One of the most regretful (shameful?) thing I have ever done to uphold the law..and which will always haunt me, happened a number of years ago when I just moved down to KL. I was out on one of my Sunday jaunts exploring the city and was at Lot 10 when I decided to go Bukit Bintang Plaza. I took a back exit via an emergency staircase that was a shortcut. As I was approaching the exit there was a commotion one floor above. Someone shouting pencuri pencuri. A thin tall guy with long hair ran past me then, carrying a plastic bag of goods. Without hesitation I ran after him. Being relatively fit, I caught up to him in about 100 meters. And i took him down and held him in a lock courtesy of my aikido training. But when I took him down, the plastic bag he was carrying spilt. The thing that spilt out were food items. A few cans of Malta, a few packets of maggi mee. And a small tin of Dumex infant formula. A small tin of baby milk.That will always remain in my memory. The thought that ran through my mind at that moment was...did he do this out of desperation. Should I let him go. But he broke the law. And when i looked at him i realised how thin and unkept he looked. Scruffy and dirty too. But in that moment of hesitation, of about 10-15 seconds at the most, the house detectives arrived...portly guys huffing like steam trains. And so I handed him to them and walked off. My clothes were slightly ruffled and a few beads of sweat dotted my face. But my mind was a mess. I felt in my heart then, if I knew what was inside that bag, I would have let him off. Did he have a child and a wife waiting for the food and milk? Till today I dont know. I do hope they let him go. I dont know what else could have been done. But I learned sometimes that things may not be as they seem. I learned that the law may sometimes not be just. And i learned that sometimes humanity must come before justice. God gave us a heart to feel for a reason. He didnt just give us brains to think. And what the heart tells us may sometimes be more important than us just following blindly what the brain tells us to do. To this guy.. I am sorry. I wish I had know better. I wish I had been more human.
Posted on: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 17:07:24 +0000
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