Resident, Evil

Mainstream media has its limitation; they can’t report everything, even though it’s happening in front of many eyes including their own. Happened 2 weeks ago at a renowned mamak stall, Steven’s Corner’s boss, whose nickname is ironically Steven, hurt his neighbor badly. Newspaper treated it like some regular domestic disturbance, leaving out names. Are they afraid of lawsuit?

As it turned out, they have a greater fear… Fear for retribution. Retribution from a giant invisible hand. Not to be confused with The Invisible Hand as described by Adam Smith, this hand, is gangsterism. They would not strike at the publisher, but instead sabotaging the retailers, paper stands, the weaker links.

Gangsters by definition, is a group of people taking law into their own hands, spreading fear and demanding submission through acts of violence. Hiding in shadows, they are the cancer cells of the society, they live to torture especially the minority voices.

Steven is clearly a cancer cell, with good connection with the white blood cells, aka society’s immune system called Police. There’s no way white blood cell is able to completely purge off cancer cells, so they live in harmony as long as the cancer cells remain dormant. Would you believe Steven is dormant?

Some first world countries have long purged its cancer cells, their immune system are so strong leaving no space for any infection to grow; like Finland, Denmark. Countries like America and Japan have strong immune system, but their unhealthy lifestyle renders cancer cells air space, waiting to strike back once their immunity weakens. Third world countries are struggling to suppress its cancer, foreign aids act as chemo. A few countries like North Korea, corrupted to the core, like zombie; there’s no living cell, the mindless body decaying in oblivion. In China, the cancer cells were so rampant they poisoned their own younger generation through the milk product. This is what I regard as Evil Resident.

Corruption by power is the apparent virus here. Every time someone do something they should not do, they are taking law into their own hands, they act like gangsters. This pan- gangsterism is left unchecked most of time, culprits getting off with a small fine and mild warning, signaling failure in the judiciary system and law enforcement.

Example of malign cancer cells manifestations: consuming nutrient and oxygen (monetary reserves and natural resources), leaving less or none for normal body cells. Blocking blood vessels (toll). Killing ordinary body cells (murders, deaths during investigation). Building toxics (spreading discriminative, derogative comments) in the body. Need more examples, go to malaysiakini.

One may not get involved directly, but somehow the spillover effect poses certain collateral damage. A guy borrowed from loan shark, his sister’s boyfriend murdered.
When human traffickers found their product, usually women from other unfortunate third world country, dead in transition; they simply kidnapped a replacement from nearby neighborhood. Know why many girls left home and was never found?

Today’s gangsters’ entry level is operating cyber cafes and selling pirated software, DVD. As they moved up the ladder they started dealing drugs to the runners, or operating vice dens. Further up they would manage fast-moving consumer products, like selling computers, laptops, stolen autos etc. Later on they get promoted into syndicate running multi- billion online gambling, international human / exotic animals trafficking. Even criminals follow a well documented career path.

Next time you pick up Starcraft 2 by roadside, think of the consequences. That young man eager to make sales, might be the one kidnapping your daughter 10 years down the road. Put down the DVD and walk away, let the Wings of Liberty have it chance.

As for Steven, you can take a man out of the gang, but you can’t take the gang out from the man. I foresee him out of business soon, and exiled from the underworld. This is our retribution.