‘Inspector Mazli Jusoh, you are not alone. We, Malaysians, also shed tears for the little boy and his family for this cruelty.'
Singa Pura Pura: Unfortunately, many of our people who are in the police force are simply not equipped, prepared or qualified. They are just there despite the sad fact that they really ought not to be there. We do not blame them for being there or for doing what they do.
The blame falls squarely upon those whose system of government puts them there. Those who are there, are there not because they are patriotic. And those who are not there, are not there not because they are unpatriotic.
It is how the cookie crumbles in our country after half a century of Umno-litarian rule (Umno version of totalitarianism). The sorrow of the loss is truly beyond expression.
Fairplayer: At least we have a forensic inspector with a human heart. God bless him and many more like him in the force. They should expose the ugly truth in PDRM (Royal Malaysian Police). Must our police shoot to kill all the time?
DontPlayGod: The story continues. This is the mode of operation of our PDRM, who shoot to kill at the slightest excuse. Take no prisoners - that's their policy.
And to think that the previous IGP (inspector-general of police) burst out saying that he would pull his men off the streets if the rakyat were not happy. The IGP had forgotten who was his boss.
Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia: The report says that a spent bullet casing was found eight feet from the car. Eight feet is the length of a dining table. It does not take a rocket scientist to infer that at least one shot was fired at point-blank range.
At this distance, it is virtually impossible to miss with an automatic weapon, and it is impossible to claim that the shooter 'could not see properly' and 'mistook the teenage boys for armed robbers'.
There is absolutely nothing in this tragic incident that could even remotely justify the PDRM's tremendously violent response, firing over 30 rounds at the car and then allegedly closing in for the finishing shots.
John Ho: Inspector Mazli Jusoh, you are not alone. We, Malaysians, also shed tears for the little boy and his family for this cruelty. God bless you, sir.
Madeline Loh: We should weep too and not just for the loss of an innocent life. We should weep at the sorry state of the police force just as we should weep at how Umno leaders, beginning with Dr Mahathir Mohamad, have destroyed our beloved country.
We stand out for corruption, inefficiency, high crime rates and blatant racial discrimination, just to name a few.
And yes, we weep too for the memory of the brave non-Malays who died to defend the only place we call home, because Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi conveniently ignores Umno's discriminatory policies and has decided that non-Malay Malaysians lack patriotism and discipline.
Ozzie Jo: To be honest, I weep too, when I think about the PDRM. There are so many reasons to cry for the country.
Anwar supporter apologises over crumpled memo
Adha: The action was unwarranted on the part of this man (Saidin). He said he had experience in demonstrations. Then he should have been more polite to the demonstrators.
Saidin must acknowledge that such commotions can be restrained if both parties engage in more friendly approach. From what I saw from the Malaysiakini footage , the Hindraf supporters did not act aggressively. They only wanted to hand over the memo to Anwar Ibrahim.
And when they were asked to disperse by the police, they decided to place the memo at the gate front. At this point, Saidin should have asked the group to hand it over to him so that he could then submit it to Anwar. Or get someone apart from him to receive the memo.
But instead, he picked up the memos and start crumbing them. This infuriated the group and they hurled abuses, not only at Saidin but also at Anwar and Pakatan Rakyat. Because of Saidin's action, Pakatan gets a bad name.
Gandhi: In my opinion, DSAI (Anwar Ibrahim) should have known how to handle the handover of the memorandum. DSAI is a known expert in handing over memorandums, and it was disappointing to see how the guard treated the Hindraf members.
I can understand if it was BN people. As an opposition leader, he has to listen and calm the protesters. It's as simple as that. They are part of the vote bank. I watched the video and felt humiliated myself. The guard can come up with umpteen reasons but he showed arrogance and was a little condescending.
Surely, this is not the way DSAI should treat anyone for that matter. Hindraf is a force which can tilt the outcome of any Indian majority constituency. It can be an ally to the opposition if their rights are dealt with honestly.
Tourism 'missions': Answers wanted, cover-up feared
Abasir: All I want to know is why she (Tourism Minister Ng Yen Yen) blatantly ignored Najib Razak who called on all Malaysians to " change your lifestyle ". Was she deaf? Isn't she a patriotic Malaysian respectful of her prime minister? Isn't this insubordination?
Anonymous: What they don't tell you is that visitors from Singapore are also included as tourist arrivals. How much money did Ng spent in Singapore since Singaporeans are the largest group of ‘tourists' to visit us, and followed closely by Indonesians and Thais?
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