However, no matter how much you don't know about politics, I believe that every Malaysian has heard of Bersih. A bid for clean and fair elections. Not asking for much really. Just elections where the outcome is determined by the people and not by money. We're suppose to be a living in a democratic society, yet how often has it been that seats in parliament are won through underhanded means.
I remember when the first Bersih rally was announced about 5 years ago I think. The government tried as hard as they could to prevent it from happening, declaring it illegal. How is it that we are suppose to have freedom of speech yet a peaceful protest like this will be rendered illegal? Then in Bersih 2.0 the police started using tear gas and water cannons. Such brutality. Are we not a civilised country?
And now Bersih 3.0 has just passed. The number of people participating has been increasing which also means that the amount of first hand information you can get your hands on has increased. My facebook has been filled with people's personal accounts of their experience at the rally. While within the stories it does say that there were people from the rally who behaved out of hand, the stories of what the police have gotten up to is just appalling.
It saddens me really. All these stories of police who beat up those in the rally just because they can. They're suppose to be protecting the citizens, not kicking them onto the ground! I've seen a few protests happen over here in Manchester. And it has always been peaceful. The police are there just for crowd control allowing the protestors to march through Manchester on the main road with no issues.
What is to become of Malaysia? All I hope is that it will change for the better.
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