Friday, August 04, 2006

Will it be safe to leave the house any more?

The senseless killing of a year 1 student of UniTAR by 2 heartless robbers jolted the whole Malaysian nation up. A smart, deligent boy lost his life just because of a hand phone and some cash, (being a student I don't think he would have a lot with him). While we all were disturbed by the long list of unsolved rape-cum-murder cases, and the snatching handbags injuries (some were fatal) were almost daily news, but this one really shakes everyone. We finally realize it is no longer safe to allow our children to walk Malayisan streets without adult companions. And again, a year 1 uni boy is almost an adult already, right? Yet this tragedy tells us that it is still not safe for a person at that age to go out alone nowadays. Will somebody do some thing to make it safe for our children to walk on the streets again, please? Not long ago, the Senior Minister of Singapore Mr Lee Kuan Yew criticised that Malaysia is not a safe place to live in. We were so furious at his remarks, saying unkind words towards him, even calling him names. But if he were to repeat his words are we still so indignant about it all? Aren't what he said proven true, now?

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