Friday, October 17, 2008

Not safe to put up a police beat base

What the hack? In a written reply to Titiwangsa MP, the Home Minister said that the police beat base located in Chow Kit was closed down as the place is not safe due to the "presence of criminals which is unsafe for police officers". Of thousands of excuses that he can think of, he pick this one, too bad.

Isn't it the responsibility of police force to protect the civilians from criminal activities. If the place is unsafe, there are more reasons for them to intensify patrolling so as to reduce crime. Now, a police beat base is being closed down because the place is not safe? Policemen are trained to fight crime, surely they are capable of handling the criminals. I suppose the Home Minister is putting priority on the safety of police force on top of the civilians. No wonder the crime rates have not been contained for years as the police is running away from crime prone areas.

This is like asking the soldiers not to go the battlefield as it is too dangerous. Who will protect us then? What kind of logic is this??

3 comments:

Unknown said...

it is so silly, isnt it? the police can be intimidated by criminals, only in good ole malaysia.

by the way, bro, have a good weekend ahead,

do you mind if i add you up in my blogroll

bloggerooi said...

To Eugene,
Not at all. You & family have a good weekend as well.

Regards

bloggerooi said...

To Eugene,
Hope you don't mind I add your blog into my blogroll as well.