YOURSAY | ‘And they say that Ramadan is about forgiveness, peace and goodwill.’

Mob attacks senior citizen over 'minor accident' at Ramadan bazaar

Anonymous 560221439180274: It directly reflects our upbringing, our education and the quality of our preachers.

I feel sorry for the senior gentleman. Initially I thought he belonged to another race, but my heart sank when I found out that the horrifying treatment he received was from his own kind.

It will take him quite a while to recover from the experience. I pray he recovers soon.

Fairnsquare: Why is there so much hate in this country?

Rubystar_4037: Watch the video and determine for yourself the hooligans who ran amok. Even if it is an accident and it is the fault of the driver - a 76-year-old man - mob violence must not rule the streets.

There were also a number of men in blue uniform - why were they not doing anything to diffuse the situation?

XED: There are enough racists who will defend the barbarians who attacked the old man and trashed his car: my countryman, right or wrong.

The Mask: Before this gets twisted, the driver (the victim) is a Malay, as reported by ntv7 news.

AntaraBangsa: Race does not matter in this incident. Let's discuss what should happen to the hooligans.

Will the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) take the video evidence and locate the individuals with the same speed as they are going after opposition politicians?

Will this be another nail in the coffin for peace and justice in our motherland?

Roger 5201: This "us against them" phenomenon has been allowed to fester for some time now since some red shirts took matters into their own hands.

Putrajaya needs to explain how this unwritten policy is in keeping with the concept and spirit of 1Malaysia?

Anonymous_40f4: This country has become totally lawless due to the breakdown of our civil service as a result of massive corruption and political interference.

Every institution is corrupted. We have become a banana republic like those in west Africa.

Cheong Sai Fah: And they say that Ramadan is about forgiveness, peace and goodwill. Sadly, such attributes are often left in the respective places of worship.

'DAP turned to public for Lim's bail as it has no RM2.6b Arab donor'

Shanandoah: Attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali's action is actually helping the opposition gain more support.

A million ringgit raised in less than one day proves that Apandi is blind and deaf to what is going on in this country. His one and only aim is to get rid of Penang CM Lim Guan Eng.

Myviews: The donors may be poor but still they feel this was for a responsible cause. Is it a crime to donate even such a small amount?

Must it be in the billions, like say, RM2.6 billion, before the donation can be considered legitimate?

Anticonmen: 1Malaysia at work. The accused are all Chinese. The prosecutors are all Malays. The defence are all Indians.

The Observer: It’s stupid for MCA central committee member Ti Lian Ker to ask what will happen to the donation after the bail is refunded.

It is a donation, not a loan. It’s given to a cause to be used by the recipients without conditions in whatever way they deem fit. Unlike the 'Arab donation'.

Lone_Star: Ti Lian Ker, it looks like you are incapable of thinking out of the box.

Penang DAP has liquidated all its funds to pay for the bail, funds which are being used for the day-to-day running of the party. So there is a need to immediately replenished this funds.

If Guan Eng is not the secretary-general of the party, do you seriously think he would be the target of the numerous smear campaigns, which have not been only directed at him but also his family members.

Hopefully you would not find yourself in such a predicament one day. We look forward to see whether the rakyat would similarly respond if you have to cough up a bail amounting to RM1 million.

Petemedic: It's not the amount of money that counts. It's the voluntary act of support which signifies a genuine wish to free our country, which has been suffering from an oppressive regime.

Alunan Ombak: “As nightfall does not come all at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged.

“And it is in such twilight that we must all be aware of changes in the air, however slight, lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness.”

- Justice William O Douglas, Supreme Court of the United States; in office, April 15, 1939 – Nov 12, 1975.

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