Welcome to Malaysians For The Children

Dear fellow Malaysians,
Today will be a day that where I hit a new high point in grieving for dear Nurin Jazlin Jazimin. Thrpough the pictures in the newspapers, she really looks like an angel. But those pictures of her lifeless form splashed in the newspapers, really broke my heart. My mind and heart refuses to accept that she had been subjected to such a horrific crime.

Even animals care for their young. We are all God's stewards in this life. Someone once said that 'Children are like a promise from God that life should go on for another generation'. Alas, for Nurin, her tender life ended so tragically under circumstances that there isn't sufficient word in the English language to describe what she went through.

As I write these words, I remember the tragedy that hit the children in Beslan in 2004. Hundreds of children fell victim to terrorist with a political agenda. Some of these kids were dastardly shot in the back as they were running to their rescuers. How heart rending it was for us all to see the videos.

Today, we have in our hands another video that can make even the hardened heart weep. We saw a video released by the Malaysian Police featuring a man alighting from a motorbike, and coolly carrying a sports bag, allegedly carrying the battered and lifeless body of little Nurin. Here angelic form was so battered that even her own parents were not able to identify her.

I still ache and am filling with anger against the pervert who did this. I am reminded again, of the all the little angels who fell victim to perverts. Ang May Hong, Nurul Huda, Audrey Melissa, and many more kids have now become a mere statistic to what can happen when we let our guard down. As a parent, I want to do more to fight these criminals and protect children.

Though I do not want to point a finger at anyone, but we Malaysians could do better. I planned to start this Blog as a citizens's initiative to fight crime against children. After the Beslan tragedy, someone said that 'There is no such thing as other people's children'. How true! Should we not treat all children as our own and protect them? I stll see kids being left alone in shopping malls, crossing the road and even walking to and fro school alone. The other day, in Maju Junction in Kuala Lumpur, I saw three little kids, possibly 8 years old and below getting into a an elevator and leaving without any adult supervision.

I hope that through this blog we can explore how as parents we be more vigilant in protecting our kids. We can use this forum to lobby the Government and the police to do more to protect children. Rape and incest against children are also happening at alarming rate, as we read in the newspapers. Police too need to be more responsive and be well trained to handle crimes against children.

I think, if we can all hold hands together, setting aside our racial prejudices, distrust and help one another, we can assist the police and the authorities to reduce crime and perhaps, bring the culprits to face the law.

What say you? Come Malaysians, let us do our bit for the children in our beloved country. Lets help the authorities in fighting crime. We can do something if we are united in mind and in spirit. Will you lend a helping hand?

blessings,
A concerned and grieving parent.