FMT LETTER: From: W. Fernandez via e-mail (16 July 2014)
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/letters/2014/07/16/thugs-in-uniform/
I am not a member of Crime Watch, neither am i a member of any NGO or political party. I am just an ordinary Malaysian hoping for a better Malaysia.
Last week, I witnessed two traffic policemen punching and beating up a foreign worker in the ‘old town’ area of Ampang.
The incident took place in the vicinity of the Ampang police station at a traffic check point. Members of the public who witnessed the event were dumbstruck, watching our law enforcement personnel taking the law into their own hands.
Witnessing this incident confirmed my view that members of our armed personnel have the tendency to physically and verbally abuse anyone whom they see as weak and vulnerable. Foreign workers are an easy target. It is sad that traffic enforcement personnel and policemen sometimes see themselves as individuals above the law.
Outriders of VVIPs are no better. They bully other road users to give way to their entourage. On several occasions I have witnessed these outriders blatantly breaking traffic rules to the extent of causing danger to other road users. It’s a shame that these VVIPs do not caution or advise their outriders to take extra care to ensure the safety of others. Yet again these traffic and police outriders see themselves as being above the law.
How do we progress as a nation when members of our police force create fear and adopt a culture of superiority over its citizens?
It just makes the silent majority sick to the core.
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http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/letters/2014/07/16/thugs-in-uniform/
I am not a member of Crime Watch, neither am i a member of any NGO or political party. I am just an ordinary Malaysian hoping for a better Malaysia.
Last week, I witnessed two traffic policemen punching and beating up a foreign worker in the ‘old town’ area of Ampang.
The incident took place in the vicinity of the Ampang police station at a traffic check point. Members of the public who witnessed the event were dumbstruck, watching our law enforcement personnel taking the law into their own hands.
Witnessing this incident confirmed my view that members of our armed personnel have the tendency to physically and verbally abuse anyone whom they see as weak and vulnerable. Foreign workers are an easy target. It is sad that traffic enforcement personnel and policemen sometimes see themselves as individuals above the law.
Outriders of VVIPs are no better. They bully other road users to give way to their entourage. On several occasions I have witnessed these outriders blatantly breaking traffic rules to the extent of causing danger to other road users. It’s a shame that these VVIPs do not caution or advise their outriders to take extra care to ensure the safety of others. Yet again these traffic and police outriders see themselves as being above the law.
How do we progress as a nation when members of our police force create fear and adopt a culture of superiority over its citizens?
It just makes the silent majority sick to the core.
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