Carrying the MyKad. Why all the fuss?
Frankly I find the argument over the fines for those leaving home without their MyKad a little inane. The MyKad is a document, the express purpose of which is to identify the person possessing it. It is not a souvenir to be kept in your cupboard or album.
Therefore it is incumbent upon the citizen who holds this card to have it always in his ready possession. Yet the hoo-haa now is not about the regulation requiring one to carry the card always, but nitpicking on the mandatory fine/jail term that has been announced.
Lim Kit Siang is screaming at the top of his voice, "MyKad fines obnoxious, draconian, unjust and unconstitutional"! Why does he not for once instead of trying to blow things out of proportion, advice the public to make it a habit of carrying the card on their person? Simple. Carry the card and there's no problem at all.
Even at the best of times our people have never bothered to carry their IC. When at the hospital for example the IC is asked for either registration or to trace the case notes, the indifferent reply is often, 'tak bawa kad'. Come on. You take the government for granted, think its ok to break the law openly and without conscience, and then hope that the opposition or some liberal bleeding heart will scream on your behalf, 'unfair, injustice' etc.
The way that things look now its as if the government is the culprit instead of these diehard lawbreakers! Devoid of all the anti-government propaganda and rhetoric on this issue, what we have left with is the simple choice - carry your IC or pay the fine or go to jail. The choice is yours.
Therefore it is incumbent upon the citizen who holds this card to have it always in his ready possession. Yet the hoo-haa now is not about the regulation requiring one to carry the card always, but nitpicking on the mandatory fine/jail term that has been announced.
Lim Kit Siang is screaming at the top of his voice, "MyKad fines obnoxious, draconian, unjust and unconstitutional"! Why does he not for once instead of trying to blow things out of proportion, advice the public to make it a habit of carrying the card on their person? Simple. Carry the card and there's no problem at all.
Even at the best of times our people have never bothered to carry their IC. When at the hospital for example the IC is asked for either registration or to trace the case notes, the indifferent reply is often, 'tak bawa kad'. Come on. You take the government for granted, think its ok to break the law openly and without conscience, and then hope that the opposition or some liberal bleeding heart will scream on your behalf, 'unfair, injustice' etc.
The way that things look now its as if the government is the culprit instead of these diehard lawbreakers! Devoid of all the anti-government propaganda and rhetoric on this issue, what we have left with is the simple choice - carry your IC or pay the fine or go to jail. The choice is yours.
posted by The Malaysian. at 7/09/2006 04:30:00 PM
3 Comments:
we need to fight for our right...
ya i agree that IC is meant to be bringing along...
but how about this...
one day... you mom asked rm3000 from you... stating that she went pasar malam and halt by a policeman asking for IC...
you belum kena... you dont feel the pain la...
Reasonable suggestion hchan; hope someone out there in the govt. reads this.
It all boils down to responsibility, I suppose. We have, after all been taking the government for granted. Screaming foul when we ourselves have done nothing to help ease them is a little ironic, wouldn't you say? They are only doing their best to be more efficient. If we can't bring along a simple document that could fit into our wonderbras even, then how sad has the people of this country gotten?
I still like the saying...ask not what the country do for you but what can you do to help the country.
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