A mother of four was sentenced to 14 months jail for allegedly stealing 2 packets of Milo worth RM74. An ex-PM was jailed 12 year for stealing RM42 million. Is this sentence fair? Shouldn’t it be longer?
Bottom-line, a theft is a theft. But some will say it is only one if you are caught. That’s the moral dilemma for this nation. Corruption is not deemed as sufficiently vile, but “rezeki” for some warped in their thinking.
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https://www.howtobecome.com
How simplistic can we get? Now the ex-PM is compared to Nelson Mandela, who fought against apartheid. Did the ex-PM fight for some “earth-shattering” moral movement or was he the problem? The guilty is now playing the victim. How convenient?
To make matters worse, he has filed for a pardon! On what basis? Is it on his record as the PM; as the architect of state election victories in Melaka and Johor; as the faithful husband of “Can I advise you something”?
If a pardon is granted, I suppose the lady who stole the Milo packets and every other soul in prison should be freed! We don’t need prisons; we don’t need too many judges – only the compliant ones would do; we don’t need lawyers – just those who are enlightened to admit hearsay “evidence” or an oath; and we don’t need too many police, because we will free the innocently guilty ones.
We have seen the ex-Chief Minister of Sabah freed, the former spy chief acquitted and many more who have changed their political beliefs for personal gain. Character of a leader is fundamental. Look at Boris and Trump – deny, admit, apologise – and all will be well! Fortunately, both fell from power because of deceit and character flaw. Yes, we are humans and we make mistakes. When mistakes and lies continue as second nature, it is a serious character flaw.
Pardon me on my aimless diatribe, the “soul” of a nation is being destroyed. Liberty is being misused to rouse mobsters for a political end. God save Malaysia!
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