Coming back to my prodigal page, it's been months since I left here here idling.. Feel like a bum. But never mind, I am back despite having my final paper tomorrow.
A cheeky and witty title in reference to theStar's latest article by Wong Chun Wai.
With regards to an article I stumbled upon, I would like to ask Wong Chun Wai, group editor in chief for theStar to show us, how are the police's hands tied. His latest article "Off with kids glove" (http://www.thestar.com.my/Opinion/Columnists/On-The-Beat/) seem to suggest that the police have not enough powers and statutes to conduct arrests, thus the escalating rise in crime. As far as I am concerned, the two repealed Acts are the Emergency Ordinance and Internal Security Act. So he must be referring to either one. So please Chun Wai, how can the Emergency Ordinance Act or ISA combat the current crimes. You mean you will use the EO or ISA to arrest the suspected gunmen and robbers? Can you tell us which particular section allows you to arrest these criminals for what they did? Or he's probably suggesting that these criminals caused racial disharmony? Lol
Just so he knows, EO was enacted under Tun Razak's time as PM. It was a tool to put a stop to the racial riots, of course he was also alleged to misuse it at times. EO provides for an indefinite term of detention without trial. So, normally political foes will end up being caught instead.
It's funny, how Chun Wai does not understand the use of such laws. But well, we all know where he's coming from- theStar. See, the problem with these people, they can't get their heads right. To them, power means indefinite power. Power means everything. They want to catch you, for the sake of catching you(that's what I interpret at least). So now, these people are calling for new laws to allow detention without trial.
But hey, you all know what it means, if it comes from BN, or its cronies. We all know who ends up victims of these draconian acts. It's merely cloaked in the name of national security. But you know, the people who possess real threats are the ones "defending" national security or ***** supremacy.
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