YOURSAY | ‘The very fabric of the country is being torn apart at the seams.’

Hospital splashed with white paint over uniform row

Iiiizzzziiii: What a sad, sad incident to have taken place here. A hospital is not a place to vent anger. It is place of healing, hope and to ease suffering. A vindictive action like this does not augur well for the future of this country.

This is a reflection that the very fabric of the country is being torn apart at the seams. It has taken years to build tolerance and understanding among the various ethnic groups in Malaysia and this can be destroyed in a few days with an action like this.

To the authorities, how are you going to handle this? Yes, you can expect what kind of statement they will issue but then again, what do you expect when race supremacy is at the core of this situation.

It is never about religion first, religion has become an excuse. It has always been bumiputera first, all else is secondary. What kind of future awaits Malaysia?

Mojo Jojo: It's simply amazing to see the level of maturity some people possess in this country.

Not long after former nurse Naziah Sauni Samat proclaims that she is sacked for refusing to wear short sleeves during work, we see this incident occurring at the hospital's front entrance.

Coincidence? I think not. It might almost seem far-fetched to compare the mindset of the perpetrators of this incidental paint job to Isis.

But while both parties differ in action, they share one common principle: It's my way or the highway.

Rakyat Kingfisher: We should show our support to Damai Service Hospital (Melawati) and not be intimidated by thugs.

Matmaniamahkow: So what is Premier Najib Abdul Razak doing about this? He had said Malaysia is opposed to violent extremism recently at recent the Asean summit meet.

Ferdtan: The police are good at solving any crime if they put their hearts to it. I am not saying that these people are the wrongdoers; but logically speaking, these people should be the first to be called in to help with the investigations.

One, the sacked nurse who made the complaint, Naziah, and two, the officials of Malaysian Muslim Consumers Association (PPIM), who assisted her in lodging a complaint against the hospital. The motive is there.

Who else will be interested in another person’s private tussle - unless they are mad/stupid for getting involved in a matter in which they have no business?

Homesick: For these people, it appears that violence is the answer to everything. No wonder every Muslim in the West is treated or viewed as a threat.

After what happened in California, where a Muslim man and woman went on a shooting spree and in London where a Muslim man started stabbing people at random, can anyone really blame the West for having such a perception?

Alfanso: Come on hospital, keep the security guards on alert. You will never know what this country is turning into.

Next time, a nurse doesn’t come to work, it will be an issue. You scold her, also an issue. You don't promote her, even she is just fit to be a cleaner, will be an issue. What to do?

So you let them be, this is why this country is turning out sub-standard workers.

Snake-in-the-Grass: Just white paint? The hospital should be happy - save on the cleaning bill and it looks beautiful after that. It's a blessing.

Old Timer: This is racially-incited hooliganism, arising from the complaints of a nurse. Where is our country heading to? Our stringent and powerful laws, our famous police chief and his officers, can't even stop this.

Fair&Just: By 2020, these hooligans will progress to terrorists. From white paint to stones, to homemade bombs to C4, to heavy bombs to nukes. This is real progress.

The Analyser: There is really very little difference between this religion driven act and the suicide bomber.

Both are making decisions on the basis of religion and both are using violence to solve their problems.

Anonymous_1388029052: Perkasa, Isma, PPIM, Pekida, etc, please come out in full force and condemn this cowardly act. Malay and Islamic dignity at stake.

Anonymous #70881335: Whatever the problem is, violence is never the answer. It will bring us down to the level of thugs and barbarians, and untold misery to many.

Just a Malaysian: A simple road accident becomes a racial issue. A simple discipline problem becomes a religious conflict.

Politicians, in order to protect themselves, have created a tinderbox of racial and religious issues waiting to blow up.

Aryan: No right-thinking Muslim would do this if this is a result of the sacking of the woman who did not turn up for work.

These idiots should first learn about their religion. PPIM should take responsibility for this cowardly behaviour.

Anonymous_1430119660: These are cowards and their accomplices who are unable to engage in discourse.

The xenophobic bodies that allow themselves to be mouthpieces to these issues should be banned.

TheAnonymous: So this is the dignity they are talking about. If you can't have what you want, you create chaos and fear. Well done.

James TCLow: The message is; sack a bigot, get two pails of paint.

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