APRIL 9 ― Dear Mr Policeman you have achieved what you may have been ordered to do, you have succeeded in creating a police state. Do you really want a police state for our beloved Malaysia? Or would you rather not have a free democratic society which preserves fundamental human rights and freedoms?
Dear Mr Policeman when we see you, we now fear you. Fear that you will arrest us for speaking up about our beloved nation that we are trying to save. In many countries in the world, when you see a policeman you feel very safe. Now in Malaysia we feel afraid.
Dear Mr Policeman you are entasked with protecting our fundamental freedoms but are now found to be actively involved in curtailing them.
Dear Mr Policeman you are required to be independent, working for the public interest. But now you seem to be acting for repressive authorities.
Dear Mr Policeman you are a public civil servant, not a government servant. Please remember that your role is to act impartially, with justice and fairness. Your role is to support the public, not oppress them.
Dear Mr Policeman you work for civil society, you are not a religious force serving religious bodies. Your primary role is to protect and service the constitution of Malaysia, not enforce religious laws which are subject to our constitution.
We have some wonderful police in our neighbourhood. Some who have become friends because of the exemplary work they do to prevent crime by neighbourhood patrols. But these same persons’ reputations are being damaged by the behaviour of police nationally. Never have the opinions of majority of the general public of the police force been this low or poor.
While we see many institutions in our nation decaying or crumbling, we hope and pray that our police force will regain its integrity and moral fibre. This can only be done by:
a. serving justice and refusing to execute prejudiced/unjust instructions
b. upholding basic human rights without fear or favour
c. fighting the epidemic corruption that pervades our society
d. treating all Malaysians equally
e. and remembering that the people are the reason you are in service, not the government of the day.
Malaysia is a delightful diverse nation with many different people and, we the people, are able to live together and respect each other’s views. It is import to remember that no single person or group should dictate how we live or what we think. Dear Mr Policeman you are, like us, daughters and sons of this nation we love. We appeal to you to treat all Malaysians with fairness and kindness.
* This is the view of the individual and does not necessarily represent the opinion of Malay Mail Online.
