New crime..

Dashken · Nov 25, 2005

Got this from an email...

Pass it on..... let more people be aware of such things around them.

I just heard a few days ago that a new type of crime has surfaced in town. It goes something like this:- Somebody slips a handphone into your pocket. sometimes it could be just a wallet with an identity card and a few ringgits. A few minutes later, the 'owner' comes up and confronts you, the 'thief '. He makes a big commotion that you stole his stuff. You, caught unaware, are then pulled aside by the 'owner' for a settlement you are intimidated and threatened that if you do not pay up the police will be brought in. If you pay up, this 'owner' lets you go. If not, the police are brought in.

Another strange thing is that there always seems to be a 'witness' to the your 'theft'. I am told this often happens to foreigners at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) or even at LRT trains. Given that you're 'guilty until proven innocent' as far as the Malaysian police are concerned, I understand some poor people are in jail for these 'offences'. At the KLIA, the 'owner' throws his handphone and wallet with the few ringgit notes into the luggage trolley of a just arrived passenger. The drama unfolds a few minutes later. The real culprit has easily convinced our Malaysian police to arrest the real victim (if he has not paid up the 'settlement' demand). This is a very serious matter. This is another form of extortionists perating in broad daylight. They are disgusting criminals who will do anything to rob and steal. The sickening part of the whole scenario is that unless you pay the "settlement" money, they will put you in real trouble by calling the police. The real culprit gets back his handphone and wallet but the real victim (i.e. could be any one of us) is thrown into the police lock up and charged in court.

So do be very careful, otherwise you may end up as a "thief" as you have no way to prove your innocence.
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MooCow · Nov 25, 2005

wow that's horrible.

wow malaysia sure is a scary place to live in. almost no protection for the innocent.

guilty until proven innocent. i sure hope it's the other way around here in taiwan.

Adrian Wong · Nov 26, 2005

I wonder if this is true...

u suck.com · Nov 28, 2005

that's REALLY horrible! how are the innocent ones going to prove they're innocent?!

aKho · Nov 28, 2005

just pay the guy and remember his face..
get him back later.

crashagn · Dec 2, 2005

My opinion and my reasoning.. someone pulls that crap on me.. bust em in the face.. break thier nose or jaw..must be the redneck in me

PsYkHoTiK · Dec 2, 2005

crashagn said:

My opinion and my reasoning.. someone pulls that crap on me.. bust em in the face.. break thier nose or jaw..must be the redneck in me
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Well deserved I think...

PowerSlide · Dec 2, 2005

show them ur wallet hav few hundred..y wan the few ringgit

Phut · Dec 2, 2005

Pay up big but don't forget to leave your ID in the stack of cash

then nail him, no settlement payment

Andrew · Dec 4, 2005

Pardon my saying so, but I wouldn't be surprised if this was some sort of "urban legend" concocted to affect Malaysia's tourism industry. Just a thought of course ...

Adrian Wong · Dec 15, 2005

Andrew said:

Pardon my saying so, but I wouldn't be surprised if this was some sort of "urban legend" concocted to affect Malaysia's tourism industry. Just a thought of course ...
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That would be pretty typical.

Lots of such mails going around.

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