Moral 'cyber warriors'

re: "Beware the cyber warriors" (Editorial, May 17)

Dear editor,

Before being let loose to monitor their fellow citizens, applicants for the position of "cyber warrior" should be required to pass an exam to establish their solid understanding of the salient moral and practical considerations that apply. These principles are lucidly set out by two Harvard University luminaries: Steven Pinker writing in "Why Free Speech is Fundamental" (The Boston Globe, January 27, 2015); and in Ronald Dworkin's powerful essay "A new map of censorship" (Index on Censorship, February 14, 2013). But then, such solid respect for good morals, let alone the the practical matter of citizens equipped with a well-informed understanding of Thai affairs, would contradict the intent of rule of law made up to defeat such goods for Thai society.

 Felix Qui

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The above letter to the editor is the text as submitted by Felix Qui to the Bangkok Post.

The text as edited was published in PostBag on May 18, 2018, under the title "Moral 'cyber warriors'" at https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/postbag/1467762/moral-cyber-warriors
  

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References

• Dworkin, R. (2013, February 14). A new map of censorship. Index on Censorship. Retrieved from https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2013/02/ronal-dworkin-free-speech-censorship/ (First published 1994)
   
• Pinker, S. (2015, January 27). Why Free Speech is Fundamental. The Boston Globe. Retrieved from https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/01/26/why-free-speech-fundamental/aaAWVYFscrhFCC4ye9FVjN/story.html