Khalid the MB already offer Shah Alam stadium according to the news days before 09 Jul. Police already mention will give priority for Bersih permit application so that they can do it on 09 Jul although the minimum days require for permit application will push the event to further. Why must take the Stadium Merdeka more important than a successful demonstration event? Does Stadium Merdeka have louder speakers or the safety of the participant and non involved personnel are not in the priority?
I agree and support the points that Bersih 2.0 brought out. But I don't agree what they had done on the recent demo. They want to do in the place they prefer, but never respect those people who work/doing business nearby and other parties who disagree. When launch the rally to against the police, they never care about people's life and people's family.
Now, the person who should protecting the laws went against the laws. So, in the future, any party (regardless good or bad) if don't get permit for demo/rally, they can copy whatever Bersih 2.0 did. The permit system which created for ensuring safety and planning, had totally defeated by force. It shouldn't be ending like this.
Freedom is important and granted when a person born. But it does has a limit. Nothing more important than life. Those days virginity was on the list and nowadays maybe need put money and properties on the list too. We can have a demo. But we need to think about other people who are not involve and even those who are on the opposite side. We cannot say we like it and we have enough people to support and then we can do whatever we want. If Bersih 2.0 can claim that they had win, by having few thousands supporters on the street, then what should they declare if its opposition can bring double amount of people go on the street without permit as they did? Launch Bersih 2.1 and get more people ar? When it should end? Want the country like Bangladesh ar, almost every month got rally (mat salleh call it riot). Until foreigners need to use ambulant transport to get to airport. Nothing wrong with the 8 demands from Bersih 2.0. Why need to make it until looks like bullied by police or gov? Does it mean that if I hate someone, I can put my feet under his car while he is moving and claim that he try to hit me with car then ask the pass by peoples to revenge for me?
Want people to respect, 1st must respect people 1st. Volume of voice doesn't win over truth. If they don't do the demo, 'exchange' it with selling a non provoking T-shirt legally, I believe they can earn more than what they had achieved and not making a single man to be hurt and tax payers' money no need to be wasted on police/hospital/majlis perbandaraan expenses which are originally not exist. Sending memorandum no need to use thousands of people. Just bring the document and ask reporters to do photo shoot in front of istana negara is more than enough. Even can request Aging to receive it and snap a photo during the previous meet for this Bersih 2.0 issues.
Now they had spoiled my plan for applying a permit for demonstration against the law which is not allow people to keep paintball gun at home for self defense purpose. I thought I can form a private home defense association and use them as a reference and get something like 2-3k people demo but now no need to talk anymore. It sounds like a joke but I did get some guns at set the chrono to max for self defense at home.
Gun itself is not dangerous if you not using it for a wrong purpose. Demo/rally is not harmful if not effecting others' life or belongings. If public safety is the reason police gave to Bersih, they should study and find a way. Not like now, creating a chaos and spoil the country image just for an advertising purpose. Leaders paid hours of freedom in Police station. What did those front line who think they are hero paid?
Again, I fully agree and support with Bersih's 8 points of demand. But don't agree with their way of handling this case. A great vision turn out like doing free advertising for opposition political party. Still no Bersih 2.0 representative can answer me why cannot delay date and find a suitable place and obtain a permit for demonstration. Why must launch an illegal rally and put peoples' life on risk? If no one answer, then I assume it as political reason or 'playing' with people's emotion reason.