Thursday, January 8, 2009

malaysiakini and EXCESSIVE FORCE of the POLICE

I wonder if there is a pattern to it all.
According to this malaysiakini article, Suhakam: Cops guilty of excessive force when the motorist was assaulted during an incident at the Cheras toll protest.
While SUHAKAM could not make a positive identification of the culprits, I suggest the officer-in-charge should be held responsible for the order to arrest the motorist.
While the police appear to have scored major successes with the killing of several armed men in recent months, this assault of the motorist seems to indicate that the police do not practise a response based on proportionate reaction.
Is there a policy/practice of "Shoot to kill" whenever armed men are cornered?

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