KUALA LUMPUR: The police are barking up the wrong tree on issues to curtail gangsterism, says a newly formed crime watch NGO today. V Ravindran, the pro-term committee member of Malaysia Community Crime Care Association (MCCCA) recommends that the enforcement departments should instead look into prevention of crime rather than the gangsters themselves. MCCCA is headed by the former inspector general of police Musa Hassan. “Gangsterism is like a tree. Thus, the police should cut the ‘taproot’ of the tree. But, currently they are cutting only the twigs,” he told FMT. He further added that shooting or arresting hundreds of gangsters is only a temporary measure. Such actions will not end gangsterism in Malaysia. “There is no point arresting these small timers, also known as ‘runners’ or ‘semut’, who merely took instructions from their respective leaders,” said Ravindran. “There are many more out there who are economically deprived ready to replace these ‘runners’”.
Posted on: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 19:26:30 +0000
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