There have been several high-profile rape cases in Malaysia lately that has made me sit up and take notice. The case of the 13 year old Filipino that was allegedly raped while in detention, awaiting deportation as an illegal immigrant (turns out she may actually be Malaysian). The case of that police officer (i forget his name) who was accused of raping two immigrant women while they were in lock-up; he was acquited by a male judge who said that the sex was consentual, therefore it was not rape.
Both cases are nasty, and they only serve to highlight how vulnerable women are in this country under the "watchful" eyes of the law.
Besides the obvious, the issue in this here includes the fact that both instances of alleged rape occurred while the women were under the custodianship of the auhorities of this country.
On our latest tourism brochure: "Visit the beautiful country of Malaysia. Deportation and rape are part of the bonus package."
or "Be a citizen of this Malaysia. We'll rape you, THEN deport you." (apparently, the young, unfortunate girl is actually a Malaysian and has been wrongly deported).
Mother tells little girl, "Don't ever go to the police. They might lock you up and do "nasty" things to you."
I know, i know - i'm being unfair and i'm over-generalizing matters. The police and the authorities are generally doing the best that they can, and the alleged actions of a few of their number does not necessarily mean they are all bad.
But the problem is - how did these alleged rapists become officers of the law in the first place?
How come there were not identified earlier and a close eye kept on them? Contrary to popular belief, studies have shown that through psychological profiling it is possible to identify certain tendencies in people, including the tendency for violence and erratic behaviour.
In such as institution as law enforcement, the people need to have the utmost confidence in them in order for them to be effective instruments of the law. That confidence has been severely eroded, and in the case of the half-Filipino girl, strains in our international relations with the Philippines has been a result.
I think the women of our nation, either our own citizens or visitors or even illegal immigrants deserve more protection than they are currently receiving. But right now, its a tough call whether the protectors can be trusted.
You have no fucking rite to judge entire malaysia on 1 case, i beleive u or ur family might be a victim tough?