Of
course there is also the question that if their “crimes are really known”, then
such an Act is not necessary as they can be prosecuted under existing laws. By
logical extension then, people who will be jailed under this Act are those
whose crimes cannot be proven in Courts.
I
understand this Act is tempting in the face of rising crimes in the country.
But, do we really want to make this sacrifice of freedom, values and beliefs?
What defines fairness, right over wrong, the protection of minority views, and
the right to be different, if we do not uphold the universal values of “innocence
until proven guilty”? Guilt by accusation reminds us of the dark ages, where
women were burnt on accusations of witchcrafts.
One
of the justifications of this Act is that the police force finds their work
difficult, to put accused criminals away, after the abolishment of the
Emergency Ordinance and the Internal Security Act. While I sympathized, surely
the solution lies in “better policing”. In training, in personnel, in
intelligence services, in technology application and so forth. One would assume
policing all over the world faces the same challenges. To quote a movie, Touch
of Evil (1958), “A policeman’s job is only easy in a police state”.
Let
us not make the same mistake as in our education policy. Faced with falling
quality of our education due to insufficient good teachers, we lowered the
passing grades. It is politically expedient. But what are the consequences?
We
need to address the root causes of crime. Why and by whom? We need long-term
solutions of upgrading the police force. The answer does not lie in lowering
the barrier … whether it is passing grades of students or putting accused
criminals in jail!
“There
is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely,
repressive justice”. Simone Weil
Hi Datuk, may I have your email address? I am currently a final year student in Manchester. You can send it to louis_1009@hotmail.com. Thanks, Datuk!
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