YOURSAY 'Najib, in my opinion, you cannot entirely blame the two teenagers for the act of mooning and the stepping on your photo.'
Street demos, mooning not our culture, says PM
Gerard Lourdesamy: Why was Premier Najib Abdul Razak quiet when Pakatan Rakyat and NGO leaders were denigrated in a similar fashion and abused with all sorts of vulgarity and profanity by groups aligned to Umno-BN?
Why were the police silent then and until today continue to condone violence against Pakatan leaders?
The police are responding like the proverbial lapdog, seeking to jump even higher every time the home minister barks.
In the process, the bias of the police is clear for all to see. Using the Sedition Act and a slew of provisions under the Penal Code, when in reality the Minor Offences Act would have been sufficient to deal with the alleged Janji Demokrasi offenders, it only goes to show the insecurity of the regime in its dying days.
So I suppose corruption, abuse of power and misfeasance in public office are Malaysian "values"?
Anak Malaysia: Dear PM, may we remind you that Umno has its roots in street demonstrations. So, please appreciate your own history as well as the history of our nation.
I do not remember you voicing any disapproval against the ‘butt regiment' shaking their bottoms in a most vulgar manner outside a respected lady's residence.
Nor the many other degrading occasions the opposition leaders had to endure - from mock funerals to urinating on posters to being presented with mock human faeces, etc.
Your double standards speak so very loudly. It is sad that you have no consistent principles and therefore no moral authority. Selective condemnation and prosecution is what makes the rakyat angry.
Jaded: Then again, is corruption our culture? Is preventing peaceful dissent our culture? Is turning a blind eye to justice when there is blatant injustice and corruption our culture?
Is criticising and punishing a teenager but letting others go when they do it our culture? I am sorry, but please do not use ‘culture' for your own benefit.
Disbeliever: Najib, in my opinion, you cannot entirely blame the two teenagers for the act of mooning and the stepping on your photo. Young people tend to ape the actions of adults.
Street demos, mooning not our culture, says PM
Gerard Lourdesamy: Why was Premier Najib Abdul Razak quiet when Pakatan Rakyat and NGO leaders were denigrated in a similar fashion and abused with all sorts of vulgarity and profanity by groups aligned to Umno-BN?Why were the police silent then and until today continue to condone violence against Pakatan leaders?
The police are responding like the proverbial lapdog, seeking to jump even higher every time the home minister barks.
In the process, the bias of the police is clear for all to see. Using the Sedition Act and a slew of provisions under the Penal Code, when in reality the Minor Offences Act would have been sufficient to deal with the alleged Janji Demokrasi offenders, it only goes to show the insecurity of the regime in its dying days.
So I suppose corruption, abuse of power and misfeasance in public office are Malaysian "values"?
Anak Malaysia: Dear PM, may we remind you that Umno has its roots in street demonstrations. So, please appreciate your own history as well as the history of our nation.
I do not remember you voicing any disapproval against the ‘butt regiment' shaking their bottoms in a most vulgar manner outside a respected lady's residence.
Nor the many other degrading occasions the opposition leaders had to endure - from mock funerals to urinating on posters to being presented with mock human faeces, etc.
Your double standards speak so very loudly. It is sad that you have no consistent principles and therefore no moral authority. Selective condemnation and prosecution is what makes the rakyat angry.
Jaded: Then again, is corruption our culture? Is preventing peaceful dissent our culture? Is turning a blind eye to justice when there is blatant injustice and corruption our culture?
Is criticising and punishing a teenager but letting others go when they do it our culture? I am sorry, but please do not use ‘culture' for your own benefit.
Disbeliever: Najib, in my opinion, you cannot entirely blame the two teenagers for the act of mooning and the stepping on your photo. Young people tend to ape the actions of adults.
Though I agree with you that the acts were uncouth, I believe that their actions were a result of the spate of rather rude and intimidating actions carried out by several groups of people, including the ex-armed forces personnel association.
The 'butt-showing' exercise in front of Bersih co-coordinator S Ambiga's house, the mock funeral of Penang CM Lim Guan Eng, the stomping of Lim's and Gerakan president Koh Tsu Koon's pictures all contributed to the teenagers' actions.
Though the mainstream media (which are usually pro-government) had blackened out news on these events, these teenagers have other avenues such as online news portals, Facebook and YouTube, among others, to rely on.
To make matter worse, your silence appears as if you are supporting these actions. Of late, we see some very barbaric actions by pro-Umno organisations so I'm not surprised if other youths also resort to such actions.
Nah! Nah! Nah!: Compare to raising the keris, the dropping pants is really nothing.
Anonymous #32993250: Mr PM, when you close your eyes to reality, we need street demos to open your eyes.
Even with all the street demos about clean elections, you seem not to be interested in democracy, transparency and good governance.
When Umno disrupts an opposition meeting you are gleeful, when photos of other leaders were torn and trampled on, you were strangely silent.
Countless times Umno has staged demos, you gave protection. It is only when demos are against you, you seem to be angered.
Bumiasli: A prime minister should be a man/woman of character and substance. No favouritism, no double standard - only then he can comment on or even punish wrongdoers.
However, if a prime minister allows some racists to do extreme acts and wakes up only when it happens to him or his cronies, then the rakyat will be disgusted.
Mr PM, your views are correct and we agree with them, but your actions need to be reviewed.
AnakBangsaMalaysia: Watching Najib peddle his doublespeak is quite entertaining, really. It's like watching a sleazy, shifty-eyed fellow trying to sell you a magical fire-prevention system when his house is burning down around him.
Yahoo: Many years back I happened to be in Singapore when they were having their election. The election results showed that a few percent of the people voted for the opposition. You know what then premier Lee Kuan Yew did? He didn't sit back and celebrated his victory.
Instead he asked his people to go find out why these few people voted against his PAP (People's Action Party). In the same vein, Najib should find out why some people hate him so much and why this boy did what he did, never mind it was un-Malaysian or not.
Dragon: When rakyat do it, it is not our culture, when Perkasa and Umno thugs do it, that's because we can't control people's emotions. Malaysia officially has two sets of law - one for BN and one for the ordinary rakyat. - Malaysiakini
The 'butt-showing' exercise in front of Bersih co-coordinator S Ambiga's house, the mock funeral of Penang CM Lim Guan Eng, the stomping of Lim's and Gerakan president Koh Tsu Koon's pictures all contributed to the teenagers' actions.
Though the mainstream media (which are usually pro-government) had blackened out news on these events, these teenagers have other avenues such as online news portals, Facebook and YouTube, among others, to rely on.
To make matter worse, your silence appears as if you are supporting these actions. Of late, we see some very barbaric actions by pro-Umno organisations so I'm not surprised if other youths also resort to such actions.
Nah! Nah! Nah!: Compare to raising the keris, the dropping pants is really nothing.
Anonymous #32993250: Mr PM, when you close your eyes to reality, we need street demos to open your eyes.
Even with all the street demos about clean elections, you seem not to be interested in democracy, transparency and good governance.
When Umno disrupts an opposition meeting you are gleeful, when photos of other leaders were torn and trampled on, you were strangely silent.
Countless times Umno has staged demos, you gave protection. It is only when demos are against you, you seem to be angered.
Bumiasli: A prime minister should be a man/woman of character and substance. No favouritism, no double standard - only then he can comment on or even punish wrongdoers.
However, if a prime minister allows some racists to do extreme acts and wakes up only when it happens to him or his cronies, then the rakyat will be disgusted.
Mr PM, your views are correct and we agree with them, but your actions need to be reviewed.
AnakBangsaMalaysia: Watching Najib peddle his doublespeak is quite entertaining, really. It's like watching a sleazy, shifty-eyed fellow trying to sell you a magical fire-prevention system when his house is burning down around him.
Yahoo: Many years back I happened to be in Singapore when they were having their election. The election results showed that a few percent of the people voted for the opposition. You know what then premier Lee Kuan Yew did? He didn't sit back and celebrated his victory.
Instead he asked his people to go find out why these few people voted against his PAP (People's Action Party). In the same vein, Najib should find out why some people hate him so much and why this boy did what he did, never mind it was un-Malaysian or not.
Dragon: When rakyat do it, it is not our culture, when Perkasa and Umno thugs do it, that's because we can't control people's emotions. Malaysia officially has two sets of law - one for BN and one for the ordinary rakyat. - Malaysiakini
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