COMMENT | Have our systems broken down? Are our law enforcement apparatus being methodically dismantled? Is there a class system in law-and-order implementation? Has the cookie finally crumbled for Malaysians and its leaders?

These questions are repeated as the Covid-19 pandemic spreads, and the resultant actions and inactions are rejected as unacceptable.

It looks as if that double standards have found a firm footing in the establishment and instead of acting with a firm hand, the use of the velvet glove can hardly be hidden from public view.

The events and incidents – sometimes bizarre – reflect the state of affairs and the situation of hopelessness that the prime minister...