But essentially, as explained to me by someone the meaning of that saying is: good people especially people with integrity should not become a policeman because of the percieved impression that the force (whether HK, CN or here) is corrupt and that men in uniform tend to bully the group that is less prone to offer any resistance rather than doing their sworn duty to uphold law and order.
However, I always believe that in all organization there is a always the good and the bad. And in the case of Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Ramli Yusuff and his men implicated in the wrongful detention I hope, if they are really men of integrity who is just doing their duty according to the law that they will find inspiration in Serpico.
While the story of Serpico is different because Serpico chose to uphold his principle rather than buck under the pressure from his corrupted colleagues whereas CCID Director Ramli is actually acting against a self confessed crook, essentially the moral of the story is about doing the right thing because they were sworn to do so.
We have a Serpico (kind-of) in former ACA Sabah director Mohamad Ramli Mananwho spoke out and reported on his top boss...
But then Serpico is operating in an environment where they have judicial integrity and where the top cop - the Police Commissioner and the city Mayor is elected and vetted by the people and they have integrity in what they do - well at least, they listen to public sentiments.
so the question is, in my beloved country, do we have a judiciary which is impartial and is able to discharge their duties with integrity?
i wont ask the same of the PDRM (malaysia police force) because they have refused to implement the IPCMC despite a huge public outrage and time and again they have failed the public in terms of arresting the increasing crime rate.
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