Joint patrol of police and army

Our government is doing a pilot project on joint patrol between the police and army

This is a wonderful news for everybody

In view of the crime rate that has increased tremendously

What can I say but the call is timely

If we remember back in the 1970s

When Rukun Tertangga were practiced widely and actively

It involved almost the entire community

Crime rate was under control and people walked around safely

With the influx of foreigners into this country

With criminals getting more violent and technology savvy

With inadequate number of policemen graduating from the police academy

We can safely say that the army would be the solutions to counter this problem effectively

After all, Malaysia is no longer in the period of emergency

Nor we have any serious foreign enemies

Except for possible terrorism that has so far not reach our boundary

Hence, a small percentage of the army personnel should be deploy for national security

This move would raise the Prime Minister's popularity

If he can implement it immediately

Instead of just talking for the sake of getting publicity

As for now, situation is bad in view of the numbers of victims suffered from brutality

Malaysians in general will give support and cooperation to the authorities

So long as the police and army are there for security reasons only

Prime Minster must order the Home Minister to act swiftly

Before the entire situation turns out ugly

Sources:  The Star (Oct 16, 2011)