I refer to the letter Not everything between us and God .

The difference between the raid by Jawi and raids conducted by legal and trained enforcement authorities on brothels and drug haunts is that drug abuse and soliciting prostitutes are against the law while wearing clothes deemed 'un-Islamic' and enjoying oneself in a nightclub are not.

The difference between arrests by law enforcement officers and morality police is therefore the clarity and acceptance of what is illegal and its application to all segments of Malaysian society.

While it is generally understood that consuming alcohol is forbidden in Islam, the arrests, humiliation and subsequent vague charges Jawi brought against the youths will not endear Islam to the hearts and minds of Muslims and non-Muslims alike.

Laws which attempt to regulate behaviour and which encroach upon the private sphere of Muslims do not sit well with the 'no compulsion' clause in Islam and its concept of privacy. Neither will they help uplift the image of Islam or of our country.

The writer expresses neither remorse nor concern for the plight of the young men and women who were humiliated and severely abused by Jawi. Does he endorse the criminal acts perpetrated by Jawi in the name of Islam?

Under no circumstances did the author of the Unseen effects of the Jawi raid endorse drug-taking, prostitution or pornography. These acts clearly violate the law of the land and threaten society at large, while one's dressing, chatting and dancing with the opposite sex do not.

It is truly silly and malicious to argue otherwise.