I'm sure you have heard about the case of a Penang guy who hit an old woman when he "gostan" his car. It was widespread all over in the forum as well as social network and it's now in the newspaper too. Maybe you're unaware of the impact behind the so-called "human flesh search", but I believe one day it will become a new social illness in Malaysia.
First of all, I'm sure everyone who concerned about the case had surely watched the video the root of everything. As you can see, the video is not a complete one. So, we the audiences who are not directly involved in the case will never learn the truth. As a result, as a human we tend to judge it by looking on the surface. To see who is "more wrong". Obviously, the two youngsters were to blame for their disrespect and unconcern attitude. Yes, the public have the right to blame them for that, but it should stop there and not beyond that. However, what happened now is the two youngsters' actual identity were revealed to the public. This can be a great damage to them and also their family. It's too much!!
A petty conflict turned into a complicated one. And for unknown reason, it even involved the public. It's non of our business, didn't the public learned that? Even today the 2 youngsters had done something far more serious than this, it's still the problem between the perpetrators and the victims. Law itself can handle it. But why everyone is so eager to become the judge, the enforcer of justice? And why even there is discussion like should we or should we not forgive the 2 youngsters raised up in the forum? I would like to ask, are they owing an apology to the public or the victim? Have they done anything wrong to the public or make it easy says me. No, they didn't. I don't need to forgive them nor they need to apologize to me as they didn't done anything wrong to me!
One more funny thing to me is that the public even accused the girl who push the camera man. Hello friend, what would you feel if a stranger recording video of you without your permission all of the sudden?, Plus you're feeling restless by that time? I guess somebody will probably destroy the recording tool and teach you a "lesson". But now everyone is accused the girl for being rude and less educated. Not only this, the public even targeted those who put a like for the girl's statement(the girl has made a statement on facebook regarding the case and also blame the cameraman). I think it's very natural for one's buddies to support one even the buddies have not clearly understood the situation. But why one or two among "the friends of justice" treated them as being "itchy" that need some sort of lesson? I wonder what's the motive behind the public. For the sake of justice being served, to teach the youngsters a lesson, to raise one's position by stepping someone else, or just because of boredom? Which one is it?
Be aware of this issue, as you might become the next victim. Who knows one day you're having quarrel with someone and a busybody happens to be there and record everything and post it on youtube and spread it through all the media you can name and give a "good title" for the video and start up a discussion and eventually become the public enemy for just offended one people. Small conflict can be turned into a big problem with a little "push". And one thing to remember as well that is not to have body contact with the "ever divine cameraman" as you might be labeled as something. I think this is the lesson we should learn from the issue.
In the sarcastic sense, this should come to our mind if we have the intention to "destroy someone". It's like what the chinese quotation said "kill someone with somebody else blade". You wait for the chance arises, you record, you spread it on the internet, you start up a discussion, you wait for the video to be shared to everywhere, you delete your original one, you wait and see the how great is the
snowball effect and congratulate you've sabotaged someone!
Now let us wait and see who's the next victim, and when Malaysia will list it as a social illness as I know some of the country had categorized it as one of the social illness and investigated it under cyber crime if I'm not mistaken.
Last reminder from me, beware of every single action as many people out there are waiting for the chance to "publicise" you. And to the friends of justice, please continue your effort and be sure to condemn even though the next victim might be someone close to you. Remember what goes around comes around.
Cheers =)
