Authorities Have Acted Honestly!

I won't comment further on the Bar and its march, I've written earlier on this, but as far as the statements by the Bar Councl (marked bold in the article extracted from Malaysiakini below) are concerned, well, the authorities have acted honestly here! Truly!

The Bar Council had hoped that the march would have "demonstrated ...that the people can walk peacefully in unity for human rights...[that] It would have been an opportunity for the authorities to show to the world that we subscribe to these values.."

Well, if the Government condoned to the people walking peacefully in unite, or they indeed subcsribed to the notion of such values, they would have allowed the march. But surprise! surprise! they just simply don't. Plus, if they allowed that march, that means they have been unfair to Bersih and Hindraf. So, they are being fair to all. See?

Thus, the authorities are justified in their stand, i.e. in not allowing the people or the world, for the matter, to think that such rights exist. To allow the walk go on, would have implied that they indeed, uphold such rights. How could they? That would have been hypocritical of them!

So this time, you have to agree, they rightly stood their ground...

(Extracts from article in Malaysiakini)
For full story - http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/75641

Bar calls off Sunday march
Beh Lih Yi
Dec 4, 07 4:23pm

The Bar Council has called off its annual human rights day march on Sunday, ostensibly due to pressure from the authorities to obtain a police permit and it being branded as an ‘anti-government’ rally.

Ambiga said the lawyers’ march should not have become a controversial issue in the first place.

“Most significantly, it should not be vilified as affecting race relations or be regarded as an anti-government rally,” she added.

According to her, the event would have demonstrated racial harmony and that the people can walk peacefully in unity for human rights.

“It would have been an opportunity for the authorities to show to the world that we subscribe to these values. It is a missed opportunity,” she said.
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