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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