Police Strip Search involving Chinese Woman in Malaysia

Dear reader,

The recent uproar about the China ladies in Malaysia being forced to strip and to do squats has caused a huge uproar. I've had the privilege of viewing the clip and now you can too. We should notice that:

1. The Malay policewoman ordered the Chinese woman to strip,
2. The Azan plays in the background,
3. There is a grille that allows free viewing for all.

How embarassing for the Chinese lady! How humiliating! Since she is not one of your family members it is easy to shrug it off. But if it was your sister or your wife, I'd bet that you'd be outraged. What, I ask, is the remedy under the circumstances? If the doctrine of "locus standi" means that a legal action may only be commenced by people who have the legal standing, then it is very precarious for the Chinese lady! When she comes before the public eye, the focus on her may be the wrong type, much like the attention given to a rape victim.

Very imporant question:
We have a Royal Malaysian Police Commission and they've come up with many good suggestions. But their powers are purely advisory. Do you not think that the police require someone to regulate them? Ergo, the age old question: who is to guard our guardians?

Suggestion:
It is wrong to focus on "Who took the picture?", because the issue is not one of whether the source of information is trustworthy. Nor is it an issue of the maker of the evidence. To focus on such issues would be taking a step back, when the evidence is there before us. What the Government should do is:

1. focus on why such incidents occur, and
2. take measures to make sure they don't re-occur.
3. give immunity to whistleblowers (VERY IMPORTANT)
4. act to change the culture of silence.

Note:
Some people may be focusing on the wrong issues
1. The policewoman wears a tudung (So, it's okay if she does not wear a tudung?)
2. The policewoman is Muslim (So, it's okay if she's not Muslim?)
3. It's a Chinese woman being forced to strip (So, it's okay if she's not Chinese?)
4. It's a woman being forced to strip (So, it's okay if she's not a she?)
5. There's an Azan in the background (So, it's okay if there's no Azan?)
6. It portrays our police in a bad light (So, it's okay if the issue never sees the light of day?)
7. It gives Malaysia a bad reputation (So, we should just keep quiet about it?)
8. The person who made the clip is unknown (So, you don't have a chance to divert the issue?)
9. The Chinese woman in the picture is not one of the Chinese nationals who complained recently (So, it's okay if the woman is Chinese Malaysian?)
10. It's common procedure in police stations (So, it's okay if every other police station does it?)
11. She was probably arrested according to procedure (So, proper arrest means that you can order a person to strip like heck?)
12. The policewoman is to be blamed (So, if it wasn't the policewoman, it's okay?)
13. The policewoman is merely carrying out the usual procedure (So, blame the procedure?)

Conclusions:
1. There have been worse cases, where police have raped their prisoners. But there having been worse incidents does not justify/excuse this incident.
2. The police institution needs more integrity and more ethics. More respect for proper procedures ESPECIALLY INVOLVING WOMEN.
3. Something bad has happened, and there is clearly something WRONG with the system. HEADS HAVE TO ROLL. There are people at fault and they will have to lose their jobs in the worst way possible!
4. Those people in charge of the police force never implement suggestions of the police commissions, do they?
5. THERE SHOULD BE A REVIEW OF STRIP SEARCH PROCEDURES IN MALAYSIA


Nitty gritty info:
I got the link from here:
              http://www.uchukeling.com/ukblog/2005/11/she-is-one-of-us.html
The file was downloaded from here:
              http://s27.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3P2RNQCL590R425RXOOCATRJZI
but may also be obtained from here:
              http://www.rumahdayak.com/vynne/download/Lokap.3gp


Further Reading:
http://www.google.com.my/search?hl=en&q=police+strip+search+arrest