What was a police officer doing at an entertainment outlet in Changkat, Bukit Bintang, other than patrolling the area, you might think? But he was not patrolling the area for troublemakers. He was instead attacked outside the entertainment joint where he was working part-time, leaving him with a severed right arm.
It was reported in The Star that the 27-year-old victim was rushed to Kuala Lumpur Hospital on Dec 31, where doctors were trying to reattach his limb.
The cop was said to have been with some friends outside the joint during the time of the incident at 2.50 am.
As a police officer, upholding his morals and fighting crime, should be the uppermost part of his job. Instead, he is working part-time in an entertainment joint full of booze and late night partying to make a quick buck.
Where have his morals gone?
Most likely, he would have been a bouncer and thus deals with security matters, similar to his job scope in a way, where he is responsible for the order of the club.
One can argue that he was only trying to get some extra income. But in Malaysia, this does not come as a surprise anymore.
Local authorities bribing their way through have become somewhat a culture here. Malaysians are so used to bribing the cops, it is no longer something wrong.
However, what is law, when we (public) take the law into our own hands? Most of us really, do not have a choice. Come to think about it why pay RM300 for a police or traffic summons when you can just bribe the cop with RM50?
First and foremost, if you aren’t willing to pay, then don’t commit the crime. Whether knowingly or unknowingly, traffic offences are committed, road users should not be entirely blamed for breaking the rules. At times, we are unfortunate to get ourselves into trouble with the authorities, thus bribing our way out is the solution to the problem rather than paying the actual fine.
The authorities, recognising this have cashed in on it, thinking it as a way of making a quick buck. This is extremely evident during each festive season.
During each Hari Raya or Chinese New Year season, there are roadblocks after roadblocks to catch potential traffic offenders in the act and demand a bribe. You either pay a fine or pay a bribe, but the latter is usually the easiest way out.
It is a shame that our police are known to be indulging themselves in activities they are tasked with curbing.
The young cop, on the other hand, was attacked by about 10 men, who arrived with sticks and parangs in two cars.
The possible motive of the attack could have been driven by revenge after the suspects, believed to be in their 20s and 30s, had repeatedly beaten up and slashed the policeman before escaping.
Dang Wangi OCPD Asst Comm Zainol Samad was quoted as saying that the policeman had undergone a reattachment surgery at the hospital.
“We will get his side of the story once he is conscious and ready to talk. We have scrutinised the closed-circuit television camera footage in the area. The suspects have been identified and we are tracking them down.
“We have interviewed several eyewitnesses, including a parking attendant, and were informed that the victim had been involved in a fight with one of the suspects last week,” added Zainol.
The latest is not new. Perhaps there are more police officers doing part-time jobs as bouncers in entertainment outlets.
It is just a matter of time before we hear of yet another cop involved in a pub brawl.
by Cecilia Jeyanthi Victor - antdaily
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