Yoursay: Arrests for blood spilled in Sg Darah, but root cause not addressed

YOURSAY | ‘Now arrest the thugs who started the fracas in the Seafield temple.’

28 nabbed in armed temple fracas remanded for five days

Vent: It’s fair enough that the police made dozens of arrests after an altercation between two groups during a chariot procession at a Hindu temple in Sungai Darah, Kuala Selangor.

There is no place for gangsters in any temple. Now arrest the hired thugs who started the fracas at the Seafield Sri Maha Mariamman temple. Fair is fair.

JD Lovrenciear: In a threatening gangland scuffle, the police must shoot the legs of the dangerous gangsters. There is no place for ‘fourth world’ conduct in modernising Malaysia.

If Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte can clean up his country with tough action, why are we dragging our feet?

Vijay47: One commenter says that these suspects should be given the maximum punishment allowed under the law if convicted. This sentiment I fully agree with.

Not that foolish ‘shoot on sight’, which means there is no difference whether someone is shot at – passer-by or not – and the traditional ‘committed suicide in custody’. Unless, of course, it happens to you, your brother, or your father.

If this were the case, being a suspect is as good as being found guilty. In fact, we will soon have no need for the courts, just well-armed police officers.

Sorry, A Kugan, according to some, you asked for it.

Seladang: These gang members must be arrested under the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 and incarcerated for life.

Why is the inspector-general of police not corralling these gang leaders – the drug lords, money launderers, loan sharks, extortionists, kidnappers, blackmailers and robbers – immediately?

Rick Teo: Indeed, what are the police doing? Why do we still have gangs running loose in our country?

Can’t the police round up these rogue gangsters and put them away for good? Cops must be sleeping on the job.

Mosquitobrain: @Rick Teo, the police have already rounded up the suspects and need some time to carry out the investigation.

The police cannot simply make an arrest as and when they like. It is against human rights. Moreover, anything involving race and religion must be handled with extra care.

Just a Malaysian: The tension created by politicians has seeped into society.

A feeling of helplessness pervades the B40 (bottom 40 percent), who are facing high cost of living and low income. The pressure to survive hits the marginalised Indians most.

Broch: So with this blood spilt in Sungai Darah, the status quo continues?

Low-ranking Indian gangsters will be hauled up (as they should) and continue to ‘disappear’ mysteriously while in detention (as they should not), while the big crime lords with their fancy cars and links to politicians will continue to roam free, and the root cause – socio-economic inequality – continues to not be addressed?

And equally mysterious groups will continue demanding their share of the RM100 million given to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department P Waythamoorthy, who also seems hell-bent on keeping the status quo in place.

And in 10, 20 years’ time, we will still be wringing our hands at the next round of Indian gang fights and deaths in custody – up until the community hacks itself into extinction?

You ask for time to implement changes, Pakatan Harapan, but how long is needed?

And as a few commenters have rightly asked, why so quick to apprehend the suspects here, but not for the Seafield temple fracas last November? Could the ethnicities of those involved have anything to do with it, I wonder?

Anonymous 2465861491622056: The problem is the police have not arrested these gangsters in the past and so they think they can do anything.

Yes, teach them a lesson. And do the same for the mat rempit who ride their motorcycles recklessly on Kuala Lumpur roads.

Ocean Master: Perhaps they should consider changing the name from Sungai Darah to something more mellow.

Cop arrested for firing shots outside KL nightclub

Newday: I assume this police officer was not on duty. Yet, there he was at a ridiculous hour of the day firing a pistol outside a nightclub and apparently drunk.

What on earth was he doing carrying a pistol in the first place? Is he just not tough enough that he has to depend on a deadly weapon to show how much of a ‘man’ he is?

Throw the book at him, sack him and lock him up for a short stint.

Let it be a message to other heavy-handed off-duty police officers that this is plainly not acceptable behaviour at any time outside of work, no matter how good and brave he wants to look in front of his girlfriend.

Anonymous 2401191456463140: The officer carried a pistol means he is on active duty for the night. Otherwise, he did not surrender his arms as standard operating procedure demands.

Righteousness4all: Well, this is nothing new. The police personnel have been pulling stunts like this all this while, but only now it is reported in the media.

Let us wait and see what other senior police officers or even the inspector-general of police has to say.

In all likelihood, they will come up with the stock answer of promising a transparent investigation, and appropriate action to be taken.

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