I refer to the letter Wee should make video showing true Malaysia . I think it is not all correct to blame both givers and takers with regards to the problem of police corruption. It is easier to point the finger of blame at the givers when the authorities show no commitment to rectify the long-standing problems.

The writer points out that 'since our men in blue earn a pittance, they do on occasions succumb to temptation'. This argument seems to condone corruption according to the fact that public servants are underpaid and it is okay for them to take bribes. In principle, the onus of fighting corruption depends heavily on the shoulders of the powers-that-be. They have chosen to ignore public servants productivity by extending their number to more than one million now.

We have the highest public servants to population ratio in the world while the private sector relies heavily on foreign workers at the expense of low-waged Malaysian workers. I agree that we have to raise wages and promote on-the-job training as the main gateway to increase productivity.

As for educational opportunities, I agree that students from all races have been shunted away from the gates of our local universities. It is wrong to presume that most or all non-Malay students can afford going to local private colleges or foreign universities.

Taiwan has a population of 20 million but it has 60 universities and research institutes as compared to less than 20 universities in the whole of Malaysia. More than 50 percent of Taiwanese, 70 percent of South Koreans and 90 percent of Japanese high school graduates manage to complete their university education.

The purported limitation of the local number of university places by the Malaysian powersthat-be was said to 'curb unemployment'. In actual fact, they are afraid that too many well-educated and jobless university graduates would revolt against them.

Our Malaysian society is severely stratified along not only racial lines, but also gender and social class divisions. We should not turn a blind eye to the fact that there is racial discrimination in public sector promotions and public universities admissions. We should also look at gender, social and racial discrimination.

Therefore, a bill of rights in the form of an Anti-Discrimination Act and a Minimum Wage Act are certainly palatable in view of their function in protecting under-privileged groups in the job market and public sector employment and those seeking local university admission.

As for the homeless, I do frequently encounter the problem of vagrants in my own medical practice. Many of them have mental illnesses with no family support and need medical care. In other countries such as the UK, it is the responsibility and legal obligation of the local governments to take care of homeless. Local governments are required by law to set up welfare homes and sanctuaries to shelter and feed them, including single mothers and old folks. When are we coming to that stage of mental preparedness?