Singapore — The father of a Carouseller who spewed vulgarities at another Carousell user has stepped up to shed some light on the incident.
Near the start of Jun, a man posed as a buyer to confront the seller who hurled insults at him. He recorded the confrontation in a video that was uploaded on Facebook.
During the interaction, the man scolded the seller and threatened to slap him. The seller appeared apprehensive that his identity would be known due to the video.
The seller’s father has since reached out to Mothership claiming that the buyer left out a few important details when he shared about the incident.
The Mothership article refers to the buyer as D and the seller as S.
When D expressed his interest in trading a pair of sneakers for the one in S’s posting, S responded by spewing vulgarities at D.
D was upset at this and decided to meet up with S in person, who could be seen apologizing in the videos and asking S not to record their interaction.
S’s father alleged that D continued to send threats to S even after the incident despite already having met up in person.
D cautioned S to “talk properly to people next time and show some respect,” to which S responded by saying he understood and that he would not do the same thing in the future while thanking D for the lesson.
Afterward, D asked S if he wanted his face featured on an Instagram page called “sgfollowsall” which shares trending topics and events in Singapore.
S responded “No sir.” He also requested D’s forgiveness and said that he was just a young boy.
D then responded and sent ‘say “I’m sorry daddy I won’t do this again”, and u have my word I won’t post.’
In S’s reply, he apologized and promised again not to make the same mistake but omitted the word “daddy”.
D was unwilling to let go of the issue and asked S again to tell him exactly what he wanted to read.
S apologized yet again along with a promise not to repeat his wrongdoings.
Later on, D shared the videos and a recount of the incident on his social media pages. The videos would also later appear on the sgfollowsall Instagram account.
Many other users of Carousell began to seek out S on the platform and insult him after the incident which happened until S’s account was disabled by Carousell.
When he spoke to Mothership, S’s father was sorry for the way his son behaved and acknowledged that the responsibilities that come with a child’s mistake ultimately lie with the parents.
He adds that he and his wife have punished their son by confiscating his devices for two weeks after the incident occurred. He further expresses that incident helped them to discipline and educate their son.
However, he feels that D went overboard and that he had acted out of spite when he posted the videos online. S’s father alleges that S apologised several times to D both during their physical meeting and in their chat. S even reached out to sgfollowsall and sent his apology to them to share his version of the events.
S’s father also alleges that D deliberately asked to meet S in person by pretending to have forgiven him.
While D claimed to have posed as another buyer, S’s father shared some screenshots claiming that D instead pretended to have forgiven S for what he said and pretended that nothing was wrong.
According to S’s father, D also did not reveal that S had already apologized and acted amicably towards S so that he would let his guard down.
S’s father also points out the scolding and the threats in the video and said that it was unbecoming of a grown man to act in such a way towards S. He emphasizes that when a child acts out of line, the right thing to do is to inform the child’s parents.
The Singapore Police Force confirms that a police report was filed on Jun 9 against D on account of harassment and intimidation against a minor and that investigation are currently still ongoing.
After speaking with S’s father, Mothership contacted D who confirmed that S did apologize for the insults before they met up in person. D also claims that S had been even more vulgar than depicted in the screenshots circulated.
He also claims that S made remarks along the lines of being his “daddy”, but is unable to back this up with screenshots since he claims to have deleted the explicit messages in their chat.
D also mentions that he is now perceived as a sexual predator on the internet and that the incident has been upsetting for him. He admits that he could have dealt with the situation better and hopes that S and his family will reach out to him so they can resolve the issue and put it aside.
You Zi Xuan is an intern at The Independent SG.
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