December 23, 2006
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via theStar:
SEGAMAT: The ugly side of human nature has started to emerge from the floods that have hit several states – there are reports of looting and people are claiming that certain parties, including uniformed personnel, have asked for money before rescuing victims.
Abu Rashid said he and several others paid the boatman between RM50 and RM100 to be sent to the nearest evacuation centre.
“I told the boatman that my family needed help and my wallet was missing. The boatman even told me that he was giving me a discount as others were willing to pay more,” he said. He had to borrow the money from his neighbour to pay for the 10-minute ride.
Housewife Sandy Lim, 42, claimed that soldiers had asked her neighbour to pay RM4,000 to rescue her two-year-old granddaughter who was trapped along with her babysitter in the attic of a single-storey house in Kampung Abdullah.
I can’t imagine how some people can do such things at times of crisis…
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- Sassy MP: More urgency needed to save flood victims
- Sivin Kit’s Garden: Flood Reflections
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at times of crisis like this we hope the best of humanity will emerge and I trust that there have been untold stories of people who emerged from their self-centredness to help other in need. But sadly, the reality of the ugliness of human beings strikes equally in our messed up world today. My hope is our blog posts, links or whatever effort we can harness will keep all of us accountable for our actions.
Comment by Sivin — December 24, 2006 @ 7:34 am