Sunday, November 27, 2005
Something stupid - Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman
Just a couple of days ago, I posted sumthing about the bad reports the M'sian police force has been getting in the media lately (see here).
Well, that wasn't the end of it. 2 days later, the cops were again in the newspapers:-
Nude woman ordered to ear squat
KUALA LUMPUR: A controversial video footage showing a woman in uniform instructing a Chinese-looking naked woman to do ear squats caused an uproar after it was made public yesterday.
Police have now started investigations and have lodged a report on their own.
Ministers and MPs expressed disgust with the way the naked woman was treated after they were shown the clip by Seputeh MP Teresa Kok at Parliament House yesterday.
The video clearly shows the woman standing naked in a room with some lockers to her right. The woman in uniform can be heard telling the woman in Bahasa Malaysia to pull her ears, squat and stand up. The naked woman did 10 ear squats.
(to read the whole article and see stills of the video footage, click here)
OK. As a legally trained person, I say that first, one must verify the authenticity of the video footage. Simple, right?
Well, guess wat is the response of the police? Instead of trying to validate the video footage and taking action against the police personel involved in such a despicable act (if the video is authentic), the cops are now after the blood of the person who shot the video!!!!!!
Police to go after person who filmed naked woman
BY LOURDES CHARLES
KUALA LUMPUR: Who shot the scenes? This is the crux of police investigations into the controversial video clip showing a naked Chinese woman doing ear squats while in police custody.
Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Musa Hassan said whoever took the video clip - whether from the force or a civilian – would be charged under the Penal Code with insulting the modesty of a person or intruding into the privacy of a woman.
The offender can be fined or jailed up to five years or both.
(read the whole article here)
Hello? Is sumone missing the point? The person who took the video - if authentic - should be applauded for highlighting the violation of human rights committed by the police force of the land!!!! But in any event, what matters now is whether the video is true and accurate or not. If it is, then perhaps the more pressing issue is to stop these kind of things from happening again and take action against those involved - not seek to punish those who highlighted it.
Obviously the person who took the video had no intention whatsoever to insult the modesty of the poor lady nor intrude into her privacy (on the assumption that the video is genuine - something which the cops dun seem to be interested in finding out. But then again, by making such threats against the person who made the video, isn't that indirectly - but clearly - admitting that the video is true?????).
But the actions of the police can cause some people to imply one thing - the cops are feeling guilty and embarrassed and this is prolly an effort to scare the person who filmed the video.
What is even more disturbing is that the police DO NOT THINK THAT WHAT HAPPENNED IN THE VIDEO is anything wrong!!!!!!
In the same report above, this was reported:-
"On the ear squats, (North Seberang Perai OCPD) ACP Mazlan said, in some cases, simple exercise steps and corporal punishment were carried out to ensure the suspects stretched out their arms and legs to ascertain there were no hidden items."
Hello again????? Innocent until proven guilty. How can you humiliate someone who is still considered innocent in the eyes of the law? Malaysia practices (or we should practice) the rule of law!
And come on - make a person do ear squats to ascertain there were no hidden items????????
That's one of the most stupidest thing I've ever heard!!!!
But then again, it came from the Malaysian police (one of the high ranking ones) so I shouldn't be surprsied, should I?
UPDATED: Looks like I'm not the only one who feels the way that I do. Read the latest report here.
Well, that wasn't the end of it. 2 days later, the cops were again in the newspapers:-
Nation
Friday November 25, 2005
Friday November 25, 2005
Nude woman ordered to ear squat
KUALA LUMPUR: A controversial video footage showing a woman in uniform instructing a Chinese-looking naked woman to do ear squats caused an uproar after it was made public yesterday.
Police have now started investigations and have lodged a report on their own.
Ministers and MPs expressed disgust with the way the naked woman was treated after they were shown the clip by Seputeh MP Teresa Kok at Parliament House yesterday.
The video clearly shows the woman standing naked in a room with some lockers to her right. The woman in uniform can be heard telling the woman in Bahasa Malaysia to pull her ears, squat and stand up. The naked woman did 10 ear squats.
(to read the whole article and see stills of the video footage, click here)
OK. As a legally trained person, I say that first, one must verify the authenticity of the video footage. Simple, right?
Well, guess wat is the response of the police? Instead of trying to validate the video footage and taking action against the police personel involved in such a despicable act (if the video is authentic), the cops are now after the blood of the person who shot the video!!!!!!
Nation
Sunday November 27, 2005
Sunday November 27, 2005
Police to go after person who filmed naked woman
BY LOURDES CHARLES
KUALA LUMPUR: Who shot the scenes? This is the crux of police investigations into the controversial video clip showing a naked Chinese woman doing ear squats while in police custody.
Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Musa Hassan said whoever took the video clip - whether from the force or a civilian – would be charged under the Penal Code with insulting the modesty of a person or intruding into the privacy of a woman.
The offender can be fined or jailed up to five years or both.
(read the whole article here)
Hello? Is sumone missing the point? The person who took the video - if authentic - should be applauded for highlighting the violation of human rights committed by the police force of the land!!!! But in any event, what matters now is whether the video is true and accurate or not. If it is, then perhaps the more pressing issue is to stop these kind of things from happening again and take action against those involved - not seek to punish those who highlighted it.
Obviously the person who took the video had no intention whatsoever to insult the modesty of the poor lady nor intrude into her privacy (on the assumption that the video is genuine - something which the cops dun seem to be interested in finding out. But then again, by making such threats against the person who made the video, isn't that indirectly - but clearly - admitting that the video is true?????).
But the actions of the police can cause some people to imply one thing - the cops are feeling guilty and embarrassed and this is prolly an effort to scare the person who filmed the video.
What is even more disturbing is that the police DO NOT THINK THAT WHAT HAPPENNED IN THE VIDEO is anything wrong!!!!!!
In the same report above, this was reported:-
"On the ear squats, (North Seberang Perai OCPD) ACP Mazlan said, in some cases, simple exercise steps and corporal punishment were carried out to ensure the suspects stretched out their arms and legs to ascertain there were no hidden items."
Hello again????? Innocent until proven guilty. How can you humiliate someone who is still considered innocent in the eyes of the law? Malaysia practices (or we should practice) the rule of law!
And come on - make a person do ear squats to ascertain there were no hidden items????????
That's one of the most stupidest thing I've ever heard!!!!
But then again, it came from the Malaysian police (one of the high ranking ones) so I shouldn't be surprsied, should I?
UPDATED: Looks like I'm not the only one who feels the way that I do. Read the latest report here.
# posted by imissw : 9:47:00 pm
