Dare to die for what is right

Just about a year ago, Universiti Putra Malaysia was suddenly thrown into the limelight with the release of YouTube videos depicting a group of 40+ pro-establishment cockroaches cornering 6 anti-establishment undergraduates. Heck... even cockroaches can be Stephen Chow's Siu Keong whereas these barbaric rascals are nothing but junks.


Round 1, FIGHT!


Round 2, FIGHT!

Now, let us throw these outdated videos aside and proceed on with current issue.

Today, Universiti Putra Malaysia has successfully gained public interest again in 2 consecutive years. This time the HEP (Hal Ehwal Pelajar / Student Affairs Department) staffs confiscated a few belongings of a particular undergraduate and refused to issue a written acknowledgement.

Now correct me if my equation is wrong but I believe that (taking others belonging) + (not admitting to the action) = (SNATCH / STEAL / ROBBERY). What more is there to discuss, Mr. Policeman? I shall not elaborate much since I am not a first-hand source and you can read more at Malaysiakini.tv and Jeff Ooi's Screenshots. Attached below is the video for you to judge by yourself on why there is a brain drain issue in this Bolehland.


Undergraduates owning.

One of the few observations that I would like to highlight here is the spirit of righteousness, cooperation and courage shown by the group of undergraduates in the last video. They dare to confront and oppose the guilty party even though the battle is equivalent to Davids against Goliaths.

Tell me, how many of our friends would be there to support us if we were to be the victims? Most would probably shun us and prefer not to involve themselves in going against the authority even though it was damn clear on who is right and wrong. To be honest, I really cannot imagine which of my friends would dare to stand in front of the car just because I was being wronged.

Kudos to these gutsy undergraduates for standing firm on what is right and for this, you all have my utmost respect!

At 05:36 minutes into the video, an interesting reply was directed to the staff while he is opening the door:
Undergraduate A: Open discussion!
Undergraduate B: Open discussion lah!
Staff Y: Ahh... Kamu student ke ape? Kamu belajar buat... (Ahh... You are student or what? You study...)
Undergraduate A: Kamu... kamu pegawai juga orang. Kita student juga orang. (You... you as a staff is human. We as students are human too.)

In my own personal interpretation, strip both parties off their positions and you would have a group of normal human beings standing on the same level as each other.

Another interesting moment would be at 06:22 when the victim was ordered to enter the room alone:
Staff Z: Kenapa apa hal pula you nak masuk? (What business do you have to enter as well?)
Undergraduate C: Kita tak tahu nak... nak... cakap... (We do not know... to... speak...)
Staff Z: You tak percaya sama polis ke? (You do not believe the police?)
Undergraduate C: Saya percaya. (I believe.)
Staff Z: So?
Undergraduate C: Kenapa saya tak boleh masuk? Apa... Apa pasal... (Why am I not allowed to go in? Why... why...)
Undergraduate D: Kenapa nak bertutup? (Why must it be closed?)

I nearly laughed when the issue of police trust was being brought into discussion especially with the not-so-old news about police's involvement in the Atlantuya murder case. The undergraduates on the other hand, were smart enough not to be distracted with an off-topic question.

Last but not least at 07:57, with the mounting pressure, a silly question was blurted out:
Staff X: Tapi saya sangat hairan la. You ada apa kena-mengena dengan dia yang you sibuk sangat? (But I am puzzled. What is your relation to him that you are so busybody about?)

Has he not heard of the phrase Bersatu kita teguh, bercerai kita roboh (United we stand, divided we fall) before?