A person is innocent until proven guilty in the court of law. I totally agree. But what if a person who has past criminal record is caught in possession of stolen goods and knows where the rest of the loot is stashed – doesn’t that prove guilt or at least association with to some criminal activity?
A suspected criminal is found dead in a prison cell, the police are accused of brutality and murder. The criminal’s family and NGOs screams for the heads of the policemen, Police Chief, pathologists and Minister in charge of police affairs. They scream murder and threaten to sue the government and everyone else for the suspected criminal’s death.
Now, while I sympathise with the family of the criminal (losing a loved one is tough, criminal or not), I feel that maybe the media, the NGOs and some politicians are going a little bit too far in trying to seek justice for his death. IF this man was indeed a criminal (for example if he has a police record) that means he chose to lead a life as a criminal, he must be prepared to accept death the criminal's way. You asked for it, that’s why you got it. This is what I would call job hazard.
Those I sympathise with most are the victims of car theft. We read and hear horror stories, parang at the neck, beaten and left by the roadside, being taken on terror rides, these people will be traumatised for a very long time. What did the victims do to the car thief to deserve to be robbed (in some cases even murdered)? What about their rights? What about our rights to drive anywhere we want without fear?
A suspected criminal is found dead in a prison cell, the police are accused of brutality and murder. The criminal’s family and NGOs screams for the heads of the policemen, Police Chief, pathologists and Minister in charge of police affairs. They scream murder and threaten to sue the government and everyone else for the suspected criminal’s death.
Now, while I sympathise with the family of the criminal (losing a loved one is tough, criminal or not), I feel that maybe the media, the NGOs and some politicians are going a little bit too far in trying to seek justice for his death. IF this man was indeed a criminal (for example if he has a police record) that means he chose to lead a life as a criminal, he must be prepared to accept death the criminal's way. You asked for it, that’s why you got it. This is what I would call job hazard.
Those I sympathise with most are the victims of car theft. We read and hear horror stories, parang at the neck, beaten and left by the roadside, being taken on terror rides, these people will be traumatised for a very long time. What did the victims do to the car thief to deserve to be robbed (in some cases even murdered)? What about their rights? What about our rights to drive anywhere we want without fear?
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