The Star says here that our dear Tuan IGP had to forego his Hari raya celebrations and went all they way to Bangkok to attend the Euro-Asian Police Co-operation to boast about Malaysia contemplating to make public the registry of sex offenders. In the same report he was quoted as saying:
“Musa urged parents to be more responsible towards their children and not leave it to the authorities to find solutions when problems arise.
He said they must know who their children’s friends were and if they were involved in any unhealthy activity or group of people like Mat Rempit.
“Some Mat Rempit contribute to social problems and they take advantage of or even abuse young children.
“Parents must not be too protective. When we take action against their children they say we are too strict or overreacting. Some even accuse us of causing their children’s accident,” he added.”
Is it me or is he saying on the one hand that parents should be more responsible for their children while on the other hand he is telling them not to be too protective? The meaning could be lost in translation or did he mean to obsfucate the issues on purpose?
Points to ponder:
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Has he not heard of the Amber Alert (or Nurin Alert) where the community and the media work closely with the police when a child goes missing. Wise up sir, parents are not always at fault here. If the police don’t take responsibility to find the missing child, do you expect the parents then to take the law into their own hands? Please clarify this sir!
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Even if Mat Rempits seem to be at fault for everything under the sun, what would an eight year old girl be doing with one? Tak masuk akal lah Tuan. Separate the issues here. Let’s talk about very young missing children as the main issue of concern. If Mat Rempits are causing the problem of missing children, then nab them.
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The US and EU have already agreed to adopt the Amber Alert, have their Asian counterparts looked into this? If the Police discussed the issues of trafficking of women and children, the Amber Alert would surely have been discussed.
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By the way, the sex offenders registry still does not address how we rescue the missing children alive. Was that discussed Tuan? What if the child is brought across borders, say betweeen Malaysia and Thailand, how do we find the child then? Did you discuss this with your Thai counterparts? If both Malaysia and Thailand had an Amber Alert system, we could mesh the two and be more effective in finding them alive.
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By the way Tuan CID director Commissioner Datuk Christopher Wan Soo Kee, that stern warning you issued about those in posession of post mortem photos of Nurin Jazlin Jazimin should also apply to television. Please sir, I wonder if you will take action against them for broadcasting those images? They spoiled my Hari Raya.
Oh yes, hope you had a very good Hari Raya Tuan!
Just compare our IGP response with what the Queensland Police Service did in 2004 to address the issue of child abductions:
Child abduction alert working party formed
A Queensland Police Service working party has been formed to ensure the speedy introduction of an Amber Alert-type system for child abductions, the Minister for Police and Corrective Services, Judy Spence, announced today.
12/08/04
The working party will meet next week – chaired by Chief Superintendent Andy Henderson from Operations Support Command – and produce a report which will form the basis of a submission to Cabinet within three months.
“The Premier and I believe an Amber Alert type of system should be introduced in Queensland as soon as possible – the safety of our children is paramount,” Ms Spence said.
“The media’s role in this will be crucial. Our police rely heavily on the media and general public in preventing and solving crime, so we will be inviting media involvement in the deliberations of the working party.
“The abduction of a child is a heinous crime and this is one way the police, media and community can fight back, deterring and catching abductors and returning children as soon as possible.
“The Child Abduction Alert Working Party will look at how a community warning system can be quickly introduced to combat child abductions.
“In the United States – where Amber Alerts were introduced after the 1997 abduction and murder of nine-year-old Amber Hagerman – if police believe a child has been abducted, the media breaks into normal transmission and broadcasts details about the child, where they were last seen and any other important information.
“The Child Abduction Alert Working Party will look at:
* the reported incidents of abductions in Queensland to identify those where Amber Alerts might have assisted;
* identify strategies to ensure quick reporting of abductions and the broadcast of accurate information;
* explore ways to enlist support from the private sector such as taxi companies and courier drivers; and
* research other effective strategies introduced in Australia and overseas (particularly the United States) to combat child abductions.”
Ms Spence said the Child Abduction Alert Working Party would be asked to progress such a system without delay.
“I expect to take a submission to Cabinet within three months for the introduction of an Amber Alert type system in Queensland, and then seek support at the Australasian Police Ministers’ Council in November for the system to be adopted nationally,” she said.
“In the meantime, the Police Media Unit will continue to work closely with the media, advising of abductions or attempted abductions as soon as is operationally possible.
“Increased awareness is leading to more reporting of this crime and we hope a safer community.”
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