Declare War on Snatch Thieves
In The Star,
This despicable crime has gone out of control. The police it seems have become ineffective in combating this menace. The culprits are becoming bolder by the day and more dangerous too. They are obviously individuals without conscience and totally with no regard for the law. The task now is to formulate an effective battleplan to stem this scourge. We need to declare war on snatch thieves.
There has been few successes in catching snatch thieves. This is because on most occasions there are no forthcoming eyewitnesses and no leads, as events unfolded at a shockingly fast pace. Most vehicles used in these crimes were also stolen or bearing false registration plates. Therefore tracing such culprits becomes a tedious and sometimes impossible task. Take Petaling Street for example. Pickpocketing in this area is common and police would only shrug their shoulders in helplessness when victims approach relaying their ordeals.
The solution would be to catch these thieves as the crimes are committed. In order to do this, others in the vicinity will have to play a role in possibly apprehending such culprits. Let not the events that occured to Sanorfizah be repeated. The police need to beef up their patrols and more plainclothes police personnel will be required in high risk areas.
Most of the crimes are committed by foreign nationals. A story carried on a local news recently mentioned that firearms were seized from an individual who is an Indonesion with a PR status. Why is it so easy for these individuals to get PR status when spouses of Malaysian professionals who are also professionals themselves can wait for 10 years and still be denied a PR status? Can someone clarify on this discrepancy or is the answer too obvious? I digress.
Snatch thieves are good evidence of moral decay and underlying social ills. We need to study the subject matter more closely in our efforts to understand the mentalities of snatch thieves. Perhaps only then can be start winning the battle. Is it due to economic hardship? Drugs? Gangsters? Pranksters?
We need to do something. If not, we will be hearing the death of another victim in the near future.
| Doctors operate to save baby of snatch theft victim
BY MAIZATUL NAZLINA  JOHOR BARU: Doctors at the Sultanah Aminah Hospital here worked 14 hours in an operation to save the baby of a snatch theft victim who went into a coma after falling from her motorcycle on Oct 20.
Sanorfizah Saleh, 31, was warded at the hospital’s intensive care unit where she underwent surgery to remove blood clots in her head. She is expected to recover within the next few days after doctors detected some movement in her left fingers yesterday. STILL IN A COMA: Sanorfizah being treated at the ICU unit of the Sultanah Aminah Hospital after she was knocked off her motorcycle by snatch thieves. The baby, named Amirul Naim by the father, Azhar Md Ali, 33, is reported to be doing fine and would be taken to Kuala Lumpur to be cared for by a relative there. Cont... |
This despicable crime has gone out of control. The police it seems have become ineffective in combating this menace. The culprits are becoming bolder by the day and more dangerous too. They are obviously individuals without conscience and totally with no regard for the law. The task now is to formulate an effective battleplan to stem this scourge. We need to declare war on snatch thieves.
There has been few successes in catching snatch thieves. This is because on most occasions there are no forthcoming eyewitnesses and no leads, as events unfolded at a shockingly fast pace. Most vehicles used in these crimes were also stolen or bearing false registration plates. Therefore tracing such culprits becomes a tedious and sometimes impossible task. Take Petaling Street for example. Pickpocketing in this area is common and police would only shrug their shoulders in helplessness when victims approach relaying their ordeals.
The solution would be to catch these thieves as the crimes are committed. In order to do this, others in the vicinity will have to play a role in possibly apprehending such culprits. Let not the events that occured to Sanorfizah be repeated. The police need to beef up their patrols and more plainclothes police personnel will be required in high risk areas.
Most of the crimes are committed by foreign nationals. A story carried on a local news recently mentioned that firearms were seized from an individual who is an Indonesion with a PR status. Why is it so easy for these individuals to get PR status when spouses of Malaysian professionals who are also professionals themselves can wait for 10 years and still be denied a PR status? Can someone clarify on this discrepancy or is the answer too obvious? I digress.
Snatch thieves are good evidence of moral decay and underlying social ills. We need to study the subject matter more closely in our efforts to understand the mentalities of snatch thieves. Perhaps only then can be start winning the battle. Is it due to economic hardship? Drugs? Gangsters? Pranksters?
We need to do something. If not, we will be hearing the death of another victim in the near future.
2 Comments:
This is really a good article,why did you stop writing blog?
You are absolutely right..we should start a war against snatch thieves..but how? My mother was a victim just 2 days ago, but I had been searching the internet since and had found no organization or watch group on this thing....My opinion to fight this..is team work, community involvement. If you know of any group who is focus in this, please let me know. My email address is sherrinelee@hotmail.com. I am residing in JB too.
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