Crime And Racism At Work In Malaysia

The crime situation in Malaysia is getting worse with each passing year. There are two terrible evil twins, crime and racism at work in Malaysia, and, unfortunately, it has become all too familiar. Both evils are extremely intertwined in this country. The reasons are not hard to find. Racist policies and crime go hand-in-hand. Corruption is one of the main reasons for the rising crime rate. The country's racial policies are behind this deep malaise. All the enforcement agencies in the country are overwhelmingly filled by people of one particular race. This sad and unethical situation has allowed corruption to take root in the country and it has become a problem that seemingly has no solution in sight. Many government officers in enforcement work are either in cahoots with criminals or are reluctantly involved in aiding crime groups. You name it, and the general public will agree. Police, Immigration, local council licencing boards, Customs, the road transport office, federal procurement offices and even politicians are all not free of this disease. Another reason is the deep lack of commitment to the duties assigned to those who are responsible for public safety and security. When the people who are responsible for such matters do not take their job responsibilities seriously, crime becomes the winner. Again, the reason for this is the almost total uniformity of the various departments involved in security in their employee compositions. Many top posts are solely reserved for people of one particular race. There is a lack of transparency in the promotion aspects and the rank and file are filled with people looking for the easy and secure kind of employment. Many housing estates in the country are plagued by hooligans and smalltime criminals prowling the roads and sidelanes late at night on motorbikes, many of them stolen machines, too. The streets and main thoroughfares in the country are also menaced by motorbike gangs virtually every weekends and the authorites are totally unable to get on top of the situation. Again, the reason is the race factor in the equation. Those who are involved in this menace and the people assigned to catch them are just too familiar with each other. Again, crime and racism at work in Malaysia have become all too intertwined together. It has been known that some of the regular motorbike gangmembers were from policemen's families. One more important reason is the political interference dished out to the various enforcement agencies. The police are known for siding with anybody who happened to be favoured by the government. When the police go about their work, they need to look over their shoulders to see if they got the nod from the top politicians. As

a result, the integrity of the police in this country is not one that gives reason to cheer about. Thus, one can see the connection between crime, racism and corruption. They help each other to nurture and grow. The great result is spiralling crime and increasing wariness and suspicion and disbelief among the general public. Yet, the country's politicians are too busy chasing positions and stature for themselves, and ignoring the plight of the common people. Meanwhile, the spin experts in the information ministry are working overtime to lay the blame on other sides, even, foreign ones. It is most shameful, but one is not surprised, considering the vainglorious nature of the Malaysian politician. And there is no respite from even that !