93 migrant workers who came here for honest work finally got what they were owed. RM760k in unpaid wages. Their lawyer, Sahain Nada Puthucheary, only 28, fought pro bono and won. The world could use more people like him.
If a 14yo boy can reference US school shootings on his murder weapons and in his manifesto, including "Zero Day" (which goes all the way back to the 1999 Columbine High School shooting in the US before he was born), rotan and CCTV won't do anything.
In fact, CCTV may encourage potential copycat killers who want to go out in a perceived blaze of glory, like all the gunmen in American school shootings.
The suspect in the BU school stabbing even gave the password to his devices, saying: "all the truth is in my computer/smartphone".
The BU school stabbing is Malaysia's first violent manifestation of incel/gaming subcultures. Unfortunately, it likely won't be the last.
"Social media", as conventionally known by our old politicians, isn't the problem. Incel/gaming subcultures are way down in the rabbit hole of the internet or on Discord.
Even if you somehow managed to penetrate these groups, you wouldn't understand their language at all.
There are no easy solutions. But the first step is to understand kids and young teens.
What platforms do they use to interact with each other? Why do some of them feel like the world is against them? What do boys think about girls? Why do some of them think about death?
Boycott McDonald’s and Starbucks. Do you realise your iPhone you use is made from slavery and child labour. Do you boycott Apple? No because it’s not in the interest of the psy op that you go through everyday. Do you really care, or are conforming to care? Ask yourself