I cannot believe that Selangor police chief would question the singing of the national anthem by ISA protesters at Amcorp Mall on Sunday.  Buthen considering who his boss is, can understand lah.  Perhaps he will come out again in the next few days and say that it was the reporters who had misqouted him.

He went on to add that he is duty bound to carry out his job without fear or favour, and his interest was the safety and concern of the general public.  I guess he does have a point.  I guess a few hundred people holding candles singing NegaraKu was a definite threat to public safety.  I guess the hundreds of protestors threating to storm the Bar Council building a few months ago was not a threat.

He might as well have said that the ISA protestors were arrested because their singing was bad.  Then I can understand.  Bad singing shouldn’t be allowed in public.  Have you heard the street musicians near Central Market?

The other thing I want to rant about are some of the people who attend these gatherings.  Before the shit hits the fan, they are damn proud of what they are doing.  They take photos and blog about every candlelight vigil they attend.  They preach about how strongly they feel about abolishing the ISA and therefore they want to take part in such gatherings.  They criticize others who are blogging about the elections of a faraway country and not doing something about the local ISA.  Before you blog about politics in a faraway land, check out the many candlelight vigils around the country.  Do something about it.

Then Sunday happened.  And now they question whether they should continue to attend such gatherings.  Yes, their feeling very strong.

My hats off to those who continue to do so and to those who do so now because of what happened on Sunday.  I will be singing with you.  But please note, I’m quite a bad singer too.