We want fair policies, faham?
The days are gone when the people of Malaysia fell for infantile thinking, a reader admonishes.
On RM100 million spent on Merdeka bash
KSN: When is our BN government going to realise that unity will not be achieved by spending RM100 million on flags and march pasts and by coming out with insincere, empty slogans and highfaluting speeches that are very generously quoted by our docile and subservient mainstream media.
There have been many thought-provoking articles and letters in the alternative media and by bloggers which can form a basis for national unity, if adopted and implemented.
Dear government, unity will not be achieved by gimmicks and other cheap endeavours but by fair and just policies for all walks of life of the nation. In other words, by non-discriminatory socio- economic policies. Faham? The days are gone when the people of Malaysia fell for infantile thinking.
Kaisim: There is a common belief among the people that the police will not go for the bad hats unless it is a high-profile one but they will not hesitate to raid karaoke lounges and prostitute dens anywhere in the country. They love to ride in the patrol cars, occasionally sound the sirens to make known of their presence in the towns and cities.
They also love to have roadblocks to check on drivers and riders. Try call them when there is a robbery and you will agree with what I have mentioned above.
Crimes in the towns and cities will never go down as along as there are such bad apples in tbe force. Prisoners escape from jails. Drugs are being distributed in the lock-ups. Notorious gangsters and criminals are released without good reasons. Crime does pay in Malaysia.
On Howls of protest over 'nab the dog' contest
Appalled in Ampang: I'm sickened, disheartened, and disgusted with this campaign to cull stray dogs (with the added threat of pets being stolen to meet the winning quota). Already we worry about people stealing our dogs for their 'sick' fun, and now MPS is willing to pay people to go the extra mile to go get as many dogs as they can.
There is no guarantee that people involved in the body count will know if the animal is a stray or a stolen pet. This is sick and ridiculous, and I'm appalled and frankly, shocked that someone at MPS isn't smart enough, or maybe compassionate enough to put a lid on this offering.
Nicole M Low: I was at first shocked, then absolutely furious that such a savage idea could even be conceived in this day and age.
The excuse that this dog-catching competition is meant to tackle the problem of strays on the streets is simply unacceptable because there are proper ways to handle it, such as by having spay/neuter campaigns. Rounding up strays is one thing, but launching an all-out dog hunt open to the public is a whole other matter.
This practically prehistoric event opens up a whole new door to those who want to make an easy buck. As it is, dog-napping is already becoming more and more rampant. Now that there is prize money on the dogs' heads - I shudder to even think of the repercussions.
I am ashamed, disgusted, and outraged. Just recently, we celebrated our country's 50th year of independence, yet this, it seems, is how we choose to show that we are an advanced, civilised nation.
Kasthuri Subramaniam: I read with horror about the Selayang Municpal Council's dog- catching competition - what kind of atrocity are they encouraging? It is bad enough that this country doesn't actively exercise animal rights but to provide rewards for an inhumane exercise is really sickening. Thanks to their encouragement, now we will have idiotic human beings going around abusing and catching these dogs in order to obtain the rewards.
In fact they will go to the extent of abducting licensed dogs within house premises just to meet the quota. The prize money is rather generous; shouldn't it be channeled to more useful issues like poverty, lack of street lights etc? And what about cats? I see many stray ones around but no announcement on any rewards being provided for their capture.
Stray animals deserve to live. They become strays thanks to the community which dumps these animals on the streets. So pray tell me - whose fault is this? If Majlis Perbandaran Selayang can come up with such an outrageous exercise like this, what kind of example are they setting for the rest?
