An act beyond comprehension

If we take serious note of the news everyday, we would be shaking our heads in disbelief to hear the same stories over and over again. Carjacking when people left their car running unlocked for a few seconds, girls and women tricked into being drug mules, ladies conned of their money by some smooth-talking, loving ‘foreigner’, people parted with their money in some get-rich-quick and scratch-and-win schemes, women cheated, raped or molested by bomohs or mediums- these are among the common stories we come across very frequently.

But all these stories are nothing compared to the murders of Datuk Sosilawati and her companions. To say that the murders are brutal is an understatement. The murders are simply beyond imagination, spoiled the Hariraya mood of everybody, and the whole nation is still in shocked as more and more information surfaced.

What is happening to our society? Are we too trusting? Have people lost their humane nature and becoming animals? Are there any ways we can stop all these?

One thing we all know is that humans by nature are greedy. When greed meets carelessness or plain stupidity, a disaster will happen. And it is even worse when greed comes with violence.

I would suggest these types of news are highlighted more, in more effective ways. Maybe these stories should be highlighted in schools for the benefits of the children and their parents. Important issues like these should not be left aside. Let the children start thinking of all the possibilities for them to take precautions, and maybe communicate this with their parents as well, who might also be ignorant on the matters.

More awareness surely will help the people to be more alert. Responsible parents should always be alert themselves and teach their children to be the same. We should always remind ourselves that if something could happen to other people, it can happen to us.

I can confidently say that our society is such that parents and schools never encourage the children to keep abreast with current news. It’s time we did so.