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Saturday, May 28, 2005
~ 1:31 PM ~
was reading Malaysia's Star newspaper online. under the opinions section where the public can write their comments on certain issues, i came across the following:
Police just doing their job in enforcing traffic regulations
"ON the one hand, we would gleefully whack the police as we grouse about their tidak apa (apathetic) attitude every time we find them standing by and ignoring people who would flout traffic rules and regulations, like speeding, jumping red lights, or riding motorcycles without helmets.
Yet on the other hand, should the police begin taking stern action as in the case of Lawan Kuda New Village where we find some politicians trying to make an issue out of the police action, “600 summonses in one village” (The Star, May 19).
When I read about the call for Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) to conduct a public enquiry on the high number of summonses received by the villagers, I could not help wondering whether it was necessary for Suhakam or any other body to start investigating such issues as though they have nothing better to do or as if there is an abuse of power on the part of the police.
Even the call for the Inspector-General of Police to visit the village is ridiculous.
Besides, won’t such whim-and-fancy investigations discourage our police in future from taking action since it would be safer and less work (from having to answer lots of queries) to do nothing?
If anything, the high number of summonses ought to be the shame of the villagers concerned since it shows clearly they have been thumbing their noses at the law.
And one shouldn’t really say naive things like, “the villagers are peaceful folk who lead a simple life.” So what? Does that mean peaceful folk are incapable of flouting the law or should be above the law?
The entire episode only serves to remind us of how selfish humans are: It is not okay when others disobey the law but there is nothing wrong “when I do it”.
If we really want our police officers to be effective enforcers to maintain some semblance of law and orderliness, it is high time we stopped molly-coddling people who are simply behaving as though they are above the law.
And politicians should learn to behave in a mature and respectable way instead of taking the populist approach like championing the “rights” of such people."
SILHOUETTE,
Cameron Highlands.
my opinion:
i agree with the writer tt the villagers should pay for their defiance to obey the law. there is no excuse or exception for anyone who disrespects the law. i dun feel any sympathy for any of the villagers who got summoned...even if they are penniless! if they cant settle the summons, pay in another way. i m not being a cold blooded person here. but everyone knows tt not obeying traffic laws (eg. motorcyclists not wearing helmets) are punishable. if one is unable to bear the consequences, why commit the fault in the 1st place? becoz of their unwillingess to bear the consequences, they are taking advantage of their grp and size to exert their authority over the police, which in my opinion is disgraceful as they are undermining the authority of the traffic police.
if they dun obey the law, wat is the purpose of having laws in the 1st place? those who said tt“the villagers are peaceful folk who lead a simple life.” are implying tt the laws only apply to certain areas! these ppl ought to be kicked... wat makes them think tt they are above the law? wat gives them the audacity to challenge the police for an act they very well knew was a CRIME?!
in my opinion, the easiest solution is, if u cant afford to bear the brunt of ur crime, scrape ur freaking vehicle. there's a chinese saying, when translated means "when u remove weeds, u need to pluck out the roots." so since these villagers' are plagued by summons, remove the source of those summons...the source refers to their vehicles, not the police!!!!!!
but of coz, the writer has highlighted the issue of double standards in our traffic police. there are certain times tt i really feel like giving a kick to those incompetent 'law enforcers'. the bottom line: i dun have faith in the police, and i know tt if one day i become a victim of anything, there's nothing for me to rely on.
