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The high crime rate is the cause for the rakyat to perceive the police in such poor light and not the other way around. Really this minister when he opens his mouth shows the kind of quality he possesses.

For the 1st time in Malaysia history, the Home Minister felt so insecured that he needed a senior police officer from Bukit Aman assigned to him !!! What more can we expect from him ?

In other democratic Countries, when a department head is incapable of doing his job, he would have to step down and apologize to the public! Taiwan is a very good example of this!

In Bolehland, when the Minister is not doing his job, yet he can open up his big mouth to spew all the humbugs! What a shame this Hisham to his 'father of unity'?! Hopelessly uncouth minister a lump of stinking bullshit!

Useless Offspring I beg to differ. It is simply the police plain efficiency, poor enforcement, poor deployment of man power (use to enforce against harmless protest), corruption and the practice of selective tutup mata are the causes of this Bolihland serious crime problem. And the police is demonise by the raayat because of the above reasons. This useless offspring with such low intelligence I wonder how he can be elected as a VP of UMNO and a member of his cousin's cabinet.

What a joke this Home Minister..uttering nonsense just because BN/UMNO people are always protected by the biggest gangsters in the land i.e. Polis Raja Di Malaysia.

The crime rate has come to a point where people have given up on the police. Instead of being able to walk around town freely without getting constantly harassed by the fear of Mat Rempits and snatch thieves, Malaysians are now learning to live WITH crime. This is proven by the advertisements on radio saying that it's actually YOUR fault if you live your lap tops or bags exposed. What has this country come to. Are Malaysians now okay with living together with criminals???!

Dear Hisham, It only takes one giant mistake from the police force to demonise their name. There has been too many incidents to not call them demons . They are public servants , hence they must be answerable to the people at all times. What are you doing about that? The more you try to protect their "good" name , the more it looks like you are the "kingpin".
Please do not take Malaysians as fools.

Hisahmuddin is a major embarrassment to Malaysia. For most people, one would advice counting to ten before speaking. Hishamuddin should count to a million and spare the country the shame.

The Police have a bad reputation which is well deserved. UMNO uses the Police as a political tool to suppress opposing views. The Police should not be involved in politics.

Unfortunately, most of the high posts in the Police are held by men without the strength of character to resist UMNO's misuse of the Police.

The rakyat suffers daily from corruption in the police. Most people do not even bother to report crimes because it is futile to expect the police to do anything.

But the Police appears to be super efficient when it comes to acting on Opposition figures. Keeping the peace and maintaining the safety of the public is very low on our Police priority.

For once in your miserable life, dear Hishamuddin please take the time to actually work on a problem and come out with more sensible and practical solutions to the problem. Changing the image of the police does not change anything in the quality of the police.

First Nazri made a stupid comment on Lingam and now this Hishamuddin on the cops. Are these the quality of our ministers in BN? We are f**ked.

The Police are demons so what else can the people do? Police corruption , inability to fight crime or even catch petty criminals nor solve simple murders is the norm. They are UMNO's police force only interested in protecting UMNO. They are demons in uniform.

Aiyo, were you using your IQ or your EQ, police are reporting to the RAKYAT, if they do their job right, WE wont screw them, it is US (RAKYAT) who paid their monthly salary (and you as well- beside your side income if any).

I thought corruption is the main cause of high crime rate? There are eve video clips of police asking and accepting bribes being uploaded in the Youtube. Another lie being told without blinking his eyes.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein blamed the country's high crime rate on the demonisation of institutions such as the police.

SO, THE RAKYAT IS RESPONSIBLE??? IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE IMPLYING???
SHOWS WHAT ANOTHER CLUELESS, BRAINLESS MORON WE HV FOR SO CALLED LEADERS

Not demonization man! It was self-admission which led to such high crime rates in Malaysia. Remember when our police could not get hold of the criminals, the IGP made a loud and clear statement in the press that the POLICE FORCE IS SHORTHANDED! This statement not only showed the stupidity of the IGP but it also served as an assurance for the criminals!

Should we all now apologise to the cops for making them look bad just so they can continue to serve the public?

"Sorry we didn't mean to hurt your feelings!"

Cakap banyak-banyak boleh tapi kerja mana?
Nak cari RPK pun tak jumpa-jumpa!!
Polis dulu-dulu, boleh bawa balik bekas PKM dari Cina lagi...
Awat polis ler lembik-lembik!!!

I think Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin should step down, it's very obvious our police forces have not been transparent and politically driven other than safe guarding our security needs. In making such statement is like passing the blame to the public, but failure to acknowledge the government weaknesses in managing and implement the the transformation for the survival of every Malaysian citizen.

As tax payor, we are the customer. For instance in my condo, if my security team fail to perform, on next contract term we change to another service provider. As citizen we have the right to choose who to run our country resources and machinery effectively. If our Home Minister don't have an effective solution, he should step down.

So are they going to say that demonisation of MACC main cause of high corruption rate, next...and on and on. What a lame excuse.

Image you have a serious image problem - put up a poll - Ask - what is your opinion of the police force? 2 is going to be hang for blowing to pieces x lady one example of image what does it tell us ?We do not need to "demonize " the police force it do it to itself. Why ? because it is not regulated , it is now being misuse and it suffer from its own doing. The public perception of the police now is that for every good it looks to be doing it is heavily overweight by the negative ones even one negative incident is not acceptable simply because your job is to serve the public you are a public servant and you seem to have forgotten about it . The Immigration department , I would say if you compare it to 20 years ago it has greatly improve and it is a good example for all to follow.

Hahahaha ... I cant believe a minister would talk like that! Are you sure he is a minister in Msia?

My goodness, this minister really lives up to his name, He Is Ashame (Hishamuddin)! He is a shame to us Malaysians in making such irresponsible and idiotic statement. It is like a child who complains that he feel down from the stairs and telling the whole wide world that he fell because of the stairs and not because he did not listen to the advise of the adults!

His father is turning in his grave knowing the shame that his son has brought to the family.

Please, if you have nothing better to say just shut up! If you have to say something then grow a brain before you let out any empty air that comes out between your ears!

If you weed out the bad apples, I think the image of police will be improved. At the mean time, it is the police force themselves that demonise themselves. They appear to be high-handed. They act like mini napoleons, they think rakyat should fear them. Yes fear. Respect has to be earned. Just because they wear the badge does not license them to behave badly. In fact, the police force has to behave at a standard above ordinary rakyat to show good example. I see police driving whilst tallking on handphone, weaving in and out of traffic. Ordinary rakyat sees this, says, if police can do that, and they are also subject to the same law, then its ok for the rakyat to do it too! With power comes responsibilities.

Is Hishammuddin just joking? If he's serious it is no wonder crime has been on the rise in Malaysia under his watch.

Krismuddin.....water cannoning & Gassing the rakyat, UMNOed Polis seem to be very effective & dragging the Speaker aso very clinical and effecient......but when it comes to high crime rate, it is not because of the incompetency of the UMNOed Polis, but high crime rate is due to demonising of the UMNOed Polis

This Hishammudin has clearly lost his plot. Demonising the police ? Just what on earth was he thinking when he uttered this? Its a shame to have someone who cant own up on their own inability to govern and improve the force under their own ministry, but its more embarassing to see him sitting there with a straight face putting the blame on others. When will our politicians will ever learn to admit their mistakes and do the honourable thing ? Never in the next a zillion years. Its the Malaysians fate to be governed by ministers such as Hishammudin who is actually a racist and incapable leader. Unless we decide to change...the question is how many of you out there are willing to make the change happen ? Do you want this country to be led by bozo's like Hishammudin and Co. ? You make the decision....

Hishamuddins statement is pathetic and confirms why our country is in the mess it is in. The inability to accept weaknesses in the police force and to take appropriate measures, even if painful and unpopular, to address the same is proof of weak, spineless leadership. I can quote open & shut cases where the police has failed to take action, even after countless written appeals, even to the IGP. Is the failure to act on crime due to the demonisation of the force or is the high crime rate due to the failure of the force to act decisively when there is a need to do so? Go on Hishamuddin, any intelligence insulting explanations?

Bottom line is, crime is high because the system is not meritocratic enough i.e., the NEP. Put it another way, only way to fix the system is kick out BN for at least 5-10 years...

So painful to read this ... utter stupidity at its best!! Yes, as usual just shift the blame to someone else and the problem will go away which is so typical of our ministers in our country. Their limited capacity in dealing with real problems is so glaring!

Don't waste our money to install those stupid not working cctv. U thought we are fool. Using all these thing to earn money again. And quick the trial, ya, where is lingam, TBH, Kugan cases. We don't even can trust u,

this guy really stink of bad rubbish,,nothing good come out of him,and yet he can be a minister,,
o wonder malaysia,,it going down all the down,,,,frankly malaysia is a blessed country,but with such low grad minister,,and most of them are,,they bring malaysia down with them,,,if only malaysia had those calibre minister like singapore did,,malaysia now would have a great standing among the developed world,

HUH?!

It's MY fault?!

Police said they are short on manpower to combat criminals. Actually, they have the manpower...just downsize Special Branch, and we will have the manpower. But no, they will argue that Special Branch is needed. Needed for what? Answer: to monitor EVERY citizen!!! Isn't this a police state?

HHO is a very intelligent man, he is now a product of politics. The words that spew from his mouth is politics, hence its been pretty idiotic. He was once a good lawyer and a good man, now ... oh well ... its pathetic.

Now you know why we are far behind HongKong, Korea, Singapore ...
10 years later, we will fall behind Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam ...

Hisham, you just done ain't enough lah. Why not conduct a public survey via the Merdeka Centre & find out the truth? Police are not only incapable but under perform miserable in their works.
We need immediate solutions but not suggestions lah. You guys are just lost & clueless!

This Minister is just inciting the Police against the Public. The Police ARE doing public service and law enforcement and in many cases doing a damn fine job. The Police are not traumatised bed wetters who cannot get the job done because of the slow Court system, public pressure and complaints and nasty NGOs. Some of the data I would like the Minister to report to Pariament;
i. statistics of crimes committed (reported - by %)
ii. success ratio % through investigations
iii. loss in terms of Milions in RM ( and RM recovered).
iv. highest crime index area (in Malaysia)
v. steps actively taken to tackle crime (increase in manpower, equipment etc)
vi. recommendations for review of laws
Rogue elements are present in any law enforcement systems but we need a Proffessional and Independent Police Force to ensure public confidence.

cheer up guys... those days you'd have to look at India to have a good laugh. nowadays, our very own ministers can cough up better jokes. its a progress you know. we always want people to reckon our feats, thats exactly what out BN leaders are doing, getting reckoning from around the world lah. only too bad they dont realize its for all the wrong reasons... or they do know but they dont care because they have no conscience.

The police would not be demonized if they were doing their job well and are not as corrupted as they are. Hishamuddin is talking rots again and just finding excuses for his incompetence

Agamigir must be a wind up merchant. I guess if you ever gets criticised at work you'll stop working or sabotage the company.

The right way to shut the public up is by working harder and stop asking for bribes at every opportunity. It has come to a stage where people have to ask for summonses if they don't want to give bribes, for example. If they think like you, then Malaysia probably has a much larger problem than everyone thinks.

In a way Hishamuddin is partly correct from the perspective of a politician, but sadly he is inaccurate and has a poor grasped of the reality faced by the rakyat. Rakyat has high expection on police capability as a professional organization but sadly they have been dissapointed due to the fact that the police are manned by ill trained/unprofessional personnel, and could not meet the citizennary high expectation on police performance.

In any where in the world, especially in developed and developing countries, crime increases as socio- economic development progresses. Crime is a shadow of development, becoming more complex and sophisticated with the advancement of technology. The crime rate becomes higher not because of of people demonising the police, but is a natural effect that comes with development. In developed countries, for every single reported crime, there are three (3) more not reported. But in Malaysia, we don't have such surveyed/actual figures, except imaginary figures uttered by politicians, the Crime Prevention Council and the police themselves. The potraited figures are not the actual figures of the reported crime, but the vetted and underclassified reported crime incident.

Crime rate is actually the statistics collected, classified and categorized by the police. This crime rate is dependent on the number of crime events reported to the police by the rakyat. Thus a higher crime rate in actually reflects the confidence of the rakyat in the ability of the criminal justice system. Hishamuddin said the crime rate became higher due rakyat's " demonisation of institutions such as the police". However, sad to say in Malaysia, the crime rate does not reflect the reality, solely because whenever crime happens, especially property / petty crimes such as burglary, house break-ins and snatch theft, the victims are very reluctant to go to the balai polis to report the crime because more often than not, the crime is not solved and merely become statistics. The victim only reports the crime to the police for the purpose of having documentation to support their insurance claim or to facilitate obtaining replacement of personal documents such lost NRIC, ATM/credit cards and the like. Only when the crime involves death, serious injuries, molestation/rape or loss of vehicles would they immediately report the matter to the police.

The police nowadays focus more of its resources toceremonial functions such as VIP escorts, body guarding junior cabinet members, accompanying the religious enforcement agency to raid khalwat cases,deploying more manpower in addressing the victimless crimes categories as well as quelling demonstrations, which is in actuality the democratic right of the rakyat to voice their dissatisfaction of events in the country and less on regulatory functions. It is rare to see police presence in the neighbourhood except when it is nearing festive season.

Police should change/reverse its deployment/placement of personnel from top heavy in the the administration sector and fuction - ( Bukit Aman, State and District) to the actual policing/regulatory function. As for now police in administrative sectors outnumbers the police personnel who does the actual police work.

They demoralized as a result of corruption ?

Then , please demoralize me now

So, catch the thief, and cut off his hand. The most he can repeat the crime is one more time. Then we cut off the other hand. Don't know if he's so good can snatch with legs...

People in Saudi can leave their belongings on the street and nobody will steal it! So, how many hands have been cut? I heard only one in 10 years (I may be wrong...). Nobody dares to steal... And justice also swift... no need to bagi makan that criminal for 10 years.

But seriously speaking, which country in the world would have policemen like ours! Look at them, 9 out of 10 are OVERWEIGHT! Perhaps they have been too well-fed. So how to go after criminals?

Its really embarrassing coming from a Minister like Hishammuddin. What else can we expect from the government when it is made up of people like him? Putting the blame on others each time there is problem.
Is he saying that our police force obeys the opinions of the people/ Or really are they obeying a certain people at the government?
Yesterday a Malay man inform me that his house was broken into last week and things stolen. When I asked him, whether he report to the policemen at the pondok police. He shake his head and said ', Tak boleh pakai punya- lah'. The pondok police was just 120 ft away from his house. Most of the time, you see the motorbikes parked outside and the doors shut, day and night.
How could one have a positive opinion when they see the real situation? Our Hishammuddin should checked out first before giving such a silly statement.

Utter rubbish! The honorable minister is talking through his hat! With the majority of police personnel assigned to desk jobs, criminals are having a field day! Perhaps the minister himself should be on the beat to show he and the police are serious about dealing with crime. Crime reduction should be one of his KPIs and that the rakyat should be the ones who will assess his performance!

The information provided by the minister is most misleading and senseless. He should beef up the works of the police and not giving mere lips service. Low quality minister breeds low quality police force. There was once a crime incident took place in my work place in Subang Jaya and I had referred it to the ADUN and she just light heartedly referred me to call the police. She did not even bother to attend to me and tried to see what she can offer but merely passing the buck to the police and insisted that a police report must be made or else no actions are to be expected. If there a real difference whether a police report has been made?? Save and except that one needs to claim insurance where a police report is a must, otherwise, in many cases, it is useless in our society. At times, the wakil rakyat must also walk the talk and join hands with the enforcement o see and evaluate the cases and happenings. At times, crime cases can easily happened due to lack of street lightings, bad design of secluded corners of roads, erections of road curbs to prevent motorist snatch thieves etc etc, it is not always a case that the wakil rakyat can't do much but choose an easily way out by passing the buck to the police, really.

Contrary to a comment above, we are already behind Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia in some ways. Countries which used to be basket cases in Asia in the 1980s are now world leaders in every field. Despite the reduced duties (No need to look after housing estates when private guards are in place), the Police have just been given a huge budget. Besides the cameras, maybe this can be used for helicopters, unmanned drones, more fast cars, more machine guns, and a giant ad campaign to correct the "wrong perception." Please give me a song like "Setia" and "Cintai IT."

Lets all play the Malaysian Blame Game! The stature of the Malaysian Police force has eroded over the years, not because of they being demonized. They are themselves responsible for the deflatiion of trust in the office of law enforcer as any body who has had to report a crime can testify. Lets review recent history, when the banks had their ATMs robbed and ripped out of the wall, the police came out and blamed the banks for not sticking the ATMs hard enough into the wall. When my friend was robbed in Bangsar and he reported, he was told that they the cops knew who the robbers were but were reluctant to take actiion because in their own words, "there are more of them then of us". When a company who was robbed pressed senior police to progress the investigation, senior managers in the company received threatening calls from the rank and file telling them to back off and if they did not, thencops knew where they work and where they lived! This government has taken away the checks and balances as proven by the Lingham case and all the branches of enforcement and checks and balances are now free to do whatever they like and get away with it. Who is responsible for the ineffective police force and the total loss of respect.... One last example, who beat-up a deputy PM when he was in custody? BN, don't play the blame game, take responsibility and do something about it. Maybe, you will have a shot at the next GE!

This joker guy can be starred in comedies. He's funnier than Chalie Chaplin.

Hisham why dont you say the opposite of what is in your mind!
You'll find it will improve your image
For example the police demonised the people See what I mean?

In countries such as Saudi, Kuwait. UAE, Bahrain or Qatar, all types of crime does exist but they manage it effectively because for them corruption is number one and most serious crime. This is their key of success and obtaining high respect.

When he is dumb he is doubted a fool. But when he opens his mouth it removes all doubt. Not only that the stench that gets emitted each time he opens his mouth is so unbearable and intolerable that it makes everyone choke and vomit out even food that had been digested. This idiot thinks rakyat are all 3 year-old nitwits. Damn!

Oh boo hoo hoo ! What a bunch of shameless crybabies we have for cops ! You know the saying "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen"?

There is bad perception of the police. One clear example is a recent car accidence in K.L.. The victim's car was hit at the back and was clearly not in the wrong but has to pay Rm 190 to get the police report and facilitate insurance claim . No receipt was given at the police station. Broad day light ransom.!

To the commenter "use to be in the force",

Your explanation, while valid, posits an incorrect assessment of the situation. If a crime goes unreported, it does not necessarily mean the public does not have confidence in the police. It could also mean that the crime is negligible to that person, e.g. smoking in a non-smoking govt facility.

Thus, it is important not only got gather the statistics, but to classify the statistics. For instance, the U.S. Dept of Justice classifies crimes into felonies and misdemeanors, and then there's the 3-strike rule. How often does a violent crime such as a abduction-unlawful imprisonment-rape-torture-murder (Canny Ong) occur, versus misdemeanors like pickpocketing?

Obviously, the police force, the m'sian government, and malaysians has a lot to learn when it comes to statistics, crimes and crime prevention.

Polis DiRaja Malaysia (PDRM) had became Polis Barisan Nasional Malaysia (PBNM)!!!....rest my case..

Roy, your frustration is understandable. My mum's business in Subang was robbed as well. However, from what I know of an Adun's job, they don't have control over the police force. And from what I understand it's the person who holds the post higher than the Adun who is SUPPOSED to deal with our police force in Subang. We have a great Adun in Subang who is doing all that can be done, a lot of times beyond the call of duty. Notice also how many people have stories of friends or neighbors who have been victims of a crime. Imagine if the Adun tried to help every single one of those people, the actual work would never get done.

It really does make me depressed reading about things like this in our country even more so since I'm studying in a country where girls walk around freely sporting their expensive Guess handbags and kids can prowl the town at night with their friends without being mugged or kidnapped. I'm thinking we should actually support the Aduns or bigwigs who do give a damn and are working hard. Or if we can't even trust them, then we'll have to come up with a solution by ourselves.

I'd imagine it's not easy working through the muck the the old governing body left behind and I honestly can't foresee myself actually taking on the muck the Adun of Subang has. I don't think I have the perseverance or the patience to try and fix a broken system. Put yourself in the shoes of a politician who gives a damn (obviously not Kerismuddin), can you imagine wrongs spanning decades being fixed overnight? I think we forget that it's much harder to do and maintain something good because it take one small bad thing to mess it up. Imagine trying to fix something bad that's been festering for decades.

I understand that you turned to the Adun because you've lost faith in our police force. We all have. But just think about how much that has to be dealt with too. Not an easy job and we all know it. Besides, the Adun of Subang IS young and educated with better prospects than working for shitty pay under a government that doesn't give a damn about its citizens. But she has chosen to serve the people out of compassion over individual gain unlike many government elects. I'm sure it's not a career path most Malaysian parents would endorse.

not the sharpest knife in the drawer, is he?

Hishammuddin is a real disgrace to Malaysians!! how can we have such irresponsible Minister?? where is the spirit of "Rakyat didahulukan"??

If Najib is serious about this slogan, he should slap Hisham in his face and sack him immediately, or else, STOP all the Barisan Nasional's hypocrisy trying to fish our votes!!!

For a better tomorrow for our next generation, BN must be toppled, for the fact that they will never repent, but continue to treat Rakyat's matter lightly, and think all of us are stupid......BN is hopeless!!

The real reason instituations such as the police were demonised was because bn aka umno is the Lucifer behind it. Citizens have no power to demonise anything.

Hello loudmouth, are you an educated minister or a Class A bomoh who knows about demons and spirits. With your keris and gorilla open mouth, you should be able to exorcise the demons from the police..or are you all talk only with no real power and control to do it.

So PDRM is possessed with "demons" ! Then called the Ghostbusters, the bomoh, to exorcise these demons that are plaguing them.
Start with Head first!

Hisham is so fond of putting his foot into his own mouth. That is the quality of an UMNO minister. Poor in thought. Lousy in reasoning. Shoot from the hip. Thinking Malaysians are stupid. UMNO = thirld world party. It is time PR up the machinery to remove this man from his MP seat the next round.

Roy, Please don't mix things up. Are ADUN elected to do policing and crime prevention? Your case is a classic example of police not doing enough. The reason behind it is that they serve UMNO, not rakyat. So please don't blame the wrong party. After all, Selangor ADUNs are harrassed by the police anyway.

Hishammuddin, Do something solid than this bull shit. You should push to get the KPI on crime asap. It is simple, every balai police will have it own KPI for snatch thief, house break in etc. Every crime case, or small complains should be log on line and can be follow up and monthly idex for various crimes are publish. Also index on cases solved or action taken by the police, no action. Then we get to know which is the best balai police, and this can roll up to district, division or state levels.

Pls do something and not just point fingers .

Only now he admits to high crime rates when we, the rakyat, has been commenting on this for so damn bloody long...?? Where's Mr. IGP ???

So..... it's like if "you critize me, i won't do my job.." ???
Can't take constructive criticisim to better the police force. Is it.......?

Hello everyone Salam Sejahtera. How can you all be so unfair to me? Some of you
are downright rude some more...Let me explain to you all. I am a Minister from
you know lah, Barisan Nasional. I have Ministers, their deputies, their party
supporters, their business alliance supporters ALL lining up in a Barisan lah.
Why do you think my party is called Barisan Nasional? Whole country lining up
for a quick buck. We have a very small budget left over to beef up police. I mean
after we have paid our cronies RM 46,000 for a RM 3,000 laptop, or RM few billion
for a RM few million worth of stadium (wonder why they collapse so fast ah...), and
after we have made our study trips to Disneyland to study prawn farming etc, and
some more my Towkey wanted to pay RM 500 m commission to his friends for doing
good PR so we could buy submarines, not much left over mah. So we have no money to
pay the police better salary, no money to build better quarters, no money to buy
fast cars to chase the thieves (our underworld very rich you know - they drive
fast cars), no money to hire the best people - we just hire mainly SPM school failures
sorry I mean school leavers that no one else wants to hire. So you see this is really
my problem lah...after all the siphoning to feed the people lining up in the
Barisan, no more budget wor.. So have a heart people. Don't lah hantam so hard.
Adoi - sakit telinga ku.

Let me give you some real life examples.

a) When my car was stolen from my house by burglars/professional car thieves, the policemen that came to my house appeared really un-interested and un-professional. After 10 minutes they told me NOT to expect to find my car - just claim your insurance. Am I supposed to be excited by such a police force? Why do you think premiums keep going up?

b) In Australia I met an ex-Malsyaian police officer (a non-Malay) who told me that after he had arrested the head of the leading illegal betting syndicate in his city, he was called in by his superior. Boss said "Berapa you mau? Bulan bulan boleh dapat mah....lepaskan dia". He quit because he would either be framed up as a corrupt officer or may be set up in an ambush and killed. - So am I supposed to be proud of such a police force? Why do you think illegal 4-D is a part of Malaysian life and you can place bets on any day without fear?

c) I also met an ex-drug pusher who managed to escape the gallows (a Malay man) who told me that the drugs that he retailed were supplied to him by police officers. - Is it any surprise that the drug menace keeps growing but we hardly ever hear of any big kingpins being arrested?

d) I met a retired police officer who told me that the Malaysian police force is now "privatised". Due to very limited personnel and resources, they are only able to patrol and/or respond to calls from "paying" customers. Ex-police have now gone into the business of "security consultants" who you can pay each month and they will ensure that your business is fully protected by the police. -- Hisham, are you surprised that we want to puke at your force?

e) The Statutory Declaration by serving officers displayed on Malaysia Today are a clear indication of what is happening to our Malaysian police force. They have become partners in the lucrative business of protecting corrupt politicians, prostitution, drugs, gaming, human trafficking and the like. Visit any police station and you can see incompetence and "who-gives-a-damn" on public display. - Am I supposed to be impressed by our Malaysian police"

Wake up Hisham. This is the Internet era. Yesterday you would close down the offending publications and put reporters in jail. We will kick you out in the next GE.

Disgusted by the Malaysian police

In the highlands of Pahang, one day, a policeman wanted to pay for petrol. He accidentally took out a few small plastic bags containing pills of few colours. I do not think they were M&M. I don't think they were for personal consumption. Do I trust the police? Yes, only to direct traffics. To uphold justice and law, I do have my doubts and reservations. Sorry, so sad. What's going to happen to my dear beloved country?

Local police stations should not be federal institutions. They should be under state governments (like in the US) with some funding and other assistance if necessary from the PDRM. Why? Because there is no accountability to the local population as things stand. They don't care if people complain about them. On the other hand, if their jobs REALLY depended on cutting down crime and serving the rakyat efficiently, then they probably would. We need more local government in Malaysia.

time and time again u read about snatch thieves, rape cases done with such confidence you will be inclined to think that they done by the same people. consider the case whereby a couple was pulled in to a police station by which subsequently led to the girl being raped within the police station. would this be an isolated incident? is the policeman so stupid or is it a case whereby the policeman is so confident about getting away with that crime he had no fear in doing so? either way u cannot discount that crooks in police uniform drunk with power with little pay are capable of doing when out of uniform either.

i had innocent friends who were held for questioning for days for no reason being that they were to pay a certain sum of money which were lowered by the day. in the end he paid $150 to be released on the fifth day with threats of more crimes to charged under him. this is called extortion.