The first time around, most people were shocked to hear allegations that he committed sodomy – an illegal offence according to M’sia’s Penal Law (which also dictates that rapists get away with less than 10 years of imprisonment – in other words, it’s outdated). Him, a family man, loving husband and father of two daughters. Of course there were the corruption charges which pissed people off further. Why target just him alone when countless others are guilty of the same charge (corruption)?

As the trial progressed, it became clear that it was a political set-up. He was a threat and had to be removed. At that time, perhaps, for good reasons. It’s not very clear actually. Many people hypothesized that he had to go because he was too friendly with the Americans and threatened to bring in the IMF to bolster M’sia’s then-not-so-strong economy. It wasn’t exactly a smart idea considering what happened to Indonesia once the IMF stepped out. So out he went.

Nearly ten years down the road and we’re back to the same story again. From The Star’s story here,

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (doesn’t anyone sub this over at The Star?) arrived at the city police headquarters here at 1.15pm Wednesday in a white Pajero after being arrested by the police.

He was earlier arrested in front of his house in Bukit Segambut.

His lawyer Sankara Nair said the police told Anwar that he was being arrested for investigations under Section 377C of the Penal Code for alleged “carnal intercourse against the order of nature.”

On June 28, his 23-year-old former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan had lodged a police report alleging that Anwar had sodomised him.

If you don’t think that there’s anything fishy with this, think again. This came right after he revealed that he had acquired evidence that implicated some top ranking people in the government for misconduct and fabrication of evidence during his ’99 trial for corruption and sodomy. There were also several other things he knew a thing or two about like the involvement of the Prime Minister in “covering up” a very high-profile murder case.

What irks me is this – why is a government who professes to be part of the modern democracy system resorting to dictator, tyrannical methods such as arresting a member of the opposition, rubbing shit all over their public image (publishing articles non-stop about the “woes” of homosexuality) and so forth. It has happened to others but this is over the top. To make matters worse, it makes news overseas and turns us M’sians, yes, even the ones abroad, into a laughingstock. The speed the police worked is amazing – they take less than one month to work on the reports and arrest people.

I don’t see them doing the same for rapists, murderers, snatch thieves and hell, corrupted politicians. In fact, they excuse it to “trying to do a good job”. Good job, my arse.

If it were possible at all, the first thing I’d do is bytch slap the Prime Minister and tell him this – “Look dude, what you’re doing is not in the best interest of the people. As PM, that should be your priority, serving the public, the citizens of your nation NOT your cronies or yourself.”

Can you believe it? There is actually a second part to the whole “Homosexuality is debauch” available here.

Laila (not her real name), was perplexed and perturbed by her husband’s persistence in asking her to visit her kampung (hometown) every weekend.

One day, curiosity got the better of her. She decided to cut short her stay and abruptly returned home to check things out. Imagine her horror and revulsion when she caught her husband romping in bed with another man.

Laila’s is one of many such cases that have been reported to counsellors and psychiatrists. This is the skeleton in the closet of our modern society, an inconvenient truth that many choose to ignore.

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Did anyone ever thought why her husband married her and covered up his homosexuality in the first place? I doubt it was because he lusted for men after marrying her. Rather, she was just what he needed in order to fit into a society like ours; our leaders, imans and even the media go around chanting that homosexuality is evil and that we all should be heterosexual. No one ever mentions that people ought to be truthful to their partners and family/loved ones. No one ever mentions that people should live life without regrets and without fear.

People don’t just decide to become homosexuals overnight. It’s a decision that people take years to reach no matter what religious leaders (or others – insert whatever label you want) think.

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Motivation expert Dr Robiah Hamzah, who is also a counsellor, said such morally decadent acts occur due to factors like the individual’s emotional needs, social environment and level of education.

“There are those who seek to be socially accepted within certain groups but lack self-esteem and have no confidence in themselves. Then, there are those who have failed in love. Feeling lonely, neglected and dejected, these people mostly keep to themselves.

They feel indebted to anyone (usually of the same sex), who show the slightest sign of being friendly. As the acquaintance developed, other deep rooted ‘feelings’ would crop up, she said.

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I have never ever known anyone who became a homosexual because they were insecure, lonely and etc. In fact, almost all of them (those I know that is) are highly confident, educated and very passionate people. Besides, everyone has same-sex friends, everyone has failed in love and I have never ever met anyone who wasn’t insecure about him/herself in one way or another.

Wait…so does that mean that I’m liable to become a homosexual?

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Then there is the issue of those who are wont to indulge in paedophilia or maintain an incestuous relationship, which is a more complex form of sexual perversion.

The despicable act is perpetrated at the slightest opportunity, said Prof Suradi.

He said the opportunity normally presents itself when the perpetrator is in the midst of consoling his victim, who might be feeling lonely and depressed, and whose emotions are at its lowest ebb.

A person who is intoxicated with lust and desire often perpetrates rape. The victim usually knows the rapist, he said.

According to Prof Suradi, a person is usually able to control his lust and desire if he has a firm religious commitment plus a steely determination to avoid committing a sinful act.

I’m sorry but I thought rape was about power and not sex. And why is it even being linked to homosexuals? From what I know, there are plenty more of heterosexual rapes going on…how come no one writes a two-piece article on rapes in this country…or incest?

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“Our society should also change its mentality. If we shun these people, then they have no options but to stick to those who have similar inclinations and the cycle will never stop,” said Dr Robiah.

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I agree but calling them or their act(s) evil, debauch and accusing them of all sorts of things (insecurity, stupidity, loneliness, etc) IS shunning them itself. In fact, it is self-righteous, patronizing and pompous.

Really, if this is all about one man and his recent sodomy allegations, there are better and more effective ways of destroying a man’s image. Churning out bias, unresearched articles IS NOT one of them.