Naming & Shaming = the best cops can come up with against snatch thefts? Lets do more together

By Nathaniel Tan

First, a quick note on double standards: Gobind can be suspended 12 months for raising Altantuya in parliament, and today Wong Ho Leng also got a 12 month suspension for suggesting financial improprieties in Sarawak state finances (d’uhhh!). Ah, but when Pakatan speaker tries to suspend Zambry and gang? Cannot3. >:|

Also today: DAP shows video of May 7 fracas at Sitiawan, police raid. Zambry plans to distribute video of May 7, no sound from police. >:|

Sigh.

Speaking of cops CID chief Bakri Zinin has suggested ‘naming and shaming‘ snatch thiefs, apparently at wits end on how to curb the problem.

“We are proposing the idea to the public. Let them comment on it,” he told AFP, adding that police would consider the response before implementing the new measures.

I, humble member of the public, would like to comment: is this really the best you could come up with? :|

I don’t think ’shame’ is the problem here. My personal opinion, having heard so many horror stories of snatch thefts and other robberies, is that we are facing a shortage crisis of police patrols and other more effective crime prevention strategies.

I mean, it seems to me too much that the police can summon so many personnel at the drop of the hat (say, to the Perak state secretariat when Nizar is declared MB; or anytime a small group of people decide to light candles), but still fail completely to provide enough personnel and resources to perform the first and foremost duties of cops: keeping neighbourhoods safe.

I was told something like in my neighbourhood of Taman Tun, the police have all of 2 cars and 2 motorbikes to provide safety at any given time (or was it 1 of each?). That’s it!!

I’d run out of fingers and toes before I finished counting the police vehicles at any given vigil. What’s wrong??

Grr.

Anyway, if anyone out there representing resident’s associations or other organisations are interested in getting together to see how we can get our frustrations over rising crime heard more clearly by the authorities, e-mail me soon at nat[at]jelas.info, and I’ll try to keep you informed of any initiatives.