Law & Order

I guess everybody love watching investigation series. From series like NYPD Blue, sampailah Gerak Khas or even Roda-roda Kota Raya (featuring A.Galak a.k.a. Abg Misai yg sangat famous before Datuk K-Siti came into picture) all have their own followers.

While CSI is my favorite among them all, I also love watching Law & Order as it is more realistic than the former yang kadang-kadang sangat poyo because the characters seem to know everything-sort like all the data in the chemical text books have been installed in their heads, so that they can blurt out the complex scientific info effortlessly, without hardly having to think even for one nano second. Menyampah jugak, tapi tengok juga citer tu!

Well, the reason I’m telling you guys about this is to relate it with my recent experience on the law and order. I couldn’t reveal the details, but I can say that it includes me trying to make sense of the judiciary system through a very hands on approach. This was in conjunction with my newly assumed responsibilities that resulted in me and a colleague of mine meredah masuk ke courts, enforcement offices and markas operasi on our own. We went there armed with a very basic knowledge, all-made-up face and stilettos to match! So of course our presence at the unlikely places had created curiosity from the bystanders including the Orang Kena Tuduh (OKT) – of various offences, I guess! All in all, it was a very good experience for us and a real test of our level of confidence and ability to think objectively. However, here are some of my observations that I would like to share:

1. It was rather a sad to see so many young people being charged of offences that I don't even dare not think of. As they walked into the room, most of them had either their wives plus small kids or ageing parents on tow. It was ironic too that these people might be committing the crimes for their own enjoyment, benefit etc., but when they were being caught like that, their family are emotionally and legally involved as well – as the wives/parents had to bail these people out and being put as their surety. So let us pray that our loved ones and we as well dijauhkan from this kind of thing..and this kind of people as well.

2. This is about the environment that enforcement people have to work in, at least the people that I had met. Sangat kasihan to look at the state of their work place- it was not that because they being messy or something like that, it was just that the environment itself was depressing. Old interior, gloomy, junks everywhere, I mean just sitting there had made me suffocated. So how on earth could these people be working on that kind of situation everyday? Their routine job is stressful (not to mention dangerous) enough, and when they come back to the workplace with these devastating condition..lagilah!!

I don’t know whether this kind of ambience was created on purpose, but I personally think that if these people are provided with a better-not necessarily lavishly furnished-office or work space, they can be more focused and efficient. For me it’s good enough if the office/workspace is well lit, has good ventilation system, equipped with new furniture, perhaps some green plants, emboss new paint in calming/cheerful colors etc. I strongly believe that little things like that could have tremendous effect on their general well being. After all these are the people that been trusted to menjaga ketenteraman dan keselamatan orang awam, with their own security and lives on jeopardy- that is something that money can't buy! Apalah sangat dengan providing them with better, more condusive working place, kan..

Tetiba teringat lagu Sang Saka Biru..hehehe