Yet another dead Indian. This time the suspect who allegedly murdered his mother over a dispute was found hanged to death in his prison cell. Relatives who saw the body said there were injury marks, but the officials didn’t allow them to take photos. Police report have been made.

Two weeks back, 5 Indians were shot death, one of them underaged, suspected to be part of a crime gang. The sister of one of them victims drank poison and fed her four kids the same, apparently overcome with grief. All of them are recovering in the hospital.

A day after that, suspected leader of a gang also shot death and police in unmarked car chased him, and he allegedly shot at them.

Just few days ago, police shot dead a Malay youth who went berserk with a kitchen knife. The public is questioning why the youth was shot in the chest, since the police were aiming for the below the knee. And I don’t remember the Human Rights Party making any noise over that. So, they focus mainly on Indian deaths only, I guess.

Is it true that Indians commit the most crimes in this country? According to 2007 statistics, 1.6 murders and  9.7 rapes were committed EVERY day.

According to statistics, Indians commit crime that are not proportionate to their population (in other words, high percentage). And specifically involve the serious crimes.

More stats from 2002:

Among the negative statistics are the Indians recording the second-highest infant mortality rates; the highest school drop-out rates, best seen in the data that only five per cent of Indians reach the tertiary level compared with the national average of 7.5 per cent; the highest incidence of alcoholism, that cuts across all classes; the highest incidence of drug addiction in proportion to population; the highest number of prisoners in proportion to population and the largest number of gangs. Sixty per cent of serious crimes are committed by Indians.

I’m interested to see the breakdown of crimes and races for the recent years. I remember the police saying that foreigners don’t actually commit that many crime (low percentage only). So is certain crime committed by certain groups/races only? Or is it across the board? I’ve read about Chinese, Malay, Indonesia, and Indian robbers. Kidnappers – Nigerians, Sri Lankans, Myanmarese, Chinese, Indians. Rapists – Indians, Malays, Indonesians. Snatch thieves – Indians, Malays. How about drugs, organised crimes, gambling, vice, human trafficking, smuggling etc? And not to forget white collar crimes too.

If its true Indians are “attracted” to crime, what are the reasons? Greed? Lazy? Media Influence? Poverty? Genes? Other that shooting them to death, what are the possible solutions to this? If Mat Rempits can get much support and millions of ringgit for rehabilitation programs, why not others?

Indians are the bulk of urban displaced people. The groups that were moved from estates and villages into cities end up trapped in the vicious cycle. Yes, some manage to find their way out and eke out a good living. Others not so fortunate. And when a shorter way to make money is introduced, what else is there to think about? You got nothing much to lose.

I would suggest that the low-income people are relocated to areas with low-cost of living. Yeah, sounds cruel and unfair idea. But, if we look at the poor states like Perlis, Kelantan, and Terengganu, the crimes are less. Most of the its incest, rape or petty theft. Cost of living low, so people can make do with less income. But in the cities, how to live with RM1500? That’s why bak kut teh sellers also become part-time robbers.

I remember being a crime victim thrice. One was a mugging, the other two were robberies. The mugging was by two Indians who gave me just enough cash to go back home from KL. The robberies (one was opportunistic since the main door was left unlocked) were committed by an Indian and a Chinese drug addict respectively. Luckily, I was not harmed in all three cases. The drug addict took some clothes and money, and ate the food, while I was sleeping away!