'The police are fully capable of tarnishing their own image. You score own goals in almost every game you play.'
'Internet being used to tarnish police image'
Gerard Samuel Vijayan: There is nothing left to tarnish because the police have proven to be a tool of the Umno/BN regime. If the IPCMC (Independent Police Complaints and Misconducts Commission) had been formed, the police could have been saved, but now they are doomed to failure and can only be reformed under a change of government that may not be too sympathetic to the police.
Therefore, the police are hell-bent on maintaining the status quo. The police must be reminded that serving the government of the day does not mean serving the party in power. The job of the police is to maintain public order and security without fear or favour with the utmost sincerity, integrity and professionalism. The police must be impartial and independent of politicians in the discharge of their duties.
But alas, the police now have an opinion that only Umno/BN can protect their interests best. Serving political interests and agendas is their priority and not that of the ordinary public. So why should the public support or trust the police?
Malaysians Are Not Stupid: The people responsible for tarnishing police image are the police themselves. More specifically the top leadership. The rakyat are not blind. We can see for ourselves the actions of the police. We know what is right and what is wrong.
Stop pointing at shadows and finding scapegoats for your failures. Look at yourself. The answer to raising the police's image among the rakyat lies in the police themselves.
DontPlayGod: Kuala Lumpur police chief Zulkifli Abdullah, you may say that the police must be professional and unbiased, but then, you are not the IGP (inspector-general of police). The IGP thinks diffferently, and he answers to Umno.
And by the way, Zukilfli, the PDRM (Royal Malaysian Police) can always defend themselves online to any misunderstandings or wrongful accusations levelled against them.
Ericlcc: Spot on Zulkifli, maybe there are some opening in Bukit Aman soon and you don't want to miss out on this promotion opportunity, so you definitely have to say something brave and bold, like "don't tarnish the image of the police..." so that you will get noticed.
One wonders what the police image enhancement unit in Home Ministry is doing. The unit head with a superscale salary must be sleeping on the job.
Malaysiasakit: Zulkifli, please don't sell PDRM short by giving too much credit to the Internet. The police are fully capable of tarnishing their own image. You score own goals in almost every game you play.
You might have forgotten that PDRM arrested a journalist under ISA to "protect" her, provided protection to a man who took an oath in a mosque over the sex video affair, shot chemical-laced water cannons at candlelight vigils and other peaceful gatherings.
The Internet did not create these episodes, it merely spread the word around faster. Stop blaming others for your faux pas. For once, stop and think before going around doing silly things.
Anonymous_1a1d: The only way PDRM can regain public trust, apart from managing abuse of power and corruption, is for the IGP, senior officers and all PDRM personnel to disassociate themselves from interferences by political parties.
The motto (borrowed from Rotary International) for PDRM should be ‘Service Above Self' and the guidelines to fostering a good public image are:
a) Is it the truth?
b) Is it fair to all concerned?
c) Will it build goodwill and better ties with the public?
d) Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
Kingfisher: The KL police chief should be commended for his call to his colleagues to be mindful about the fact that this is a multiracial country and that the PDRM must act in a responsible manner.
The fact that the PDRM is severely taken to task on a number of issues of public interest via the Internet is indicative of the lack of public trust in the PDRM. In general, the public, by and large, should be favourably disposed towards an agency that looks after internal law, order and security.
The PDRM should therefore be vigilant and competent at all times in order to to earn due respect from the public.
M'siaKiniFan: PDRM, you are working for the rakyat. That means we are your boss. We pay your salary. Please don't bite the hands that feed you. If we complaining about you, that's because you must improve the force.
Don't be so negative. We know Umno-BN is squeezing your balls. So stop barking at us, we only telling you the truth.
Habib RAK: Zulkifli, as a responsible member of the public, let me give a lead on where the source is that leads to the tarnishing of the police image.
If you look carefully, there is place called Bukit Aman. It's near Parliament House. You can't miss it. Send your men there and you will find the real culprits. Most of them wear blue but at other times they dress like members of the public.
Hope this helps. If there is any monetary reward for this lead, please donate it to Kugan and Amirulrashid families.
Meranti Kepong: So long as the police force do not act fairly and honestly in the discharge of its public duties, there will be the Internet to act as an unofficial watchdog to its blatant misbehaviour in performing its duties, especially bribery and corruption, which must be rooted out among the force's members.
The Internet did not kill Kugan or Aminulrasyid
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