responsible for it. Don't make yourself out to be a hero for anybody as it will take a toll on you. People can place you on a pedestal/altar as a hero all they want and impose high hopes on you, but if that doesn't resonant with you, then don't take their hopes onto you. Just try to be sane among all the chaos create by people.