Thursday May 6, 2010
Minor at fault in shooting incident, says expert
KUALA LUMPUR: It is clear that 14-year-old Aminulrasyid Amzah was at fault in his shooting, leading him to being accidentally shot by police who were only discharging their duties, a clinical psychologist said.
Assoc Prof Dr Teoh Hsien Jin said the situation was getting out of proportion and that the public had overlooked the most important issue, which was that of a minor driving a car without a driving licence.
He said that as far as the law was concerned, such an act was an offence.
“The crime rate in Selangor is worrying and the police have taken the necessary steps to reduce crime in the state by putting more men on patrol to react to any perceived threat.
“A lot of violent crime takes place after midnight and a speeding car pursued by a group of motorcyclists fits the scenario perfectly,” said Dr Teoh who is the Head of the School of Natural Health and Sciences in Sunway University College.
Dr Teoh, a former journalist, said the usual procedure for policemen in a patrol car or at roadblocks would be to pull a suspicious car over and shine a torchlight into it.
“But the policemen may not have had the chance to do that in Aminulrasyid’s case as the minor sped off, which led to the police firing at the speeding car.
“Police on shifts are normally armed with automatic firearms because they do not know who or what they will be up against. You just have to react to dangerous situations.
“When they opened fire, it is likely that one stray bullet could have hit him. In the dark, they were probably shooting to stop the car,” said Dr Teoh, who was also a Territorial Army officer.
He said he sympathised with the Inspector-General of Police who had come under fire from various quarters for threatening to pull his men off the streets following a public outcry over the incident.
“They are already overworked and underpaid and politicising the matter does not help. It is only making them more frustrated and angry,” he said.
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takened also from The Star
Teen robber shot in cybercafe
KUALA LUMPUR: A 17-year-old who robbed a cybercafe with seven accomplices was shot in the leg and arrested when he tried to attack a policeman.
However, his accomplices managed to flee with RM1,300 taken from the cybercafe in Jalan Genting Klang here.
Sentul OCPD Asst Comm Zakaria Pagan said two plainclothes policemen were in the cybercafe on crime prevention rounds when the robbers armed with machetes, knives, a saw and an axe entered the premises.
Dangerous weapon: ACP Zakaria showing the saw which was used by the teenager during the cybercafe robbery. He said the policemen, who were in the washroom, were shocked to find the robbers waving their weapons at the manager when they came out.
They pretended to be patrons and waited for the right time to act. There were also other customers in the premises.
“When the manager handed over the money to the suspects, one of the policemen shouted ‘police’ and all the suspects turned towards them,” ACP Zakaria told a press conference here yesterday.
The 17-year-old, who was armed with a saw and a chopper, tried to attack one of the policemen, forcing him to open fire. Two shots hit the suspect in the leg, while a third went wide.
ACP Zakaria said the other suspects fled in a BMW waiting outside, but one of them escaped on foot.
The youth is reported to be in stable condition at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital. Police have yet to interrogate him.
Initial investigations revealed that the suspect is believed to have been involved in seven other robberies in Ampang and Keramat.
“We are looking for the other suspects aged between 17 and 24 years,” said ACP Zakaria.
