Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Petition Against Crime in Johor Bahru

There is a signature campaign for a petition to display Malaysians' anger, anxiety, displeasure, and increasing worry about the rising crime rate in the country, particularly in Johor Bahru where a spate of robbery-gang-rape incidents happened. This petition is organized by the Persekutuan Tiong-Hua Johor Bahru, and in case some of you jokers want to turn this active citizenship activity into something racial, please remember that the police fella in-charge of crime busting in Johor is a Chinese Malaysian, and he was booed off the stage during a recent dialogue organized by the same federation. Crime knows no colour, and the recently arrested gang suspected of the robbery-gang-rape crimes are Chinese. This is an issue which affects all Malaysians, regardless of your race, religion, or class. Even the previous IGP, Tun Hanif Omar, has written on this a few time, as well as pointing out how the police force should really buck up and regain the confidence of the public. But instead of being the protector of the public, the police force, ironically, chose to clamp down on the peaceful demonstration against the worrying crime rate outside the Johor Menteri Besar's residence, arresting two people for distributing flyers. It's time citizens stand up against crime, and show your support by signing the petition, as well as make your vote count in the coming elections. You could view the list of signatures here.

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