Is PDRM subservient to BN and are they BN’s thugs?

Of butt shows and the PDRM
September 6, 2012
I’d like to pose a question in regards to the student who dropped his pants in a crouching position over Najib’s portrait and other individuals who allegedly stomped on it, and the related police hunt for these miscreants.

Where were our men in blue when butt exercises were put on full display in front of Ambiga’s house and the other uncouth behaviour, and the defiling of the image of Penang Chief Minister LGE? Our police force were standing on the sidelines, arms folded.

But, when Najib’s picture got unrespectful treatment, PDRM sprang into action in a heartbeat, forming special teams to nab the culprits, whose deeds were perhaps held as sins of the highest order, which must be severely penalised by hook or crook.

While rapists get off scott free without serving a jail term, several belligerent young men who, in a moment of idiocy, stomped on the portrait of the nation’s leader get arrested and possibly face time behind bars. No wonder Malaysia’s moniker is Bolehland!

Coming back to the topic, the question of whether our police force are Najib’s personal body guards and image wardens arise in the minds of right thinking Malaysians.

While obscene, callous and plainly gross rites are carried out against men and women who have pre-eminence here, being in BN’s bad books are condoned, when Najib’s portrait gets a barbed treatment, PDRM gets wide awake and launch a manhunt in a flash. The average man on the street would be able to understand the partial treatment.

I’m not justifying the overzelous act of the boors wanting to shit and stomp on Najib’s photo. His our Prime Minister and the post and his datukship command utmost respect. The individuals who acted with insolence are blackguards, not only they tarnished the Janji Demokrasi rally, they also tarnished Malaysia’s name in the international arena.

We are indeed, the world’s laughing stock because our political scene is plainly profane and undignified, which doesn’t represent a civillised society be it BN or PR. Our politicians have a lot of brushing and growing up to do in this area. Malaysia is 55, not 5.

Clearly what the fellows did is utterly asinine and shameful, a culture that doesn’t reflect maturity and decency but what I’m questioning here is why similar action wasn’t taken when Ambiga was harassed in front of her home and mock funeral rites were carried out on LGE’s picture, with the perpetrators publicly known to have links with BN one way or another?

Ain’t this fishy smelling? The police reasoned that the burger stall and buttock display were carried out of Ambiga’s residence, therefore they have no ground to apprehend them. Pray tell, did the chaps, who have now been detained did what they did in Najib’s personal residence’s veranda? Why you no explain?

And, the questions above births another question. Is PDRM subservient to BN and are they BN’s thugs, their call of duty being at BN’s interest? Judging by hindsight and the current status quo, the answer is slanting to the  affirmative. Ok, now who must the police serve? The people or BN incumbents?

The answer is the people, whose tax pays the policemen and policewomen’s salary, but it doesn’t seem so here, with the clampdown of the three peaceful consecutive Bersih rallies and the handling of this recent butt baring and stepping on portrait issues.

In reverse psychology perspective, BN, namely Home Minister Hishamuddin Hussein did the people a great favour by shooting BN in the foot yet again, after sequel after sequel of fiascos.

If he had made some noise and urged (I’m using the word ‘urge’ here because police force should be an independent entity which can neither be be ‘ordered’ nor ‘commanded’) the police to take swift and stern action on Ambiga and LGE’s intimidators, the rakyat might have considered giving BN another five-year mandate. But, he didn’t and his reticence translated to racism, select persecution steeped in vested interest and sexism.

I believe I know all of you know all too well what to do in this approaching 13th GE. Thank you.

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