Thursday, February 02, 2006
♥ Two million!!
Last Saturday, Malaysia was once again shocked with the news that Universiti Malaya was robbed. Well, not UM actually but the bank inside the campus or the security service responsible to transfer million ringgit from the ATM machines to the bank and vice versa.
This happened just a few days (or weeks - I can't recall) after the robbery in Sg. Chua and has more or less the same modus operandi- the security service van was robbed.
On Sunday, a TV station (can't seem to recall which tv station but I think it was TV3) interviewed students in UM and asking what they felt after the incident. Surely as presumed, they would say that the university must ensure the safety of the campus, the security guards must be trained and one even said that they must be able to handle armed weapons.
I was like what? You want the security guards in the campus to be strict like the armed forces? Try going to Wardieburn Camp or Mindef. The security for visitors are strict (sometimes extremely strict). Okay, this girl commented that the security guards in the campus should be well trained with armed weapons. Hello... people with armed weapons in your campus is like a total fright. What if some mishaps happen and the security guard melatahed and accidently fired the weapon. Or a real burglar stole the weapon? Wouldn't it be a disaster?
Another comment made was that the security guards should guard the campus especially at the main entrance and check every vehicle that goes in and comes out of the campus. Okay, let me bring you the scenario here (from my experience during my university years and the universities around here that I know).
Checking every vehicle entering the campus is a good idea. But sometimes I do think that it is impossible for the time being. Okay, let's start with Universiti Malaya. If the security guards play the role in checking every vehicle going in, then the highway in front of the university would be jammed and congested with vehilces.
Another example - UKM. There are 3 entrances to the campus. But the main entrance is directly after a traffic light. Even now, without the guards checking every vehilce going in to UKM, the jam is sometimes from the roundabout (approximately 2 km from the traffic light!) If they were to implement the security check, arriving at 7.30 am would be a disaster let alone at 8.00 am!
UUM can implement the security check because it is way out of the way of giving any trouble or traffic jams.
UPM - I can't see any security guards at the entrance of the university except at the new gate. UPM would definitely have problems in implementing this because they share the same main road with other bodies such as MARDI and Jabatan Pertanian.
There will also be another problem. All public transport (buses and taxis) will have to be stopped at the gate. Or another way is that no public buses are allowed in the campus. But guess waht? Who will be complaining in Kosmo? Students again.
This issue is a big issue. But there are certain parties that will have to sacrifice if they want to implement or enforcing tighter securities at the entrance of the campus.
Well, let's just lay back and see what the solution might be. This is just about the campus. Maybe my next entry would be about the security service given by companies handling transporting money.
Have a nice weekend everyone!
This happened just a few days (or weeks - I can't recall) after the robbery in Sg. Chua and has more or less the same modus operandi- the security service van was robbed.
On Sunday, a TV station (can't seem to recall which tv station but I think it was TV3) interviewed students in UM and asking what they felt after the incident. Surely as presumed, they would say that the university must ensure the safety of the campus, the security guards must be trained and one even said that they must be able to handle armed weapons.
I was like what? You want the security guards in the campus to be strict like the armed forces? Try going to Wardieburn Camp or Mindef. The security for visitors are strict (sometimes extremely strict). Okay, this girl commented that the security guards in the campus should be well trained with armed weapons. Hello... people with armed weapons in your campus is like a total fright. What if some mishaps happen and the security guard melatahed and accidently fired the weapon. Or a real burglar stole the weapon? Wouldn't it be a disaster?
Another comment made was that the security guards should guard the campus especially at the main entrance and check every vehicle that goes in and comes out of the campus. Okay, let me bring you the scenario here (from my experience during my university years and the universities around here that I know).
Checking every vehicle entering the campus is a good idea. But sometimes I do think that it is impossible for the time being. Okay, let's start with Universiti Malaya. If the security guards play the role in checking every vehicle going in, then the highway in front of the university would be jammed and congested with vehilces.
Another example - UKM. There are 3 entrances to the campus. But the main entrance is directly after a traffic light. Even now, without the guards checking every vehilce going in to UKM, the jam is sometimes from the roundabout (approximately 2 km from the traffic light!) If they were to implement the security check, arriving at 7.30 am would be a disaster let alone at 8.00 am!
UUM can implement the security check because it is way out of the way of giving any trouble or traffic jams.
UPM - I can't see any security guards at the entrance of the university except at the new gate. UPM would definitely have problems in implementing this because they share the same main road with other bodies such as MARDI and Jabatan Pertanian.
There will also be another problem. All public transport (buses and taxis) will have to be stopped at the gate. Or another way is that no public buses are allowed in the campus. But guess waht? Who will be complaining in Kosmo? Students again.
This issue is a big issue. But there are certain parties that will have to sacrifice if they want to implement or enforcing tighter securities at the entrance of the campus.
Well, let's just lay back and see what the solution might be. This is just about the campus. Maybe my next entry would be about the security service given by companies handling transporting money.
Have a nice weekend everyone!
Am i really never good enough for you?
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