Crime around here appears to be at an all time high. Or is it simply because the media has decided its the flavour of the month? Or that people are more readily reporting crime incidents? Or is it simply the ignorance of the government.
I was just discussing it my Dad that whenever something horrible shows up on the news, it'll eventually be followed by the PM making a speech on how they're going to combat a problem. Usually by forming committees to discuss the problem and 'look into it'. That wouldn't be so bad if what these guys were doing actually reduces crime. The problem with the government is that its full of paper tigers.
Let me illustrate it here:
Back when the current PM came into power, he was really into cracking down into piracy, particularly CD and DVD piracy. And for a time, I noticed that all the shops that sold these 'products' had all but disappeared. 2 months down the road, what do I see? DVD peddlers roaming the restaurants. I wasn't long before the pirate shops were once again open.
Also, the government mentioned that to combat piracy, they would try to curb the lavish prices that plague original DVD's, prices that no average citizen could afford cause or greedy middlemen and also that Hollywood did not take into account the cost of living around here. Up till now, DVD's are still at 200 buck a pop. That's the same price as it always has been.
I'd like to mention that recently the news headlined the death of two illegal racing motorcyclists. The road where they were killed was one that every illegal racer motorcyclists congregate. It wasn't too long ago that the authorities decided to close this road to traffic, every day, at 7pm, to combat this issue. Do you see the problem here? Let me spell it out:
If you close the road to all traffic, what you are doing is that you're actually creating the perfect venue for illegal racers. I wouldn't be too difficult to bring around the bikes to this area.
I was just discussing it my Dad that whenever something horrible shows up on the news, it'll eventually be followed by the PM making a speech on how they're going to combat a problem. Usually by forming committees to discuss the problem and 'look into it'. That wouldn't be so bad if what these guys were doing actually reduces crime. The problem with the government is that its full of paper tigers.
Let me illustrate it here:
Back when the current PM came into power, he was really into cracking down into piracy, particularly CD and DVD piracy. And for a time, I noticed that all the shops that sold these 'products' had all but disappeared. 2 months down the road, what do I see? DVD peddlers roaming the restaurants. I wasn't long before the pirate shops were once again open.
Also, the government mentioned that to combat piracy, they would try to curb the lavish prices that plague original DVD's, prices that no average citizen could afford cause or greedy middlemen and also that Hollywood did not take into account the cost of living around here. Up till now, DVD's are still at 200 buck a pop. That's the same price as it always has been.
I'd like to mention that recently the news headlined the death of two illegal racing motorcyclists. The road where they were killed was one that every illegal racer motorcyclists congregate. It wasn't too long ago that the authorities decided to close this road to traffic, every day, at 7pm, to combat this issue. Do you see the problem here? Let me spell it out:
If you close the road to all traffic, what you are doing is that you're actually creating the perfect venue for illegal racers. I wouldn't be too difficult to bring around the bikes to this area.
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