I have read with much interest all the letters regarding police corruption. Much have been written about the need to change the police. But not much is mentioned about the corruption 'feeder' attitude of many Malaysians.

How many of us have used the 'Encik, boleh selesai ke?' solution after being pulled over for a traffic offence? It seems culturally acceptable to bribe the policeman RM10-RM30 to get out of a RM300 fine and the related hassles that come with a ticket.

How many of us frequent illegal VCD/DVD peddlers? How do you think the peddlers receive advance warning before a 'raid' occurs? We are indirectly feeding the peddlers who are bribing the police to 'schedule' these so-called raids.

What does that mean, fellow Malaysians? Will you be able to resist purchasing the ever-so- tempting new movies that are not yet shown in cinemas? Of course, I will not fail to mention adult movies, but I think that is its own topic.

I'm sure they are many other examples where the police are bribed by us with our 'It's OK what' mentality. I guess what I am trying to say is this just not the police force that needs to change but also the mindsets and attitudes of each one of us Ah Chongs, Alis, and Ramasamys.

I am now working and living in the US, and so far none of my fellow Malaysians have experienced any unpleasant police abuse incidents here. You can argue there are the occasional cases you see on the news, but those are not common. If only the Malaysian mainstream media was not so controlled, we can expose police abuse as one way to improve them.

The US and other developed countries must have went through a similar process when dealing with corruption. We can use their expertise, advice and the lessons learnt. If the current ruling coalition does not take measures to cure this disease, then maybe this is one reasons for we Malaysians to take the first step to change our so-called leaders.