Living in fear of our guards
30/08/2007 The Star

I LIVE in a Klang suburb and subscribe to the guard services that patrol my area. These guards have become more gangster-like by the day.

Recently when I tried to stop their services, they became brash and retorted with a slightly laced warning that my house could be a target.

What am I to do? I fear that we have created a monster that we may never be able to get rid of. They have also erected a guardhouse that covers half the road and placed a bar such that only half a road is available for use.

Is this legal? We have regular police car patrols but they did not do anything. I suppose they think it's all right to block half the road.

I implore those responsible to come and see for themselves. There was almost an accident as two cars passed each other at this checkpoint.

I say checkpoint, but they don’t really stop any cars. They just sit inside the guardhouse and any car can just pass through. Help!


VICTIM IN MY OWN TAMAN,
Klang, Selangor.