Absolute freedom?

I do agree with Bar Council's standpoint that we cannot rely on legislation alone to maintain peace and harmony.

However, let me ask the Bar Council president Christopher Leong, his members, the opposition and those who have been talking rubbish about freedom and human rights:

1.  What has the Bar Council contributed in assisting the government maintain peace and stability in the country?

2.  What 'freedom of speech' and 'freedom of the Press' do they have in mind if such freedom is abused to no limit by the people?

3.  Do they want a lenient law to deal with hate speeches or just let the public lose balance and take the law in their own hands?

If Leong equates Malaysia to the US, Japan, Korea, UK or other 'single-race' countries, he must be blind. If his profession allows such freedom to take its toll on peace and harmony, then we will have to wait and see.

The Malaysian Bar believes Malaysia should no longer rely on legislation alone to maintain peace and harmony on the country.
"The Prime Minister had promised to repeal the Sedition Act, and we are in support of this," said Bar Council president Christopher Leong at Parliament House Thursday, after handing over a memorandum calling for the abolition of the Act to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Mah Siew Kong.
"It is time we do away with such an unjust law. In our brief history, it has been shown that such laws should not be left in the hands of men," he said, adding that they were in agreement with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's promise to do away with the Sedition Act.
Leong, together with nine other lawyers, met Mah after marching with hundreds of other lawyers in the "Walk for Peace and Freedom 2014", organised by the Malaysian Bar.

Eight resolutions were stated in the memorandum sent to the Prime Minister, among which were the call for the Government to reject all forms of bigotry, racist and religious extremism; to respect freedom of speech and expression as well as to abide by its pledge to repeal the Sedition Act.

You allow such things to happen without any control, you will 'have it' one day, and you will be answerable to it.

Let the rakyat decide and do what they wish... and I hope people like Leong will enjoy it!