One does not need to be very smart to answer the question posed by Mustapha o­ng - Why always blame police and Pak Lak?

It is about democracy, human rights and public accountability.

It is also about hypocrisy and double standards. There were two peaceful anti-war demonstrations; the police protected o­ne group but arrested protesters from another group.

What's the difference? o­ne group is backed by the government, while the other is comprised of members and leaders of the legal opposition.

Why should Abdullah Ahmad Badawi be held accountable? Because in a parliamentary democracy, the home minister (i.e. Abdullah) is the political master of the police.

What right has reader Jamri to question the police and Abdullah? Because he/she is a human being who cannot tolerate nonsensical double standards and hypocrisy, and Malaysia is supposed to be an open society and a democracy.