The incident happened in a parking lot in Kuantan. Many viewers expressed their disapproval after viewing the violent footage peppered with racially prejudiced remarks. It was only a minor accident which could have been settled amicably, but instead, the woman decided to take matters into her own hands, and displayed her uncouth behaviour to the world.
When everyone has calmed down, we will see what a sad state our society has become.
In the video, we can observe a few things:
1. Road rage is becoming more prevalent in this country.
2. Women drivers are getting more and more aggresive.
3. On-lookers' apathy even when seeing the elderly man being threatened.
4. Her remarks, "You think you are Chinese, you think you are better than us! You are very stupid!" and "Dia Cina, saya tahu...." shows her prejudice towards the Chinese community and probably thinks that the elderly man did it on purpose.
5. Her remarks bears a striking similarity to the type of speech dispensed by some politicians, NGOs and the likes.
Many a true word is spoken in anger. The reality is, her words echo the views many Malays have towards the Chinese. Many from the Chinese community too, hold similar prejudices towards the Malays. It seems like Malaysians pass on such prejudices from one generation to the next.
Anyway, young adults should try not to let emotions cloud their judgements. Some mistakes could ruin your life and your future.
Young woman attacks elderly man's car with steering lock after accident
PETALING JAYA: An enraged woman spewed verbal abuses and repeatedly hammered an elderly man’s vehicle with a steering lock after he accidentally hit her brand new Peugeot.
A video of the incident which occurred in Kuantan was uploaded onto Youtube and instantly went viral.
In the footage taken by a nearby motorist, the screaming assailant called the man ‘very stupid’ and hurled racist remarks. She also demanded that he pay RM2,000 in compensation.
The elderly man remained calm despite the woman’s outburst and offered to pay the damages, repeating that accident was unintentional.
“You don’t have to do that,” he was heard saying. He also said that the woman had taken his keys and refused to return them.
The woman was recorded telling passers-by to call the police.
Netizens incensed at the unnecessarily violent tantrum and rude behaviour, exposed the woman’s identity, contact details and Facebook account, including information of the bridal company where she allegedly works in.
This further attracted a flurry of criticism and angry retaliatory remarks on the woman’s personal pages. The Facebook account has since been deactivated.
Her car plate number is also now public knowledge.
Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has spoken out against the cyber-mob, urging them to refrain from taking actions into their own hands.
“We can criticise her actions, but naming, shaming & cyber bullying her just makes you the same. CDM25,” he wrote via his official Twitter account @Khairykj. - http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/07/16/Road-rage-in-Kuantan/
Kuantan road bully apologises to victim
PETALING JAYA: The woman who allegedly spewed verbal and repeatedly hammered an elderly man’s vehicle with a steering lock after the latter accidentally hit her brand new Peugeot, has apologised to the victim.
“Please spread the words of my sincere apologies to all Malaysians about my actions. That's not my intention. That's my personal mistakes and anger. I’m alone to be blame in this event,” she said on her Facebook page, adding that the bridal company she works at had nothing to do with the incident.
A screenshot of a text message from a police officer was also posted. The officer had requested the woman’s presence at the Puchong police station to record a statement.
“There is time in your life that you should forgive others,” said the woman, in response to tweets she had received after a video of the incident went viral.
“I just want people to remove all my videos. Respect my privacy and consider this thing happen to your family,” she said.
In another post, the woman said she would be meeting the victim in the video soon. She said she would also be changing her car plate number (CDM 25), which has become public knowledge and has resulted it’s own trending hashtag on Twitter.
The elderly man, affectionately nicknamed “uncle” by Netizens, will not be pressing charges.
Although traumatised, the victim decided to not take action after receiving strong support from Malaysians of all races and backgrounds, his son Robin Sim said when contacted by The Star Online through Facebook.
Police however, will be investigating the matter as it is classified as a road bullying incident, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.
A video of the incident, which occurred in Kuantan, was uploaded onto YouTube and instantly went viral.
In the footage taken by a passing motorist, the screaming assailant called the elderly man “very stupid” and hurled racist remarks at him. She also demanded that he pay RM2,000 in compensation.
She repeatedly hammered the man’s vehicle with a steering lock.
The man remained calm despite the woman’s outburst and offered to pay for the damage.
Netizens incensed at the unnecessarily violent tantrum and rude behaviour, exposed the woman’s identity, contact details and Facebook account, including information of the bridal company where she works. - http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/07/16/Kuantan-road-bully-apologises-to-victim/
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