Malaysia Police Slammed for Cattle-Branding Suspected Prostitutes
- Posted on June 4, 2011 at 4:21pm by
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian lawyers, politicians and activists lambasted the police Saturday, accusing them of abusing their power in chaining up and marking the bodies of 30 foreign women detained for alleged prostitution.
Police raided a high-end nightclub in northern Penang state late Thursday and arrested 29 women from China and one from Vietnam, along with eight Malaysian men. Local media reported police officers went undercover at the club for a week before the raid.
It triggered an outcry after local newspapers carried photos of the women bound up with a long chain and marked with either a tick or an X on their chest and forehead.
“The police branded the detained women as though they are cattle,” opposition lawmaker Teresa Kok said in a statement. “It is sickening that the police would employ such dehumanizing tactics as a show of power and moral superiority over their detainees.”
Women’s rights group Tenaganita said the detainees had been victimized and called for an investigation into the police conduct.
Another rights group, Lawyers for Liberty, said the police action was “very unusual and inhumane” as the women were merely suspects and not convicted of any crime.
Police have defended their action, saying the markings served as a way to identify the women.
Penang police chief Ayub Yaakob told the New Straits Times that the situation was chaotic, with the suspects trying to escape. He said police were forced to mark the women after some donned new clothes to try and blend in with other female patrons of the club.
He also said the women had wrecked many marriages and that police had received numerous complaints from wives of men who sought their services.
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Comments (115)
Aaron in Polk County
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 7:14pmMark of the Beast?
Sorry, that was a fat joke. :-)
Report Post »firemanfrank
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 7:09pmMaybe the check is the MAN and X is the women to let these cops know where to go get what they like. Wink Wink kinda like our liberal celebrities.
Report Post »firemanfrank
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 7:07pmLooks kinda fake the redness around the burned area is not there, and if it was done months or years ago the color of the scar or burn would not be black and would have raised brown skin. looks like they may have thrown a quick marker or pen mark to tell the diff. from the local from the Chinese woman.
Report Post »Rached Madcow SHOW
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 7:02pmX = no good, has VD
Report Post »Nike swoosh = Just Do It
Swordsmansmith
Posted on June 5, 2011 at 12:31amLOL BWAHAHAHAAAA!!! (wipes tears) now thats funny
Report Post »Monica2
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 6:48pmMalaysia, becoming just another Islamic hell hole and the world yawns.
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 7:30pmDamn Muslims….lol
Report Post »The Gooch
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 6:41pmI‘m pretty sure that’s ink and not actual branding. Seems like a simple and effective way of keeping track of a problem with what I’m assuming to be a temporary mark. I could be wrong, but the story does not confirm actual branding by a heated implement. I believe this is being kneed jerked and sold as a travesty to stir up sympathy. Prove me wrong and I’ll gladly get on the “whores should not be burned even if they’re whores” bandwagon. Until then, you should probably direct your indignation to the Sharpie company. “Marking” ain’t “branding”… unless you’re a lawyer or self-righteous clown.
Report Post »The police give a valid reason: The whores were trying to sneak out. This is NOT the act of Muslims… you bet the red hot poker would have been in hand and the lawyers and media who know what’s best for them would have made nary a peep. Good grief, people; don’t be useful idiots.
mill
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 7:35pmtell us why you are so certain that the people that stone their women, and heaven only knows what else…would not do this?…you sound very defensive about muslims,
Report Post »The Gooch
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 8:49pmUh… my point is that if this was driven by Islam:
A) Yes, there would have been hot pokers involved.
B) The silence from women’s right groups and most of the media would be par for the course.
If you believe I’m an apologist for Islam or a cheerleader for Muslims, you don’t know The Gooch. That’s funny. Thanks for the laugh. I ain’t defending anything other than reason.
Report Post »Rice Water
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 9:57pmIf it were branding, there would be extensive redness and scar tissue. This was done with a Sharpie. And yes, it sounds like the Malaysia PD had good reason to do this.
A word of advice to all Blaze posters: Consider that there may be a perfectly reasonable explanation for things before immediately screaming about Nazi/Muslim/Progressive/Socialist conspiracies. Granted, it’s not as much fun, but it’s much more gratifying in the long run.
Report Post »ED4237
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 6:41pml
Report Post »ED4237
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 6:38pmRemeber outside the USA you have no real rights like here, and ours are disapearing everyday. They have no rights in Mylaysia so they are lucky they are alive. They spanked the one kid from Dayton over there with a cain that makes you pass out when hit and then they wake you up so they can hit you again.
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 6:36pmSeems like good advertising to me. If I saw a woman with a brand, my first comment would be “How much”. You wouldn‘t have to worry about being beaten over the head with purses by all the Ruth Buzzy’s simply because you offered a Walnetto to a woman.
Report Post »264win
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 6:32pm1. Barrack Hussein Obama was born to Generations of Muslims
2. Barrack Hussein Obama was raised for years in Muslim Nations
3. Barrack Hussein Obama attended Muslim schools, where he was registered as a Muslim
4. Barrack Hussein Obama wants you to believe that his opportunistic conversion to Christianity after being born to generations of Muslims who raised him for years in Muslim nations where he attended Muslim schools has completely eliminated his Islamic Roots and changed his Muslim sympathies.
5. Barrack Hussein Obama’s church of 20 years gave many awards to the radical, anti-white, pro-Islamic, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.
6. Barrack Hussein Obama has been praised and endorsed by the Islamic terrorist group Hamas
7. Barrack Hussein Obamahas been praised and endorsed by Palestinian Rashid Khalidi, who also has held a fundraiser for Obama. Khalidi is a harsh critic of Israel, has made statements supportive of Palestinian terror and reportedly has worked on behalf of the Palestine Liberation Organization while it was involved in anti-Western terrorism and was labeled by the State Department as a terror group.
8. Barrack Hussein Obama has praised and endorsed, in his autobiography, the founder first President of Nation of Islam President Malcom X
9. Brother: Muslim ”Barack Obama’s brother Roy opted for Islam over Christianity, as the Senator recounted in his book when describing his 1992 wedding. “The person who made me proudest o
Report Post »WhataBunchOfShi
Posted on June 5, 2011 at 11:17amDon’t forget that He just told Israel to pull back to their 1967 boarders!!!
Report Post »264win
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 6:26pmWhat is worse the US governement paying women to have abortions or getting branded?
Hmm you can be marked or killed?
Time to send billions Malaysia while we go into forclosure and sign up for food stamps in America.
Report Post »Rob
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 6:24pmNone of our business… America is falling apart and we are worried about the dictators and prostitutes in other nations. Stupid.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 6:15pmRemember, these people, (Muslim) are the friends of Democrats.
Report Post »Wyatt's Torch
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 6:15pmThis marking business may catch on and might even replace the “tramp stamp”. It would make it easier to identify women for rent. (careful don’t step in the sarcasm puddle)
Report Post »WhataBunchOfShi
Posted on June 5, 2011 at 11:14amDo you mean like the Internet ID girls have tattooed above their butt cracks???
Report Post »Christian Kalgaard
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 5:49pmmark of the beast precedent ?
Report Post »Mr. Oshawott
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 5:31pmJudging from the photogragh, I would have to say those women seemed to be marked with a marker instead of a cattle brander. Maybe there’s more to this story?
Report Post »Frogginit
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 5:29pmIf it isn‘t permanent and wasn’t painful, what’s the big deal?
Report Post »TheGreyPiper
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 5:28pm“opposition lawmaker Teresa Kok ”
Heh heh. Heh heh. Hey Beavis….
Report Post »Mandors
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 5:05pmYou think this is how Fareed Zakaria thinks America should be less obsessed with the Constitution and be more like other countries?
Report Post »KenInIL
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 5:41pmFareed needs to have LIBERAL branded/tattooed on his forehead!
Report Post »eat-more-bacon-USA
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 4:59pmLooks like they were marked with a marker – that is hardly “cattle branding”. Am I missing something here?
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 5:05pmMy thought exactly. If it was just marker its a whole other (much lesser) story.
Report Post »piper60
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 5:11pmAs it looks like they did indeed use a marker. Not branding, exactly, more like gaffiti-ing.
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 5:17pmEat more
I’m with you…..It looks like marker…. I hope that is what it is but it is not what I was expecting. If it is marker and they were trying to blend in with the others I do not see a reason for outrage. If it is really ‘Branding” then the Police should be shot. There is a BIG difference. It just did not explain enough.
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 7:31pmI guess it’s the only new Muslim story for a few minutes till the next one
Report Post »mrsmileyface
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 4:59pmLets save this branding for the idiots in San-Fansisco. Even tho they are easy to spot.
Report Post »Support Israel
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 4:59pmI SUPPORT ISRAEL & have changed my Blazer user name until August, in support of Glenn Beck’s Restoring Courage rally in Israel
PEOPLE, it’s happening again. This time we cannot say we didn’t know
———————————————————————————–
Why????? White House to Jewish Chorus: Take down pro-obama video )
obama tells President Netanyahu to go back to 1967 borders (since when do we tell our best friends what they do in their own house)
By doing this he is telling the world that he DOES NOT support Israel
Now you have a propaganda CD “Crime against humanity’ anti-Israel song supporting Palestine and being distributed all over the world including churches in the USA. It’s by Coldplay, Gwyneth Paltrow’s husband
His buddy, Bill Ayres & wife are behind the next flotilla
Google (strong supporters of this administration) were instrumental for the revolution in Egypt, giving Egypt the Muslim Brotherhood, a terrorist group
The Arabs surrounding Israel want to storm the borders of Israel to force a reaction
obama snubbed President Netanyahu the last time he was at the White House
Why are we in Libya? Cost $700 million by September. Where is Congress?
PEOPLE, If you support Israel, can we temporarily change our user names to reflect Israel is some small way
Report Post »DagneyT
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 5:06pmInsofar as I agree with your stance, I would suggest that you get your own blog. http://www.godaddy.com can help you cheaply, and with great 24/7 customer service. I’d read it, and you could post your link here, and in the future stick with the topic at hand.
God bless you.
Report Post »Support Israel
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 5:18pmThanks for your advice, I appreciate your comments….
Report Post »TheGreyPiper
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 5:28pmYeah really, these isn’t your advertising space. GTFO.
Report Post »KenInIL
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 5:39pmAndrew Klavin has the answer: http://youtu.be/uIEeiDjdUuU
Report Post »Rob
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 6:26pmI approve of the existence of Israel but I got my own problems with America going to heck. Fix things here first.
Report Post »alexw3086
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 4:53pmFirst!
Report Post »Anti_Spock
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 4:57pmNo, Third.
Report Post »Obama Bin Lying
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 5:01pmSorry….
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 5:15pmBetter luck next time, Alex!
Report Post »Aaron in Polk County
Posted on June 5, 2011 at 5:39amDang, Darn, Dang, Dang it. Darn, Dang….
Report Post »Anti_Spock
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 4:53pmOverkill?
Report Post »Obama Bin Lying
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 4:52pmGee, an inhuman act in a country that is 60% Muslim….who knew?
Report Post »Anti_Spock
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 4:59pm“He also said the women had wrecked many marriages and that police had received numerous complaints from wives of men who sought their services.”
hmmm… yes… obviously the prostitutes fault here.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 5:10pmNothing is ever the man’s fault in these third world toilets.
Report Post »Lost in the Flyover
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 5:20pmI don’t understand why their politicians and lawyers are upset, it seems to me that the police are just doing their part in helping Malaysia secure a seat on the UN Commission for Human Rights.
Report Post »DirectlyUnPCman
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 5:56pmMuslims being muslims. No surprise here.
Report Post »The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 6:23pmOnce again, cowardly muslims mistreating women and protecting the male patrons. You may never know which came first between the chicken and the egg…but you can bet one cannot exist without the other.
Report Post »Captain Crunch
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 6:41pmJust another muslem inhumane punishment. Jeolous muslem women are worse than the men. They need to be thankful they weren’t stoned to death.
Report Post »dizzyinthedark
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 6:43pmWhat is it with these knuckle heads? Whether these marks are permanent or not this is a shameful act period! Why always the woman’s fault when it is the man that walks into those places in the first place? I’m not condoning prostitution, just understanding that it does exist, not going away, it is here to show us how not to be is all. It is to be used as a guide. Same as those that spew hatred, they are not going away, use them as a guide how not to be. God is worth fighting for and this sort of temptation should be seen as just that–a temptation that will do nothing more than bring shame to your heart, and pain to others–nothing more. Return to God is all one needs to do. Stop beating up on the women, realize it is not their fault. They are not faced with the choice “Do I cheat on my wife and bring shame to myself and God?” the married men make that choice.
What a bunch of weak minded, good for nothing, so and so‘s that can’t take responsibility and must find the blame elsewhere! Reminds me of people living in my country!
Report Post »gooeylewie
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 6:59pmadds a new meaning to the term “tramp stamp”…
Report Post »he he he
D0ntTread0nMe
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 7:11pmGreat point LYING… this is what we have come to expect from countries that have no rule of law… life is cheap and the authorities do whatever they feel is best…
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Dustyluv
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 7:40pmThis is what democracy looks like! Muslims….
Report Post »mill
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 7:47pmYeah, gotta get those women….those asses…doing the bidding of men and then men punishing them
.Muslims, @$$holes, what else can you expect…
suspected prostitutes….suspected
The “brands” look more magic marker at this point.
Report Post »ramburner
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 7:53pm@CATB… That’s because they are muslims! This is a disgusting practice and we should now see a REAL news story about the men who frequent these women. They should get their privates branded as well!
Report Post »BrotherWill
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 8:20pmNot just 60% Muslim, its an Islamic state that follows sharia law.
Report Post »BJColter Country Music Iconoclast
Posted on June 4, 2011 at 8:30pmAnd all we did was murder thousands of unborn in the USA. I’m outraged!
Here’s a great song I wrote for you leftist trolls. Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j_t8dHdJ-w
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on June 5, 2011 at 12:18amand WE ARE THE COUNTRY the UN allows these WHACK JACKS to lecture??? GET rid of the UN.. send them to one of these countries.. that’s where they belong..
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on June 5, 2011 at 9:33amlooks like they were ‘branded’ with an ink pen.
um… wash it off?
or, it‘ll become a fashion trend and help johns find the ho’s?
I think I’ve seen medical personnel do this in mass casualty / triage situations.
Report Post »Sinista MACE
Posted on June 5, 2011 at 5:40pmThe act of branding will be just as dehumanizing when the United States Government makes us all take Real ID.
I’m not cattle or chattle.
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