INSTITUT PENDIDIKAN GURU KAMPUS ILMU KHAS

JALAN YAACOB LATIFF, BANDAR TUN RAZAK,

56000 CHERAS, KUALA LUMPUR.


ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY SHORT
COURSEWORK


PROGRAMME : PPISMP JULY 2011 INTAKE
NAME : LEE SU MING
I/C NUMBER : 920519-02-5338
KUMPULAN : J2.4
COURSE : ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY (TERAS)
THEME : GANGSTERISM AMONG INDIAN MALAYSIA
LECTURERS NAME : MADAM LEE SIEW LIN



Gangsterism among Indian Malaysia

via National Express Malaysia by barred on 6/3/10 We are the minority in this
community yet we contribute to a high crime rate. A visit to Simpang
Renggam may explain to you better where the chunk of Indian community is.

Writing it with a proper statistics, we can list them as 7 percent of the
population in Malaysia, 60 percent crimes belong to our community and we
contribute to 14 percent of the population in prisons. Picking a specific
statistics In 1994, 128 of the 377 murders committed in Malaysia were by
Indians.

Frankly speaking, as a minority, we should be able to have a good control
of our group. However, it seems to be vice versa in this matter. So, I decided to
do little yet sufficient homework on this. After few reading, flipping through
statistics, gathering of information from reliable sources, I compiled all of them
in a piece of writing and that's what you are reading now.

One thing that is obvious that there is no proper statistics on these secret
groups (Gangs) because as time goes on, the groups evolve and change.
Frequently, sub gangs are formed. Thus, any statistics to gauge gangsterism
would have less use because the number changes often (unless there is
someone who is constantly keeping track). Example of groups which are
sustaining up to date are

1. Geng 04
2. Geng 08
3. Geng 24
4. Geng 303
5. Geng 18
6. Geng 36

The figure represents the amount you pay as 'protection'. For example if
you belong to 'Geng 04', you pay RM4 per month and so on.

Each gang has sub-gangs. For example, Geng 24 has Ranggi24, Satu
Hati 24 and so on as the sub gangs (These are the branches)

Whether the gang sustains or not depends on the leader. If the leader is
caught, most probably the gang will set to 'sleep mode' until a new leader
takes over.

The grass root of gangsterism is secondary school. The supply begins
from secondary school. Zooming down to this issue, there some other things
swim up to the surface. Low achievers meaning students who are performing
below average academically seem to stand a 'good chance' to be groomed as
gangsters. Mostly, these guys are from 'peralihan' classes. Some are forced
into gangsterism while some choose to be part of the gang.In many cases,
students who have low self esteem and who are lacking of personal
awareness are the target. At school, they are usually marginalized because
not many teachers are concern about them. Well, it is obvious that these
students are labeled as problem makers. While they have no goals in life,
they find shortcuts to make themself good. So they kick start behaving as
macho guys by committing small crimes at school. At this point, the network
between these students and the hardcore gangsters start to evolve. At one
corner, the parents lose tracks on what are the kids doing. This is the point
where they take a step higher. Network with hardcore gangster is established.
They meet up, agree to be the member with the agreed amount. Once they are
part of the team, they progress. Crimes that they commit set a benchmark for
the progress. More crimes they commit, better position in the gang.

Meanwhile, some try to get some pocket money through gang activities.
Usually these gangs at a bigger scale commit robbery, drug trafficking, and so
on. They are also orang kanan for some important people. The members
are groomed in a way to receive and act as how their important people have
instructed, of course for a big money. In this context, they are involved in
murdering. Students are usually involved in drug trafficking. Recalling one of
the conversations with 17 year-old boy when I attended a meeting with a NGO,
he was a drug addict. He started to indulge in drugs in the age of 13. He then
was involved in drug trafficking. He said he was earning around RM300 one
day. However, he was unable to sustain his 'luxuries' due to his addiction.

Putting the thoughts clearer there is one strong root that contributes to
gangsterism, namely, poverty. Lacking of parental guidance, peer pressure
and many more are secondary factors.

In contemporary, Indian community's social and political mobility have
been thwarted. In the Indian community, rich is getting richer while poor is
getting poorer. Strangely, middle class family is doing well. The main problem
is the people at grass root. The problem is there is hardly a connection and
communication between well ding group with these poor people. Indirectly, this
reflects the lacking of social commitment among Indians.

Moreover, our education system focuses on high achievers. Indirectly, low
achievers are swept out. Although skill training and other options are available,
these guys are clue less especially after they graduated from high school.
What they need is a bit of confidence and a pinch of feeling good. Many times,
there are few sources and people whom can they turn to. Some tend to be
lucky to bump with the right person who actually show them the way to live
while many are dragged far into the well of crimes. If we can show these
people to acquire financial stability, I am certain in the future, the problem will
not repeat. Grooming a person is equivalent to grooming a family.

Amarjit Kaur, professor of Economic History, University of New England,
Australia mentioned in his research that social problems should not be viewed
as an isolated problems. It goes parallel with economy. When the economy of
Indians is threaten, it gives an impact on the social compartment.

Personally I believe that this is the time where we need to bridge the gap
between the 'well doing; group and the grass root people. Gangsterism in our
community has reached to a point where there is no turning back. This is the
time to look at this matter with a serious planning.

Regards,

Dinesweri
Undergraduate
Bachelor of Education (TESL)
University of Malaya
libra_dines@yahoo.com

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Force to be a gangster
can take a step
Lack of personal higher
awareness

Parents lose free to meet
Low achievers Low self esteem track of their up with gang
child



Choose to be a gangster
Education system
that focus on
high achievers


Factor of gangsterism among swept out
Indian Malaysia low achiever


clueless after
graduate

Marginalized by Earn more pocket
teacher money

label them as poverty
problem maker
teacher not concern receive money
about them from gang













Personal response

According to the statistic, gangsterisme is getting worse in our society
especially in Indian society. If we still ignore the problem, it will jeopardize our
country as youth that are going to inherit our country are the supply of this
social ills.

There are many factor that contribute to gangsterisme. Low self esteem,
lack of personal awareness, parents lose track of their child, marginalized by
teacher, get pocket money, lack of social commitment among indian and
educational system that focus on high achivers are the element that contribute
to gangsterisme. There are many party that should responsible to this social
crimes.

In my role as a teacher, I realized that I am having a important task to
overcome this problem. That is a wrong perception if I just concentrate on high
achiever students. Although I can get high compliment by cultivating high
achiever students, that is a blame if I have students that prone to commit crime.
Low achiever students need attention. They need someone like me to invest
trust in them and inject some confidence in them, telling them they too can
succeed. If I tend to neglect them, they would not have the aspiration to
success in their life.

Through this article, I truly feel my responsibility to become a good teacher.
It is vital to nurture a kid from small so that they can become a useful person.
By foster every future leader by heart, it is not a mission imposible to become a
developed country in year 2020.

















Source

http://politicalwatchmalaysia.blogspot.com/2010/06/gangsterism-indian-malaysia.html