While all the newspapers highlighted the "banning" aspect of the Nude Squat flowing from the Incident of Squatgate, some people with eyes which do not see are still LOST in the woods. They can't see the trees for the forest.
But if I were to tell them "You are seeing the trees for the woods", most likely they would be LOST at sea as well.
So what the ...., it's a four-letter word, and this being Tuesday, IT'S CONEY DOG DAY, no swearing aloud because the neighbour just hung out a newly painted sign: BEWARE OF DOGS!
Compare The Star, frontpage, with a smallish item on page 20 quite lost in the forest of words today.
It will be law
Nude squat recommendations
to be incorporated into CPC
reads the headline of the Print edition.
Following is the Online edition -- easier lah, Cut&Paste!:)
Nation
Tuesday January 24, 2006
Ear squats no longer allowed
KUALA LUMPUR: A Code of Practice on Body Search will be incorporated into amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) which will be tabled in Parliament in March.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad, who heads the Parliamentary Select Committee on Penal and Criminal Procedure Codes, said that at present there were so many different rules and regulations that “nobody knew what procedure to follow.”
“We want to codify it all in a single legislation. Ketuk ketampi (ear squats) is no longer allowed. This has been a convention in the past. And now the police themselves are not sure what to do,” he said.
He said the seven-member select committee had been working on major amendments to the CPC for nearly two years and its first draft was ready.
“So we will look at making the recommendations a part of the amendments. We have to be ready in March,” he said, adding that the select committee’s next meeting would take place after Chinese New Year.
He expected the select committee to have four to five meetings before finalising the proposed bill.
Yesterday, the Government made public the nude ear squat video report by the independent commission headed by former Chief Justice Tun Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah.
The video of a woman forced to do ear squats naked in a police lock up in front of a policewoman had angered many Malaysians.
The commission found that ear squats in the nude was not standard police practice, haram (forbidden) and violated the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and should be discontinued immediately.
Radzi said the proposed amendments to the CPC would enhance the stature of the police and put enforcement officers in a better light.
“It is a very comprehensive amendment and an important document which affects the lives of people. With it the police can carry out investigations very nicely and at the same time safeguard the interests of the public.
“The balance will be better. We don’t want to hamper the police in their investigations,” he added.
CONTRAST:
Police report lodged against Kok
KUALA LUMPUR: The Umno Overseas Clubs Alumni Organisation has lodged a police report against Seputeh MP Teresa Kok for storing, distributing and disseminating at the Parliament lobby on Nov 25 last year pornographic material of a nude woman doing squats.
The report was made by a member of the organisation, Abd Razak Mohd Ghazali, at the Sentul district police headquarters at 5pm yesterday.
He claimed in the report that Kok had by intention, words and deed distributed the video clip by way of a laptop computer to several members of parliament and journalists. – Bernama
DESIDERATA:
Some people will continue to be at sea forever.
They will continue to cut down the trees for the timber until there is not a single blade of grass to be seen.
Then they ask: Where are the woods?
I don't see any.Yeah, Semuanya Okay!
Jest expanding my thoughts this morning, since I just had some Coney Dogs
on a Stop at A&W on the way to work, yeah, I've to work like a dog!-
it rhymes with Horny -
Why Are Malaysians So Fond of Setting Up Race-Based Clubs Overseas?
Thinking aloud, aren't most of these UMNO Club, MCA Club or MIC Club (if annie) members students?
Aren't they barred from political activities under the Universities and University Colleges Act?
I hear some mGf murmuring -- hey, they have two sets of regulations, like you Chionoeserie bizmen having three sets of accounts -- oh, I digress.
Can I set up a DAP or PRM Club at Universiti Nusantara? or Universiti Pergi Sini Sana?
I think I'd go get a set of Borang from PutraJaga-Jaga...
Testing the waters -- Hope those Crocs leave Desi alone!
If I don't 'rite my usual tomorrow, you can gas what happened, rite!
6 comments:
Desi,
Your posted articles seem to create a lot more emotive energy which acts on the nerves and conscience; and unsettles one’s inner peace, provoking a needed response, even though one can be physically far from the “wayang stage”.
Boleh-land’s version of Abu Ghraib, the NUDE EAR-SQUAT routine is more shameful considering it comes from a land of supposedly devout people. Many in Asia were shocked and confused when reports said that had been an accepted routine of the Police.
The Government has to be fully responsible for the embarrassment and that’s why it has the seven-member Parliamentary Select Committee on Penal and Criminal Procedure Codes to make recommendations to be added as part of a “major amendments” exercise which has been going on for almost 2 years! Hopefully by the time it is presented as a bill, it is not out-dated by some new development.
A nude woman is not pornographic per se, but the nude ear-squat routine forced upon an individual is an infringement of human rights. If a SCAPEGOAT has to be found or created for the purpose of a police report for public consumption, then the police woman orchestrating those ear-squat actions, the producer of the “wayang”, the camera-man, and the owner of the premise where ‘illegal’ routines were carried out should be singled out in the report.
I remember sometime ago, a minister here remarked about some ministers arguing on religious issues or gave impressions of being devout and only to go home to watch “Baywatch” on TV. Desi, can you remember this incident? I believe a lot of complainants everywhere fall into this category of disgusting hypocrites – God bless their souls.
Did I tell you that I attended a 'festive celebration party' in one community centre in UK here (I didn't know about that, just tagged along with a friend). Yeah. They even have a stall for recruiting new members and paying up membership fees.
When are you going to set up one 'Spiritedestination Overseas Alumni Club'? I could be your rep here. I just take 30% commission of the membership as usual. How bout that?
And that was the reason why I saw the picture of Miss Georgia, Monica Pang, and turned to page 10 instead. :)
joe-psc:
abu ghraib: at least the "offenders" were brought to court to face the music.
Here if you're from the ruling coaslition, you can get away with just a tap of the wrist, and told to behave yourself in future. Butt if you're NGO or from the Oppo, they whip the Piped Piper if your tune upsets them ('em are the judge, jury and executioner...).
Joe.psc -- can I set up a ... branch in your Republic's university? Plan to raise funds from your understanding undegrads to set up SpitedestiNation (read Howsy's comment next...)-- Sin dollars is 2.3 times ours, so it's 2.3 times easier to reach that RNM20m target! If WHOWSY sets up an equivalent branch in UK, it'd make the job some SE7EN times easier.
Okay lah, 30% CON, oops, COM, also can-lah!:)
Beggars have some Hobson's choice in Mal-land. Democracy is A-L'VE, jest don't let those Crocs get to you first!:(
ASnd I'm also very afraid of those UMNO Putera ppl -- they like to patronise the 5-star joint near the Croc Farm Restron! One push oin hi- and you're in with -- oh, Jump in da lake, tear-ing crocs!
howsy:
Others Export their Ras-based politics, you now want to import Desi's I-LASND foolosofy?
Yes, why not an UK Alumni yes,-- raising fun's in pound Sterling would maketh OUR spiriteDestination 7 times easier to reach!
30% CON-mission in RM, 'rite!
Here I need to feed some hungry Corcs too -- they are SOooo hungry, they are shedding tears o'lad'!
Hey, can you and Joe-PSC make a special attempt to CNY celeb on Feb 11, 200S'X at 7.30pm at LakeView Club, next to Croc Farm Restron (where I have a share...), no, not the restron, the Croc (I rescued it from my Alma Mater in FuRong when it's a Babe...): we 3 will discuss our
primrose:
I agree that we should all be vely ploud of Ms Pang's Malaysian connection.
I turn'd to page 10 and I saw was
Black Metal culture banned
at the top.
My copy had a 4 by SE7EN-inch gap nicely cut out in the right-middle of the page ...
I think the Vendor is vely knotty one, playing God on Desi's asthetics tastes.
I read the story by the left hand side, headed:
Miss America runner-up
has links with Malaysia...
PS: Don't update bro Imran about Ms Pang -- he might agin jest go MIA-ing to Las Vegas, and we'll be minus a chauffer for G7!:(
SeYa on Feb 11, 7,30pm, rite!
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