December 08, 06:23 PM 
514 Chai Chee Lane 03-16, Singapore 469029 But not all Singaporeans prove that they can be better than that on social media.
After news broke that a riot had broken out at Little India on Sunday night, a wave of anti-foreigner vitriol swept through the social media scene, particularly on Facebook and Twitter.
Riding on the trending hashtag #LittleIndiaRiot, the tweets and Facebook posts descended into racism quickly.
However, what was heartening was the sane appeals for calm from another quarter pushing back against the hate.
Here are their responses:
I dont get what does the riot got to do with SR Nathan -.- Not like Tony Tan ask the bangalas to start the riot #LittleIndiaRiot
— Sean (@SmashDieYou) December 8, 2013
Tonight's riot has to do with the foolishness of men, not the colour of their skin or the country they're born in. #LittleIndiaRiot
— Marcus Wong (@kangcore) December 8, 2013
Please... Please refrain from making any ridiculous, insensitive, racial and xenophobic remarks. #littleindiariot
— Desiree Lai (@DesireeLai) December 8, 2013
How you can help #littleindiariot - pass on useful info, make sure people are safe, and do not make stupid xenophobic remarks.
— Benjamin Lee (@miyagi) December 8, 2013
Come now, the #LittleIndiaRiot is a scary incident but let's stay calm and keep the xenophobia out of this. I hope nobody is hurt.
— mrbrown (@mrbrown) December 8, 2013
Screw all the racist remarks.. Can't believe that I'm reading all these from Singaporeans.. So much for education! #LittleIndiaRiot
— Benjamin Poh (@benjapoh) December 8, 2013
Get well soon to the 10 injured policemen. #LittleIndiaRiot
— Fake PM Lee (@Fake_PMLee) December 8, 2013
It's ironic how racist tweets inevitably start with 'not to sound racist but..' Lives have been lost. Have some decency. #LittleIndiaRiot
— Rachel Chung (@rachelchung_sg) December 8, 2013
I'm seeing the racial slurs & sneaky attacks already online. Hold back on the bile. We are better than this! #littleindia #riots
— Neil Humphreys (@NeilHumphreys) December 8, 2013
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