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Saturday, December 20, 2014

BIGGEST JOKE! Snatch thieves outnumbering cops - lawyer

BIGGEST JOKE! Snatch thieves outnumbering cops - lawyer
PETALING JAYA - The number of snatch thieves on the streets is larger than the number of police officers, according to criminal lawyer S. Selvam.
Selvam, who handles snatch theft cases, said the shortage of enforcement officers was the reason for the rising number of snatch thefts.
“A law can be in place but if there are no policemen on the streets, the snatch thieves will be there,” he said.
“It will be easier for them to prey on passers by.”
Sharing similar sentiments was criminal lawyer Afifuddin Ahmad Hafif, who said no form of punishment would reduce the crime rate.
“You can enhance the punishment for the crime but it does not mean people will stop committing the offence,” he said.
Asked if the suggestion by Gerakan Wanita chief Datuk Tan Lian Hoe to impose mandatory whipping as a stiffer sentence for snatch theft was practical, Afifuddin disagreed.
Tan had said recently that she and a few other MPs planned to make the proposal in Parliament.
Afifuddin said whipping was too harsh a punishment.
“Whipping can be a deterrent but at the end of the day, the crime will still be committed,” said Afifuddin.
He said instilling worry or fear through punishment would not eliminate the crime.
“A good example is the capital punishment for drug trafficking. Despite the heavy punishment, drug trafficking is still rampant,” he said.
Malaysians Against Rape, Assault and Snatch Theft (Marah) founder Dave Avran said the organisation had been requesting mandatory whipping for snatch thieves for the last three years.
“The number of deaths from snatch thefts is worrying and the modus operandi can be quite aggressive,” he said.
He said whipping would be a good deterrent.
“Many have lost their lives, families have been broken up and lifestyles changed because of snatch thefts.”
He said he was confident a heavier sentence would reduce the number of snatch theft cases. - Malay Mail

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