Vogue addresses her ‘internment for extremists’ comments
Vogue Williams has apologised for her comments about internment for extremists.
The 31-year-old faced massive backlash for her column in The Sunday World where she said "we can no longer sit around and do nothing," before suggesting that she agrees with internment for "known terrorists."
The reaction to her piece was overwhelmingly negative, and in this week's column, Vogue apologised for her stance on the situation.
She said at the time of writing the first column, she was "upset and shocked," and felt "frightened and angry."
She then added, "But after reflecting more deeply, I understand that suggesting internment camps – ie imprisonment without trial – was a misguided opinion.
"Everyone has the right to a fair trial and to be heard and I of course do not believe in a dictatorship type of government."
However, while she admitted that she made a "mistake," and she is "sorry for that," she still condemns the reaction to received online.
She said after the article was published, she got "death threats, hate [and] pure vilification," which "doesn't promote debate."
She signed off her column by saying we should not be afraid to debate or discuss the situation the world is in.
