Moral policing: Socso suspends Rela personnel pending probe

Hrrmph: This is what happens when there is too much moral policing. There will be bullies/small-minded persons who will overstep because they get a boost to their ego when they get to tell another they cannot do this or that. Is it the fault of the personnel or the environment that he is operating in? He hears of these cases and how complaints are often brushed aside by the heads of departments. 

Perhaps he hears his colleagues talking about how the dress code ought to be enforced. He is just unlucky that he stopped someone who knows the rules and how to phrase his complaint in a way that cannot be ignored. The dress code is not the law. Yes, it is a courtesy to dress properly.

So perhaps the civil servants can be directed to just advise those who aren’t dressed properly but they must admit everyone, especially to emergency services such as the police and hospitals. It is ridiculous to allow these little Napoleons’ power to prohibit and support their petty acts of ego-boosting. 

Vijay47: At first glance, this disgraceful, bullying act has a happy ending with the almighty security guard being suspended pending an investigation. But the early chapters were slightly different. In reply to the original complaint by Penang-based lawyer Ajit Singh Jessy, Social Security Organisation (Socso) stated, that while they expected visitors to be in decent attire, whatever that meant, they had no dress code.

And graciously, the agency apologised on behalf of the guard. Supposedly end of cerita (story). It was only when Ajit pursued the matter that the guard was suspended. I wonder whether we have reached a level where anyone can introduce dressing standards according to their misguided beliefs, to be waived in the event there is a protest?

Government departments have no business telling the public how to dress, everyone has their own principles of decorum to be guided by. What next? Supermarkets, the beach, playing fields, my bathroom? What are you doing, Chief Secretary to the Government Mohd Zuki Ali? By your silence, are we to understand that you agree with these abusive policies?

One would have thought that after so many complaints from around the country, you would have issued a directive to the entire civil service to immediately stop this rubbish.   I know you are the Foreign Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir, and not the home affairs minister, but would you care to make a comment on this outrage which is not in Sweden but right here in tanah air (homeland)?

Sorry, Ajit, you may not be in PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang’s good books. Cheers! 

Apanama is back: Fellow Malaysians, while we are commenting about moral policing on dress codes, we should remember the real root cause which is also more prevalent now. It goes beyond moral policing.

While this case could just be the tip of the iceberg, there are many cases I personally had come across while queuing up or sitting after taking a queue number in government departments over the last two years. Every time, someone will be ticked off due to their dress.

What I am trying to say is the cases are increasing. This means the votes for certain political parties may also increase. The people doing all this moral policing have been successfully brainwashed by certain narratives.

Take note of how these political parties increase their vote base. Therefore, I call upon all right-thinking voters to come out in full force to ensure we vote out parties that harp on moral policing and dress codes. Otherwise, the chances they win are there. Remember, even though the personnel is suspended and/or sacked, he/she is still a voter!

I Will Keep My Promise: Do security guards have the legal authority to stop people from entering the premises of government departments or government-linked bodies they are supposedly guarding at their private moral whims and sexual fancy or fantasy?

Is this moral policing or a breach of civil/criminal law? By denying entry because of supposedly ‘indecent’ dressing, the guards are in fact accusing the aggrieved party of committing a public indecency nuisance crime under the Penal Code.

Can the aggrieved party lodge a police report against the security guard and/or his employer about the indecency accusation incident? Can the aggrieved or defamed party sue the security guard and/or the employer for civil or criminal defamation? Of course, if the security guard is a civil servant, then nothing really can be done because they are protected under the Public Authorities Protection Act and can continuously go on a private moral or indecency policing frolic without a care in the world.

It is time for this current government to stop remaining silent on this delicate issue and put a full stop to all this nonsense once and for all. If not, this current government might be seen as supporting the ‘green wave’.

Darwin Fernandez: All of this has got to do with the Marang MP and his party. They talk about how people should dress. Very soon, all Malaysian must dress like him and his party members. However, they have forgotten Malaysia has traditional dresses or costumes which are Baju Melayu, Kebaya, and Baju Kurung, among others. These are the traditional costumes of our beloved county Malaysia. None of them wear any of that but they are following what the Arabs are wearing.