IF YOU ARE IN MALAYSIA,
PLEASE TRY TO BE MORE CAREFULL EVEN ITS DAY TIME...
I just can't believe and read & see this...its real!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Only god knows how we feel to see those....... The country is not safe anymore....Please be careful...
Please be extra careful when you are out there alone.
MANY of us would have at one time or another received e-mail
circulating on the Internet warning female
patrons of a popular shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur of an
attempted gang-rape involving parking attendants and security guards. I used to dismiss them, telling my
friends that it was probably the work of a rival shopping complex or pranksters.
In any case, many of us are often suspicious of information
posted on the Internet, including so-called news websites, as they have often been proven inaccurate.
But the abduction of Canny Ong from the Bangsar Shopping Complex at 9.45pm on June 15, an upmarket area, must
have shattered our sense of security.
The authorities may say that Ong was at the wrong place at the wrong time, in assuring us that it was an
isolated case.They may be right but the public demand that shopping complex owners wake up and provide better security
for those who spend money at their premises.
Consider this: It was reported on Nov 30 last year that a 47-year-old business executive was brutally raped
in her car after being tied up with her bra at a parking lot in Damansara Uptown in the evening.
The mother of two adult children, who works with an international cosmetics company, was getting into her car
when a man grabbed her from behind before pulling out a knife and forcing her into the car.
The man then drove to a secluded spot in the basement car park and robbed and raped her.
There were more reports this year. On March 13, it was reported that a 15-year-old policeman's daughter was
allegedly raped by a friend in a woman's toilet at a shopping complex in Ampang.
The stunned Form Three student tried to put up a fight but was overpowered and threatened by the man. The
report said that it was the fourth rape involving young girls in the city in recent weeks.
On March 3, it was reported that a Form Four student who
befriended several youths at a shopping mall in Jalan Sultan Ismail was gang-raped at a rooftop parking lot.
And on May 30, a 19-year-old girl was molested and assaulted by a group of youths at a shopping complex while
having dinner with her boyfriend. One of the youths had grabbed her breasts after making lewd suggestions to
her. Her cries caught the attention of five security guards but instead of arresting the youth, they advised
her to let the culprit go.
These incidents get reported because they are serious offences but cases of car theft, mugging and burglary
probably go unreported because victims do not want to go
through the hassle of making police reports when the chances of recovering their goods are low. But the series of
murder cases over the past few weeks are certainly of great concern, if not alarming.
Malaysians have a right to ask what the police are doing about
the recent spate of crimes. And what are the owners of shopping complexes doing next to
ensure public safety beyond installing closed-circuit television and hiring security officers to go on
patrol regularly? Surveillance cameras need to be installed, not just at exit points to see whether we have
paid our parking fees, but also in lifts, at staircases and corridors.
Deserted areas need to be actively patrolled, particularly after 9pm, to give a better sense of security to
patrons of cinemas, food and beverage outlets. More women security guards should also be hired to patrol
basement car parks. Greater surveillance, more security personnel and better lighting may mean higher costs
but they will go a long way in establishing the reputation of a shopping complex among its customers.
Owners of hotels and commercial buildings should also take
similar precautions as they, too, have huge basement car parks which are often poorly lit and deserted.
The owners of hotels, commercial buildings and shopping
complexes should also consider hiring women guards who are prepared to accompany women to their cars on request.
Crime prevention often gets little attention from politicians but it has certainly become a serious concern
and they had better listen more attentively from now.
Take the classic case of Petaling Jaya Utara MP Chew Mei Fun.
Aware that PJ has the highest crime rate in Selangor, she launched a crime prevention campaign
with the help of the police.
But on June 5, she ended up being a victim when burglars broke into her house and stole two VCD players, her
piggy bank and prizes for a charity event she was organising.
A total of 11,856 criminal cases were reported in PJ between January and August last year.. In KL, 9,312
cases were reported followed by Klang (8,325) and Sentul (7,339). We are aware that there is a shortage of
policemen in Malaysia . According to Chew, there is only one policeman to every 3,000 residents in PJ whereas
in most cities in developed countries, the ratio is one officer to every 250 residents.
One way to attract more people to join the police force is to ensure that they get better salaries. With
better perks, the force will attract better educated people and also prevent them from succumbing to corruption.
We will get to see a higher level of commitment in fighting crime instead of seeing them stopping
motorcyclists and lorry drivers for minor traffic offences, arousing unnecessary suspicion on our part as to their intentions.
In Singapore ,
youths have to either join the army or the
police force under the compulsory national service.
We should seriously adopt this method if we want to boost the
numbers of the police force.
Our police have done well in fighting crime in this country
but we can certainly make their job easier if the Government and public do their bit as well. ???
