Khalwat: Razak hanya mahu ambil baju

Posted by admin on September 16th, 2011

Pelakon, Razak Ahmad (gambar)memberitahu Mahkamah Rendah Syariah di sini, Khamis, kehadirannya di rumah seorang ahli perniagaan berstatus isteri orang pada malam mereka ditangkap berkhalwat hanya disebabkan dia mahu mengambil baju yang ditaja wanita itu untuk satu program televisyen.Razak, 44, yang sinonim dengan watak orang alim dalam drama televisyen itu menambah, wanita tersebut, Selamah Sahudin, 45, sering menaja baju berunsurkan keislaman seperti baju Melayu, jubah dan kurta yang dipakainya dalam sesuatu program seni.

“Pada masa itu saya dipanggil untuk terlibat dalam siaran langsung di RTM yang sedang membuat percubaan untuk disenaraikan dalam Buku Rekod Malaysia kerana bersiaran selama 60 jam tanpa henti.

“Saya dijemput untuk mengisi slot secara langsung pada pukul 4 hingga 5 pagi dan disuruh untuk bercerita bagaimana seorang yang bergelar Qari boleh menyanyikan lagu-lagu asli dan berlakon,” kata Razak atau nama sebenarnya Abdul Razak Ahmad.

Tambah Razak, mengikut perancangan asal, dia akan membaca ayat-ayat suci Al-Quran dan menyanyikan lagu Ahmad Jais di dalam program tersebut.

Mengenai kehadirannya di rumah itu pada pukul 1 pagi, Razak memberitahu waktu tersebut ditetapkan oleh Selamah memandangkan dia perlu ke RTM pada pukul 2 atau 3 pagi untuk menjalani latihan.

Tambahnya, itu adalah kali pertama dia berkunjung ke rumah itu yang dianggapnya sebagai tempat stor menyimpan pakaian memandangkan pada hari lain, baju-baju akan diambil dari sebuah kedai milik Selamah pada waktu siang.

Mengimbas kejadian yang berlaku, pelakon drama “Geng Surau” itu memberitahu, Selamah mempelawa dia untuk masuk ke rumah bagi mencuba beberapa baju yang dirasakan sesuai untuk dipakai dalam siaran langsung tersebut.

Katanya lagi, Selamah kemudiannya mengunci pintu jeriji dan menutup pintu utama rumah kerana dua unit yang terletak berhampiran rumah tersebut dijadikan sebagai asrama pekerja-pekerja asing.

Ketika peguam syarie Mohammad Azman Karim yang mewakili dirinya mengenai pakaian yang dipakai oleh Selamah, Razak menjawab wanita itu berpakaian lengkap.

“Dia berpakaian biasa, menutup aurat iaitu bertudung. Saya tidak pernah melihat dia tanpa tudung. Tapi saya tidak beberapa ingat pakaian yang dipakai kerana saya tidak perhatikan, cuma pakaian itu senonoh,” katanya di Mahkamah Rendah Syariah di sini pada Khamis.

Razak seterusnya memberitahu, dia mencuba tiga pasang baju di dalam bilik utama rumah tersebut sebelum memperagakannya kepada Selamah yang berada di ruang tamu bagi memastikan baju tersebut benar-benar selesa.

Malah, dia juga membuat aksi seperti sedang mengaji lengkap dengan Al-Quran dan rehal yang dibawanya sebagai persediaan untuk ke RTM.

Selepas mencuba, Razak kemudiannya kembali ke dalam bilik untuk membuka baju tersebut yang digantung untuk mengeringkan peluh sebelum digosok semula oleh Selamah.

“Saya pula berada di birai katil kerana mahu mengeringkan peluh,” katanya sambil menambah, hanya bersinglet dan berseluar pada masa itu.

Pada keterangannya, Razak juga berkata, dia mendengar pintu jeriji digoncangkan dan diberitahu oleh Selamah bahawa suaminya datang ke premis tersebut.

“Saya hanya duduk di dalam bilik. Saya beranggapan yang datang itu suaminya kerana mereka membahasakan diri sebagai mama dan papa. Saya mendengar suami Selamah menjerit menyuruh saya keluar dan mendapati ada anggota polis bersamanya,” katanya.

Razak juga memberitahu, dia kemudiannya menyerahkan kad pengenalan dan telefon bimbitnya kepada anggota polis tersebut yang menurutnya ‘mengikut’ arahan daripada suami Selamah untuk meminta barang-barang tersebut.

Tambahnya, dia diminta untuk ke Balai Polis Seri Kembangan bersama dua anggota polis untuk diambil keterangan dan diarahkan supaya hadir di Pejabat Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (JAIS) di Shah Alam, dekat sini untuk berjumpa dengan pegawai penyiasat.

“Saya terlepas program RTM pada hari tersebut dan hanya dibenarkan balik selepas seorang rakan datang untuk menjamin saya,” katanya yang secara tiba-tiba menangis.

Ujarnya, tidak lama selepas hadir di pejabat JAIS, dia kemudiannya dihadapkan ke mahkamah.

Razak didakwa berkhalwat dengan Selamah pada pukul 2.15 pagi, 1 April 2006 di sebuah rumah di Apartmen Blok A, Taman Serdang Perdana, dekat sini.

Dia didakwa mengikut Seksyen 29 (1)(a) Enakmen Jenayah Syariah Selangor 1995 yang membawa hukuman denda maksimum RM3,000 atau penjara sehingga dua tahun, atau kedua-duanya, jika sabit kesalahan.

Pada 14 September 2006, Selamah yang mengusahakan perniagaan butik, mengaku bersalah dan didenda RM2,850 atau penjara tujuh bulan, jika gagal membayar denda itu.Prosiding yang dikendalikan oleh Pegawai Pendakwa JAIS, Shafezan Rusli di hadapan Hakim Syarie Wan Mahyuddin Wan Muhammad bersambung pada 6 Oktober depan.

http://www.kl-today.com/2011/09/khalwat-razak-hanya-mahu-ambil-baju/

Malaysia antara 10 tertinggi ambil arak di dunia

Posted on the May 23rd, 2011 under Tempatan by admin

Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia atau WHO telah meletakkan Malaysia sebagai negara ke 10 tertinggi di dunia dalam jumlah pengambilan atau minum arak oleh rakyatnya. Rakyat negara ini membelanjakan RM1.5 bilion untuk arak setahun.

Ini adalah perkara yang amat serius tetapi tidak diambil berat oleh banyak pihak untuk membendungnya, demikian laporan Harakahdaily.net dan akhbar The Star 23 Mei 2011 (Utusan Malaysia tak berminat ulas isu ini agaknya)

KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Mac: Biarpun mempunyai bilangan rakyat hampir 26 juta sahaja, namun Malaysia adalah antara 10 negara tertinggi dalam pengambilan arak di dunia, kata Ahli Parlimen Kota Raja, Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud (gambar).

Mendedahkan perkara itu di Dewan Rakyat lewat petang ini, beliau berkata, rakyat negara ini membelanjakan sebanyak USD500 juta iaitu lebih kurang RM1.75 bilion bagi pembelian minuman keras.

“Penjualan beer berkembang di antara 5 hingga 7 peratus setahun melebihi kadar pertumbuhan penduduk iaitu 2.4 peratus, manakala umur purata ketagihan arak ialah 23 tahun,” dedahnya lagi sewaktu membahaskan Titah Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

Menurutnya, pengambilan alkohol di kalangan remaja khususnya di bawah umur 18 tahun semakin meningkat iaitu kira-kira 45 peratus, dan mereka mengambilnya secara berterusan.

Antara faktor peningkatan itu, jelasnya kerana mungkin arak jenis beer sangat mudah diperolehi di kedai-kedai.

Lebih membimbangkan apabila pendedahan arak dibuat di peringkat umur yang lebih awal.

Beliau sewaktu mengemukakan satu kajian, 19 peratus di kalangan pelajar sekolah menengah mengaku pernah meminum arak, manakala 1 peratus mengaku mengambilnya secara berterusan.

“Dalam satu kajian yang dilakukan ke atas pesakit yang dimasukkan ke hospital KL pada tahun 1993, 48 peratus daripada yang ditanya mengaku minum arak.

“Satu pertiga ketagih arak, 61 peratus adalah Cina, 60 peratus India dan 30 peratus Melayu,” katanya lagi.

Jelasnya lagi, kerajaan dilihat tidak memberi perhatian sewajarnya kepada isu ketagihan arak dan sering mengatakan ianya isu kaum India.

Arak juga jelasnya, dibuktikan bukan sahaja membahayakan kesihatan dan menyebabkan gejala sosial, namun kos rawatan penyakit disebabkan arak juga lebih tinggi berbanding pendapatan penjualannya.

“Negara kita dalam fasa lima mengaku bahawa Islama adalah agama Persekutuan, apakah menyebabkan dadah kita panggil najis dan sekiranya didapati mengedar dadah boleh dihukum gantung sampai mati.

“Tapi minuman keras, nikotin pada rokok, diberi layanan yang lain dan boleh didapati dengan berleluasa. Atas alasan apakah minuman keras tidak dimasukkan sekali dalam akta dadah merbahaya sedangkan kesannya atas kehidupan rakyat begitu meluas sekali,” soalnya lagi.

Trend di Asia, katanya menunjukkan peningkatan ketara setiap tahun berbanding trend di negara Eropah yang semakin menunjukkan penurunan akibat kempen mereka yang agresif.

Peningkatan di negara ini juga, jelasnya akibat undang-undang terlalu longgar seperti Akta Aksais Seksyen 32 (1)(a) dan (b) mengecualikan penjualan todi dan beer dalam tin dan botol.

“Apabila saya menang di Kota Raja, saya didatangi sekumpulan India dari golongan pertengahan dan rendah.

“Mereka meminta tolong saya supaya memastikan arak dan todi tidak dijual secara mudah di kedai-kedai runcit,” katanya.

Mengulas lanjut beliau berkata, arak dan todi di kedai-kedai runcit pada waktu ini boleh diperolehi dalam plastik dengan harga RM2 atau RM3.

Sumber: Harakahdaily.net

Malaysia ranked world’s 10th largest consumer of alcohol

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has been named by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as the world’s 10th largest consumer of alcohol despite its small population and size.

Statistics by the international body this year also showed that Malaysians spent over US$500mil (RM1.5bil) on alcohol with a per capita consumption of seven litres.

Beer consumption in Malaysia is 11 litres per capita.

Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Heng Seai Kie said the problem of alcohol consumption in the country was getting serious.

“Alcohol is not only causing a lot of health issues but is also contributing to a significant number of accidents,” she said here yesterday.

Heng was speaking to reporters after launching booklets and seminars on “Promote Healthy lifestyle: Reduce Alcohol Harm” organised by the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) and supported by IOGT International, a worldwide community of non-governmental organisations, and the National Association of the Prevention of Drug Abuse (Pemadam).

She said the ministry, through the National Population and Family Development Board, would hold a campaign to create awareness on the danger of alcohol abuse.

She said 10 seminars would be held nationwide this year.

They would be conducted in Mandarin, Malay, English and Tamil and were aimed mostly at those from the Chinese and Indian communities, which had a high alcohol abuse rate.

“The public has to understand that alcohol is not part of our culture and it will bring harm if it is abused,” she said.

Earlier, in his speech, KLSCAH secretary-general Yong Yew Wei said the Road Safety Council estimated that drinking and driving caused 30% of road accidents nationwide, with 38% of these resulting in fatalities.

“A study also shows that absenteeism from workplace among alcoholics is 16 times higher than others,” he said, adding that non-governmental bodies played a vital role in promoting a healthy lifestyle.

Source: www.thestar.com.my

http://www.harakahdaily.my/malaysia-antara-10-tertinggi-ambil-arak-di-dunia

Lelaki 4 Isteri Dihukum Penjara 18 Tahun

June 16, 2011

KUANTAN – Seorang buruh yang merogol anak jirannya yang berusia 11 tahun di dalam semak selepas menjemputnya pulang dari sekolah, hujung bulan lalu hari ini dijatuhkan hukuman penjara 18 tahun dan sebatan tiga kali oleh Mahkamah Sesyen di sini.

Erwan Hairuddin, 45, yang beristeri empat mengaku bersalah merogol kanak-kanak pada 26 Mei lalu selepas mengambil mangsa pulang dari sekolah.

Sehubungan itu, Hakim Noradidah Ahmad menjatuhkan hukuman berat tersebut setelah menyifatkan tertuduh amat berbahaya kepada masyarakat.

“Selepas dirogol mangsa diberi duit untuk tidak memberitahu kepada sesiapa mengenai kejadian itu. Tertuduh tidak layak diberi hukuman bagi tempoh pendek kerana berbahaya kepada masyarakat.

“Mahkamah menjatuhkan hukuman penjara 18 tahun dan sebatan tiga kali atas kesalahan itu. Kalau tidak berpuas hati dengan keputusan ini, boleh membuat rayuan di Mahkamah Tinggi dalam masa 10 hari,’’ kata beliau.

Erwan mengaku melakukan kesalahan itu terhadap anak jirannya di dalam semak berhampiran jambatan di Kampung Sri Damai di sini kira-kira pukul 1.30 petang, 26 Mei lalu selepas mengambil mangsa dari sekolahnya dengan menggunakan motosikal.

Dia yang tidak diwakili peguam dituduh mengikut Seksyen 376(2)(e) Kanun Keseksaan yang memperuntukkan hukuman penjara maksimum 30 tahun dan boleh dikenakan sebatan.

Terdahulu, ketika diberi peluang mengemukakan rayuan sebelum hukuman dijatuhkan, Erwan memohon hukuman ringan kerana terpaksa menanggung empat isteri dan 15 orang anak.

Timbalan Pendakwa Raya Amer Abu Bakar yang mengendalikan pendakwaan pula memohon hukuman setimpal dikenakan kerana biarpun tertuduh mempunyai empat isteri tetapi masih menjadikan kanak-kanak sebagai tempat melepaskan nafsunya.

http://mynewshub.my/bm/2011/06/16/lelaki-4-isteri-dihukum-penjara-18-tahun-rogol-anak-jiran/

Anak tak sah taraf cecah 234,647

Oleh Johari Ibrahim

2011/03/21

JPN ajak pelbagai pihak tangani segera gejala sosial

PUTRAJAYA: Jumlah kelahiran anak tidak sah taraf iaitu bayi hasil hubungan luar nikah, menunjukkan pola meningkat antara 2006 hingga 2010 dengan jumlah keseluruhan sebanyak 234,647 didaftarkan dalam tempoh itu daripada lebih dua juta kelahiran didaftarkan Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara (JPN).

http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/Anaktaksahtarafcecah234_647/Article

Ibu tiri diburu, bapa ditahan

AMPANG: Ibu tiri kepada kanak-kanak lelaki berusia empat tahun yang menjadi mangsa dera masih diburu manakala bapa kandung kanak-kanak malang itu yang dipercayai turut mendera mangsa sudah ditahan polis kelmarin di sebuah pangsapuri di Jalan Duta di ibu negara.

Ketua Polis Ampang Jaya, Asisten Komisioner Amiruddin Jamaluddin, berkata pihaknya mendapat laporan berhubung kejadian itu daripada Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM) sebelum menahan reman lelaki terbabit dan direman sehingga 21 Mac ini untuk siasatan lanjut.

“Berdasarkan laporan perubatan, terdapat kesan kecederaan di atas kening kanan, lebam pipi kanan dan calar pada bawah dagu kanak-kanak itu.

“Selain itu, terdapat juga kesan calar lama pada bahagian belakang kepala dan muka mangsa. Mangsa masih menerima rawatan di Hospital Ampang,” katanya ketika sidang media selepas mengadakan lawatan rasmi di sekitar Ampang bersama Ketua Polis Selangor, di sini, semalam.

Beliau berkata, mangsa juga ada memberitahu pihak JKM dia sering dipukul ibu tiri dan bapa kandungnya sendiri. Harian Metro kelmarin melaporkan seorang kanak-kanak lelaki yang dipercayai menjadi mangsa dera diselamatkan kakitangan Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM) selepas menerima laporan daripada jiran mangsa kira-kira jam 1 tengah hari Rabu lalu mendakwa kanak-kanak itu sering didera di rumahnya di Taman Putra Sulaiman, di sini.

http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/Ibutiridiburu_bapaditahan/Article/index_html

What the Bible says about gambling

David E. Pratte

Gambling or "gaming" for stakes is becoming increasingly popular. A person can bet by lottery, casino, poker, slot machines, raffles, office pools, sports wagers, or online betting. But does God view it as moral or immoral? Should a Christian gamble? What does the Bible say? What about gambling addiction?

Gambling is big business. Consider the following facts:
* Nearly all states in the US allow some form of legalized "gaming." Many allow legal casinos and even more have a lottery. In addition, much gambling is still illegal.
* Americans gamble more money each year than they spend on groceries!
* In Mississippi more money is spent on betting than on all retail sales combined.
* 85% of young people have already become gamblers.
* Usually the people who gamble the most are the people who can afford it the least: the poor and the elderly.
[All statistics cited are from Dr. James Dobson, who served on the National Gambling Impact Study Commission, whose report was issued in 1999.]

The purpose of this study is to consider whether or not gambling is morally acceptable. We hope to discuss what constitutes gambling and what the teaching of Jesus Christ says regarding its moral significance. Since the Bible is the highest moral standard ever known, and since it reveals the will of the God who created us all, we will appeal to it as the supreme standard (2 Tim. 3:16,17; 1 Cor. 14:37; John 17:17; Matt. 7:21-27).

In this study "gambling" refers to a wager or bet in which each player agrees to risk losing some material possession to other players in exchange for the chance to win the possessions of other players without compensation to the loser, the winner(s) and loser(s) being determined by the outcome of a game.

Please note four essential elements of gambling in this definition:

1. A game of chance or skill - any event of uncertain outcome.
This may be a game the gamblers play among themselves or may be some event that would have occurred anyway (such as the outcome of an election or sports event).

2. The stakes
Each player places at risk some possession of material value.

3. The agreement (wager or bet)
Before the game each player agrees to risk losing his possession in exchange for the opportunity to take the possessions of others, depending on the outcome of the game.

4. Lack of fair compensation
No goods or services of fair value are given in exchange for what is lost. The loser will give up his possessions without being recompensed, and the winner will gain possessions without repaying the loser.

Activities That Are Not Gambling

People sometimes confuse the issue by claiming that certain acts are gambling, even though some essential elements of gambling are missing.

Crossing the street, driving a car
Some people say, "Everything in life involves a gamble." This confuses risk with gambling. Not all risks involve gambling. These acts involve no wager and no stakes. There is no agreement to try to take someone else's possessions.

Games without stakes or bets
The same games, on which people sometimes bet, can be played simply for fun with no possessions put at risk. This too is not gambling.

Farming, owning a business, etc.
Some say this is gambling because one risks losing money. But again there is no wager, but there is compensation. There is no agreement to take other people's property without compensation. The intent is to produce goods or services of benefit to others in exchange for that which benefits us. This is expressly authorized in Scripture.

Investing in stock
Some say this is gambling, but what is stock? Stock is a means for people to become part owners of a company. Buying stock is no more inherently gambling than is ownership of any other business. The intent is to make a profit by producing something of benefit to customers. Investors receive their share of these profits in the form of dividends or increases in the value of the stock.

Further, when stock is sold, both buyer and seller agree on the price. There is no wager - no prior agreement to risk loss at another's expense. If either thinks the price is unfair, they refuse to deal. (It may be possible to gamble or otherwise sin in the stock market, but buying stock does not inherently constitute gambling.)

Buying insurance
Some think insurance is gambling. But again, there is no wager and there is compensation. No one agrees to gain at the expense of someone else's loss. On the contrary, the whole purpose of insurance is to compensate the insured if he does have a loss (such as death, car wreck, hospitalization, etc.). If no such loss occurs, the customer has purchased the peace of mind of knowing he would have been compensated if he had experienced a loss. Regardless of whether or not this is a wise investment, the point here is that it is not gambling.

In short, none of these examples constitute gambling, since no one necessarily wants uncompensated losses to occur. But the gambler always wants financial loss to occur, because he hopes to profit from those losses.

Activities That Are Gambling

In the following examples, all the elements of gambling are present.

* Casino gambling: slot machines, roulette wheels, dice and card games, numbers games, etc., played for stakes.
* Racetrack betting on horses, dogs.
* Lotteries.
* Charity and church-sponsored bingo, raffles, etc. If someone says, "It's for a good cause," then just make a donation and skip the gambling!
* Bazaar and fair booths where you pay to spin a wheel and try to win a prize, etc.
* Amateur gambling including poker games for money, office pools, matching quarters for cokes or coffee, playing marbles for keeps. Also included are some athletic leagues where winners are not just awarded a trophy or plaque, but players put money into a "kitty" then play to try to win some of the money.

Even if small amounts of money are involved, such activities still violate Bible principles. Further, they establish a precedent that makes it impossible for one to consistently object to other people's gambling. Where do you draw the line and say, "This much money risked is all right, but any more is immoral?"

Objections to Gambling

The word "gamble" is not found in the Bible, yet the practice violates Bible principles regardless of the amount of money involved.

Rules for Transfer of Property

The Bible authorizes only three morally legitimate ways for money or possessions to pass from one owner to another. Gambling fits none of them.

1. The law of labor ("the work ethic")
One may be paid as compensation for work done to produce goods or services that benefit other people. Scripture strongly teaches this "work ethic."

1 Timothy 5:18 - The laborer is worthy of his wages. [Luke 10:7]

Ephesians 4:28 - Do not steal but labor at good (beneficial) work.

1 Thessalonians 4:11,12 - To meet our needs, we should do our own business and work for an income (not take what other people earned). [Matt. 20:1-15; James 5:4]

2 Thessalonians 3:10-12 - Like Paul, people should work so they can eat their own bread (not other people's bread). If they will not work, they should not eat.

We must not try to live off the labors of others. We can expect goods or services from others only as compensation for work we do that produces something of benefit (that which is good - Eph. 4:28). Gambling undermines the Biblical work ethic because, instead of accomplishing productive labor that benefits others, the gambler seeks to get something for nothing by taking what other people have earned.

If someone claims that gamblers must work to win, we respond that this is not the labor described in these verses, because it produces nothing of benefit to others. Instead it attempts to take what others have, without compensating them. A thief also must do some labor; but such "work" is forbidden because it is harmful to others, not beneficial. If gambling were Scriptural labor, then all gamblers should be paid because all are laboring to win.

Someone may argue, "Gamblers are just paying for a form of entertainment." However, in legitimate entertainment the entertainers are paid a predetermined fee for providing a service to others. But gamblers are all providing the same "service" for one another; so if gambling were legitimate entertainment, then all participants should be paid or all should pay. The gambler does not want the other players to profit; he wants to profit at their expense! This violates the principle that the laborer is worthy of his hire.

Gambling undermines the work ethic and leads people to seek to profit by causing loss to others.

(Other scriptures are: 1 Cor. 9:7-10; Gen. 3:17-19; Prov. 31:24; Acts 18:3.)

2. The law of exchange
A person may simply agree to exchange possessions (goods or money) with someone else. Each party is paid or fairly compensated by receiving possessions of fair value in return for what he gives up. Bible examples are:

Genesis 23:1-18 - Abraham bought a field and a cave for money.

Matthew 13:45,46 - A merchant sold possessions to buy a pearl.

John 4:8 - Disciples bought food.

Note that, in a fair transaction, both parties receive what they view as fair value compared to what they give up. Neither party should attempt to take other people's property without giving fair value in exchange. But again gambling does not fit here, because the winner has no intention to compensate the loser. In fact, each gambler hopes other people will lose so he can take their property, while at the same time he hopes no one will take his property. This violates the law of exchange.

(Other passages: Gen. 33:19; Prov. 31:16; Acts 4:34,37.)

3. The law of giving
A person may knowingly choose, of his own free will, to unconditionally give something away as an expression of good will or kindness, with no obligation for the receiver to offer any compensation in return. Bible examples are:

Ephesians 4:28 - One who has earned goods by his own labor may choose to give to others in need.

2 Corinthians 9:6,7 - We should give willingly and cheerfully, not grudgingly. Note: If gambling fits this, then we should all gamble bountifully!

Acts 20:35 - It is more blessed to give than to receive. Do gamblers consider giving to be more blessed than receiving?

1 John 3:17,18; 1 Corinthians 13:3 - Giving must be motivated by love, compassion, and desire to help others. Is this what motivates gamblers? No, they agree to give (if they lose) only because they want to win what others possess!

Again, gambling does not fit this category because gamblers do not give willingly, freely, as an act of love or compassion.

(Other passages: Matt. 19:21; 25:35; 2:11; Acts 2:45; 4:34,35)

God authorizes three legitimate ways for people to obtain property from others. Gambling not only does not fit any of them, but it clearly contradicts and undermines them. Hence, it is a morally illegitimate way of obtaining others' possessions. If it does not fit these categories, then what category does it fit? Consider the next point.

Covetousness and Greed

The Bible repeatedly warns against greed and covetousness.
Ephesians 5:5-7; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 - Those who covet will not receive the kingdom of God, but God's wrath abides on them.

Romans 1:29-32 - They are worthy of death, and so are those who approve or encourage their conduct.

1 Corinthians 5:11 - Church members who practice it should be disciplined.

(See also Deut. 5:21; Mark 7:20-23; 1 Tim. 6:6-10; 2 Tim. 3:2; Prov. 1:19; 21:26; 15:27; Heb. 13:5.)

What is covetousness and greed?
In general covetousness is the desire to wrongfully take someone else's property. It is "a desire for the increasing of one's substance by appropriating that of others" (Baker's Dictionary of Theology). So a person is covetous if he wants to take other people's property in a way not authorized by God.

Note some Bible passages:

Acts 20:33-35 - Paul did not covet other people's property but was willing to work to earn what he needed. So covetousness contrasts with the legitimate means for obtaining the property of others. Clearly gambling fits the definition of covetousness.

2 Corinthians 9:5-7 - If a person is compelled to give property against his will ("grudgingly or of necessity"), instead of cheerfully out of generosity, this is here called "covetousness" (v5 - KJV). A legitimate gift involves willingly choosing to give as a gesture of good will and kindness.

If we seek to take someone else's property which he really does not want to give, while at the same time we seek to avoid giving him fair compensation in return, that would be covetousness. Yet this is exactly what gambling involves.

Efforts to rationalize gambling

Someone may say, "Gamblers agree to pay up if they lose, so they do give it willingly." But it is not done in the spirit of good will that the Bible describes, else why does the gambler try to keep others from taking his possessions?

The truth is, gambling is mutual covetousness like dueling is mutual attempted murder. In dueling, each person agrees to let the other person try to kill him in exchange for the opportunity to try to kill the other person. But killing would still be unauthorized regardless of the agreement (Romans 13:8-10). So a gambler agrees to let others try to take his possessions in exchange for the opportunity for him to try to take the other person's possessions. And it is still covetousness, just like dueling is still attempted murder. The agreement simply makes both parties guilty of sin!

Someone else may say, "It's just a friendly game. We don't really care whether we win or lose the money." A professional gambler once told me that people gamble, not to make money, but for the thrill, the high, the excitement.

Have these folks been listening to the advertisements? The people who provide the gambling know that people do care about the money, and that's the way they advertise it.

If people don't gamble for the money, why not leave the money out of it and just play for fun? If you say, "the money makes it more exciting," then I ask why so, if you don't care about the money! The only possible reason why the money makes it more exciting, is that gamblers do care about the money! So the money does matter, and therefore gambling really is covetousness.

When a person wants to take someone else's property that they really don't want to give and without returning fair value in exchange, that person is guilty of covetousness. And that is exactly what the gambler does.

The Principle of Stewardship

We are stewards of possessions that belong to God.

1 Peter 4:10,11 - We are stewards of God's manifold blessings and should use these blessings to glorify God "in all things." A steward is a servant who has been entrusted to use his master's property to achieve the master's purposes. The master will judge the steward for how well he used the property. [Luke 12:42-46; 2 Chron. 28:1; 1 Cor. 4:1,2]

Psalm 24:1,2; 50:10-12 - Material property is part of our stewardship in that God ultimately owns all physical things but has entrusted them to us.

1 Timothy 6:9,10,17-19 - Instead of being greedy and loving physical things, we should use them to accomplish God's purposes. This includes providing for the needs of ourselves and our families, giving to the church, preaching the gospel, and helping the needy. Our material possessions are not ours to use as we please. We must use them to do God's will and then give account to Him for our use of them.

[Haggai 2:8; 1 Chron. 29:11-14; Acts 4:32-35; 1 John 2:15-17; Deut. 10:14]

The gambler is an unfaithful steward.

Luke 16:1,2 - Instead of using the Master's possessions for the intended purpose, the unfaithful steward wastes them or risks losing them for selfish purposes. This is exactly what the gambler does. [Matthew 25:14-30]

To illustrate, suppose you give some money to a friend for safekeeping. But then, without your permission, he uses your money as his stakes for gambling. Whether he won or lost, would you not confront him for misusing your money? For his own self-indulgence he risked losing what belonged to you.

But every gambler gambles with money that belongs to God without His permission. He wastes his master's substance and risks losing it in unauthorized activities for his own selfishness. God will hold him accountable.

The Law of Love

Matthew 22:39 - The second greatest command is "love your neighbor as yourself." Does the gambler love his neighbor as he loves himself?

Luke 6:27; 1 John 3:16-18 - Loves leads us to do good, not harm, even to our enemies. Note that coveting violates the law of love because it does harm our neighbor (Romans 13:8-10). Love does not seek to profit by taking what belongs to others against their will and without compensation. But the very essence of gambling is hoping other people will lose, so you can profit at their loss.

Matthew 7:12 - Do to others as you want them to do to you. Does the gambler want the other players to take his possessions? No! Then he must not try to take theirs! By definition, gambling violates the law of love because a gambler tries to do to others what he does not want them to do to him.

1 Corinthians 13:5 - Love seeketh not its own.

Philippians 2:4 - We should seek, not just our own interests, but the interests of others. Gambling, by its nature, is selfish and self-seeking. The gambler seeks personal gain and profit by taking other people's possessions without requiting them. Such is completely contrary to love.

A Root of Evil

A Bible principle

1 Timothy 6:9,10 - Love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Greed leads to many foolish and hurtful lusts, many sorrows, etc. If gambling is greed, as we have claimed, then we should expect to find it associated with all kinds of sin and immorality.

Matthew 7:16-19 - A tree is known by its fruits. A corrupt tree will surely produce corrupt fruits. If so, it should be destroyed (v19). Hence, if gambling produces many forms of evil, this will confirm our conclusion that gambling is evil of itself.

The fruits caused by and associated with gambling: Poverty, neglect of families, quarreling, and divorce because gamblers often gamble with money the family needs.

One out of every five homeless people admit that gambling contributed to their poverty. Among the states Nevada, long known for gambling, has the highest rate of divorce and the highest rate of high school dropouts. Even casino owner Donald Trump admitted: "People will spend a tremendous amount of money in casinos, money that they would normally spend on buying a refrigerator or a new car."

And interestingly, about one third of all millionaire lottery winners end up in poverty again afterward!

Anger, hatred, and even murder directed by the losers against the winners, especially if the losers think they have been cheated.

Drinking and drugs, alcoholism and addiction. These always abound where gambling occurs. Gamblers who lose seek to drown their sorrow and guilt. One tenth of all southern Nevadans are alcoholics.

Lying because gamblers seek to hide their habit and their losses.

Crime - Much gambling is illegal. Gambling of all kinds attracts criminal types and is often sponsored by organized crime syndicates. Gamblers often deal drugs, embezzle, or steal to get money to gamble or to pay gambling debts.

Influence on government - Why don't lawmakers outlaw gambling? It provides government money without raising taxes. But more importantly, the overwhelming majority of both Republicans and Democrats receive major campaign contributions from gambling interests.

Prostitution, lasciviousness, and general sexual immorality because of the immoral entertainment provided in gambling houses, and because many women use these means to get money to gamble or to pay gambling debts. The Las Vegas Yellow Pages list 136 pages of advertisements relating to prostitution.

Suicide as an escape from compulsive gambling or from huge losses. Nevada is first in the nation in suicides.

Truly, "by their fruits ye shall know them," and "the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil."

Temptation and Evil Influence

Like drinkers and drug abusers, gamblers begin by thinking they can avoid the dangers involved. But participation lures them in deeper and subjects them to the moral dangers associated with gambling. Is it worth the risk?

Note some passages that warn us to avoid taking such risks for the sake of our own self-indulgence.

1 Timothy 6:9 - Those who love money (v10) and are minded to be rich fall into temptation, a snare, and many foolish and hurtful lusts. Surely no one can deny that temptation is associated with gambling.

Matthew 6:13; 26:41 - We should pray to avoid evil and temptation. Watch and pray lest you enter into temptation. Is it right to pray to avoid temptation and then deliberately subject ourselves to it, simply for the sake of passing pleasure? Note James 4:3; Matthew 18:6-9.

1 Corinthians 15:33 - Evil companions corrupt good morals. Yet all gambling puts us in the company of evil men and tempts us to participate in other sins.

Proverbs 13:20 - Keeping company with wise men will make us wise, but associating with morally and spiritually foolish people will cause us to suffer. [24:1,2]

Surely the gambler is running with the wrong crowd, subjecting himself to temptation exactly like these passages forbid. Many people will be lost eternally because of gambling's influence. Why submit ourselves to the danger?

Example and Influence

Gamblers not only sin and tempt themselves to sin, they also tempt others to sin.

Consider these passages:

1 Timothy 4:12 - Set a good example in word, manner of life, love, faith, and purity. Does the gambler set this kind of example?

Matthew 5:13-16 - Our lives should be like a light so others may see our good works and glorify God. Who will glorify God from seeing you gamble?

Matthew 18:6,7 - Woe to one who tempts others to sin. It is better to be drowned than to be guilty of this.

Whom does the gambler tempt to sin?

Young people - As with smoking, drinking, and drug abuse, most gamblers start young because of the influence of others: friends, relatives, older people they respect. If you gamble, your example may lead some young person to start or continue gambling.

He may then become trapped in the sins involved in and associated with gambling. If so, you will also be held responsible for his fate. Do you want this on your conscience?

Reformed compulsive gamblers - As with alcoholics and drug addicts, when a compulsive gambler quits, he must never again return to the practice or he immediately becomes an addict again. If he sees or knows you gamble, your example encourages him to try the practice again. If he does, he is immediately addicted again. And you are responsible.

Non-Christians - Many people who are not Christians know that gambling is very un-Christlike. If you gamble, you may never be able to lead them to hear the soul-saving gospel. Yet the Bible plainly obligates you to do all you can to help other people be saved (1 Corinthians 8-10). The gambler will never be a successful soul-saver (Prov. 11:30).

No one gambles alone. If you gamble, you must gamble with others. So every gambler has a bad influence on someone. The only way to avoid this problem is simply to avoid gambling altogether.

Conclusion

We may consider other points regarding gambling. Much gambling is illegitimate. And those who begin gambling legally often end up gambling illegally, because they become desensitized and because the odds are better. But Christians must obey civil law (Romans 13:1-7; 1 Peter 2:13-15).

Also, many young people gamble in violation of their parents' will (Ephesians 6:1; Romans 1:29-32). Many gamblers know that their marriage companion strongly objects. Is this the proper, loving way to treat a spouse (Ephesians 5:22-29)?

Finally, we must imitate the example of Jesus (1 Peter 2:21,22; Matthew 10:24,25; 1 Corinthians 11:1).

Can you honestly imagine Jesus playing a slot machine or roulette wheel or betting on a dice or poker game? Honestly now, does gambling harmonize with the example of Jesus and the teaching of His word?

http://en.harakahdaily.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2398:what-the-bible-says-about-gambling&catid=46:depth&Itemid=84

What Hinduism and Buddhism say about gambling

Sources: Edmund Bergler / OnlinePokies

As with a number of areas, Islam and Hinduism are largely in alignment on the issue of gambling. Hindu scriptures prohibit gambling. These are the sections of the Hindu scriptures which mention and prohibit gambling:

“A Gamester / gambler says,‘My wife holds me aloof, my mother hates me’. The wretched man finds none to comfort him.” (Rigveda 10:34:3)

“Play not with dice: No, cultivate thy corn land. Enjoy the gain and deem that wealth sufficient”.(Rigved 10:34:13)

“Drinking, gambling, women (not lawfully wedded wives) and hunting, in that order, he should know to be the very worst four in the group of (vices) born of desire”
(Manu Smriti 7:50)

Gambling is also prohibited in several verses of the Manu Smriti including:
ii. Manu Smriti Chapter 7 Verse 47
iii.Manu Smriti Chapter 9 Verses 221-22
iv.Manu Smriti Chapter 9 Verse 258

And so it can be seen that Hinduism does not approve gambling as a lawful activity. However, in other sections of Hindu scriptures, there are suggestions that there been gambling activities carried out in Hindu culture.

Mahabharata is a famous epic story and scripture in Hinduism. In this epic there are numerous instances of gambling activities. The epic states that gambling in the form of dice games was a source of entertainment for Kings.

There are also other Hindu scriptures which indicate that gambling activities were carried out in Hindu empires. Thus the scriptures seem to be both prohibit gambling, and also acknowledge it as a religious norm. Contradictions in the scriptures are naturally not uncommon.

Buddhism

Buddhism takes a nuanced view of gambling and its prohibition. In Sigalovada Sutta’s “The Layman’s Code of Discipline” the following is stated:

“There are, young householder, these six evil consequences in indulging in gambling:
(i) the winner begets hate,
(ii) the loser grieves for lost wealth,
(iii) loss of wealth,
(iv) his word is not relied upon in a court of law,
(v) he is despised by his friends and associates,
(vi) he is not sought after for matrimony; for people would say he is a gambler and is not fit to look after a wife.”

Dighajanu Sutta, Anguttara Nikaya VIII.54 states the following about gambling from a Buddhist perspective:

“These are the four drains on one’s store of wealth: debauchery in sex; debauchery in drink; debauchery in gambling; and evil friendship, evil companionship, evil camaraderie. Just as if there were a great reservoir with four inlets and four drains, and a man were to close the inlets and open the drains, and the sky were not to pour down proper showers, the depletion of that great reservoir could be expected, not its increase. In the same way, these are the four drains on one’s store of wealth: debauchery in sex; debauchery in drink; debauchery in gambling; and evil friendship, evil companionship, evil camaraderie.

These are the four inlets to one’s store of wealth: no debauchery in sex; no debauchery in drink; no debauchery in gambling; and admirable friendship, admirable companionship, admirable camaraderie. Just as if there were a great reservoir with four inlets and four drains, and a man were to open the inlets and close the drains, and the sky were to pour down proper showers, the increase of that great reservoir could be expected, not its depletion. In the same way, these are the four inlets to one’s store of wealth: no debauchery in sex; no debauchery in drink; no debauchery in gambling; and admirable friendship, admirable companionship, admirable camaraderie.”

Thus it seems that in Buddhistm, while gambling itself is not considered inherently wrong for the layperson (monks are forbidden from gambling), if it is indulged in to the extent that is produces “evil consequences” then it is inadvisable. It should be noted however, that, as with Christianity and other religions, there are many different types of Buddhism. The above is from Theravada Buddhism, which is practised in Thailand and elsewhere in South East Asia, but there are many other forms.

Buddha: An unskillful activity

To gamble (jūtakīḷā) is to risk money on games of chance. Gambling was already an ancient activity by the Buddha’s time and the Vedas, the most ancient Hindu scriptures, contain the famous ‘Gambler’s Lament’ in which a man cries after having wagered and lost his wife and children. Such extreme betting is also mentioned in the Tipiṭaka (M.III,107).

Hardly surprisingly, the Buddha saw gambling as an unskillful activity. He said: ‘There are these six dangers of being addicted to gambling. In winning one begets hatred; in losing one mourns the loss of one’s wealth; one’s word is not accepted in court; one is avoided by both friends and officials; one is not sought after for marriage because people say a gambler cannot support a wife.’ (D.III,183). On another occasion he said that ‘squandering wealth on dice’ leads to one’s decline (Sn.106).

However, we might say that there are three types of gambling – recreational, habitual and addictive.

The first type is when someone occasionally plays cards for small stakes or buys a lottery ticket to support a charity.

Habitual gambling is to gamble a significant but manageable percentage of one’s income on a regular basis.

Addictive gambling is the inability to resist the opportunity to gamble and thus be constantly in debt.

From a Buddhist perspective, recreational gambling would be considered harmless and not against the Precepts. However, because all gambling plays on at least some element of greed, it is certainly unbecoming for Buddhist organizations to raise funds by lotteries and games of chance.

Habitual and addictive gambling are psychologically, socially and spiritually harmful because they are motivated by and reinforce delusion, avarice and the mistaken belief in good and bad ‘luck.’

For the Buddha, it is being virtuous that makes one ‘lucky,’ not having a winning streak. He said: ‘If a gambler were to win a fortune on his very first throw his luck would nonetheless be insignificant. It is many times more “lucky” to conduct oneself wisely with body, speech and mind and after death be reborn in heaven.’ (M.III,178).

http://en.harakahdaily.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2397:what-hinduism-and-buddhism-say-about-gambling&catid=46:depth&Itemid=84

‘Goyang lalok’ rai hari lahir

Oleh Sarah Zulkifli dan Mohd Firdaus Ibrahim
am@hmetro.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR: Gara-gara mahu meraikan hari lahir rakan secara luar biasa, 25 lelaki dan lima wanita ditahan ketika ‘goyang lalok’ dalam satu parti liar dadah dan arak yang dianjurkan mereka di sebuah hotel di Jalan Pudu, Pudu Ulu di sini, Sabtu lalu.

Difahamkan, semua suspek berusia antara 18 hingga 30 tahun itu ditahan sepasukan anggota dari Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Narkotik (JSJN) Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah (IPD) Cheras ketika asyik menari dipercayai di bawah pengaruh dadah dan alkohol.

Malah, ada dakwaan mengatakan kumpulan terbabit turut melakukan hubungan seks ketika meraikan majlis hari lahir seorang daripada mereka. Semua mereka dipercayai saling mengenali antara satu sama lain.

Dalam serbuan kira-kira jam 4 pagi itu, pihak berkuasa turut merampas pelbagai jenis dadah, antaranya Eramin 5, methapetamin dan Ecstasy.

Menurut sumber, sepasukan polis bergegas menyerbu bilik hotel bertaraf tiga bintang itu selepas menerima aduan daripada penghuni lain kerana kumpulan terbabit dikatakan membuat bising sehingga mengganggu ketenteraman mereka.

“Ketika serbuan dilakukan, ada segelintir daripada kumpulan terbabit masih menari kerana dipercayai di bawah pengaruh dadah.

“Semua yang ditahan kemudian dibawa ke balai polis untuk pemeriksaan dan siasatan lanjut,” katanya.

Sementara itu, Ketua Polis Cheras, Asisten Komisioner Mohan Singh ketika dihubungi, mengesahkan penahanan kumpulan terbabit.

“Hasil ujian air kencing yang dilakukan, 19 daripada mereka termasuk dua wanita didapati positif dadah. Malah, pihak berkuasa turut merampas pelbagai jenis dadah yang digunakan dalam parti berkenaan.

“Mereka semua akan direman sehingga hari ini (semalam) dan akan dihadapkan ke mahkamah esok (hari ini),” katanya.

Mohan berkata, kes disiasat mengikut Seksyen 12 (2) dan Seksyen 15 (1a) Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952.

“Saya menasihatkan orang ramai terutama ibu bapa supaya sentiasa memantau perkembangan anak masing-masing bagi mengelak kejadian sama berulang,” katanya.

http://www.hmetro.com.my/articles/2011030201325620110302013256/Article

Pengawal terkejut jolok mayat bayi

KEJAM...anggota polis membawa mayat bayi yang ditemui di atas pam tandas.

PONTIAN: Seorang pengawal keselamatan mahu membuang air kecil terkejut menemui mayat bayi lelaki diselimuti tudung dan selendang di atas pam tandas sebuah stesen minyak di Jalan Pontian-Benut, di sini, kelmarin.

Dalam kejadian kira-kira jam 9 malam itu, Abdullah Kasek, 72, berkata, dia terpandang objek terkulai di atas pam itu sebelum mengambil kayu untuk menjolok.

“Biasanya, sebelum memulakan tugas, saya akan memeriksa kawasan sekeliling bagi memastikan dalam keadaan baik termasuk tandas.

“Ketika masuk ke tandas untuk membuang air kecil, saya terpandang objek mencurigakan dan cuba menjolok sebelum terkejut apabila ia mayat bayi yang cukup sifat,” katanya ketika ditemui di tempat kejadian.

Warga emas itu keluar dan memaklumkan penemuan itu kepada kakitangan wanita stesen berkenaan sebelum orang awam menghubungi polis.

“Saya tidak sangka ada manusia berperangai lebih keji daripada haiwan di muka bumi ini, jangan diperlakukan bayi tidak berdosa itu sedemikian rupa,” katanya.

Seorang pekerja yang enggan dikenali berkata, dia mendapati mayat bayi itu dalam keadaan bersih.

“Tiada kesan darah, malah tali pusatnya sudah dipotong dan saya berharap polis mengheret individu terbabit ke muka pengadilan,” katanya.

Sementara itu, jurucakap Ibu Pejabat Daerah Polis Pontian ketika dihubungi mengesahkan kes terbabit.

“Pegawai kami dihantar ke tempat kejadian untuk menjalankan siasatan termasuk kemungkinan bayi lelaki itu sudah meninggal dunia di tempat lain sebelum mayatnya diletakkan di atas pam tandas berkenaan.

“Mayat bayi itu dihantar ke Hospital Pontian (HP) untuk dibedah siasat,” katanya.

Jurucakap itu berkata, setakat ini, tiada sebarang tangkapan dibuat dan pihaknya masih mengumpul maklumat berdasarkan rakaman kamera litar tertutup (CCTV) stesen minyak itu.

Orang ramai yang mempunyai maklumat diminta tampil di mana-mana balai polis bagi membantu siasatan.

http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/Pengawalterkejutjolokmayatbayi/Article/index_html

Mayat bayi dalam plastik

Oleh Muhammad Apendy Issahak
apendy@hmetro.com.my

DI SINI...lokasi bungkusan plastik (kanan) mengandungi mayat bayi lelaki (atas) yang ditemui seorang pemancing.

PETALING JAYA: Seorang pemancing yang mengambil dan membuka satu bungkusan beg plastik yang ditemui di tebing Sungai Kayu Ara, di sini untuk dijadikan bekas mengisi hasil tangkapannya terkejut apabila mendapati ia mengandungi mayat bayi lelaki yang masih bertali pusat serta sudah berbau busuk, petang semalam.

Dalam kejadian kira-kira jam 3.30 petang itu, bayi lelaki cukup sifat ditemui dalam beg plastik berwarna putih yang disimpul rapi dan dipercayai dibuang di tebing sungai itu dalam tempoh 24 jam lalu.

Mohd Rizal Ramli yang sering memancing di sungai berhampiran Sri Pentas TV3, Bandar Utama itu tidak mengesyaki bungkusan berkenaan mengandungi mayat bayi walaupun ia berbau busuk dan dikerumuni lalat.

“Bayi berkenaan dibungkus dengan empat beg plastik. Tiga lapisan pertama beg plastik putih dan ketika membuka lapisan terakhir plastik berwarna hitam saya terperanjat melihat ada bayi didalamnya,” katanya ketika ditemui di lokasi kejadian.

Ketua Polis Daerah Petaling Jaya, Asisten Komisioner Arjunaidi Mohammed yang turut meninjau lokasi penemuan mayat bayi itu berkata, bayi terbabit dipercayai sudah mati agak lama kerana sudah berbau, namun dipercayai dibuang dalam tempoh 24 jam sebelum ditemui.

Menurutnya, tiada kecederaan ditemui pada tubuh bayi malang yang berkulit agak cerah itu dan ia dilahirkan cukup sifat.

“Kita percaya bayi itu sudah mati terlebih dulu sebelum dimasukkan ke dalam plastik berkenaan dan dibuang ke tebing sungai. Mayat bayi itu akan dihantar ke Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya (PPUM) untuk dibedah siasat,” katanya.

Arjunaidi meminta orang ramai yang mempunyai maklumat berhubung kejadian tampil ke balai polis berhampiran bagi membantu siasatan.

Sementara itu dalam kejadian berasingan kelmarin, seorang bayi perempuan yang masih bertali pusat ditemui di hadapan rumah seorang penduduk di Kampung Labohan Dagang, Banting, awal pagi kelmarin.

Ketika ditemui kira-kira jam 6.45 pagi itu, bayi itu dipercayai baru dilahirkan.

Bayi itu dibawa pemilik rumah berkenaan ke Hospital Banting untuk rawatan.

http://www.hmetro.com.my/articles/Mayatbayidalamplastik/Article

Remaja perkosa budak 5 tahun

Oleh Mohd Firdaus Ibrahim
mfirdaus@hmetro.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR: Pencuri setan. Itu ungkapan layak diberikan kepada seorang remaja berusia 14 tahun yang merogol seorang kanak-kanak perempuan berusia lima tahun selepas menyelinap masuk ke rumah mangsa di sebuah flat di Kepong, di sini, kelmarin.

Difahamkan, suspek dipercayai masuk ke rumah itu untuk mencuri, namun berubah fikiran selepas melihat kanak-kanak itu tidur sendirian dalam sebuah bilik di rumah berkenaan sebelum merogolnya.

Dalam kejadian kira-kira jam 1 pagi itu, kanak-kanak terbabit tinggal sendirian kerana ibu bapanya berusia 30-an berniaga di bawah flat berkenaan.

Menurut sumber, sebaik menyelinap masuk ke rumah mangsa, suspek yang berkeliaran dalam kediaman itu dipercayai mencari barangan berharga kemudian melihat kanak-kanak perempuan itu tidur sebelum merogolnya.

Beliau berkata, mangsa kemudian turun menemui ibu bapanya dalam keadaan menangis kerana sakit pada kemaluannya.

“Ibunya terkejut sebaik dimaklumkan kejadian terbabit. Pemeriksaan lanjut pasangan suami isteri itu mendapati kemaluan mangsa mengalami pendarahan teruk.

“Pasangan itu segera membawa anaknya ke hospital untuk diberikan rawatan,” katanya.

Sehubungan itu, mangsa membuat laporan di Balai Polis Setapak, di sini, untuk siasatan dan tindakan lanjut.

Difahamkan, remaja terbabit diberkas polis di rumahnya yang juga berhampiran rumah mangsa dan akan direman lima hari bagi membantu siasatan.

Kes disiasat mengikut Seksyen 376 Kanun Keseksaan (KK).

Ketua Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Kuala Lumpur, Datuk Ku Chin Wah ketika dihubungi mengesahkan menerima laporan kejadian itu, namun enggan mengulas lanjut.

http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/Remajaperkosabudak5tahun/Article/index_html

Kikis wang lelaki

Oleh ISMA ISMAIL dan FIRDAUS SAHAT
metahad@hmetro.com.my

LALA... jadi pekerja sosial mudah.

LIYANA... umpan gambar berahi di laman sosial seperti Tagged dan Facebook.

KUALA LUMPUR: Mereka cantik, muda dan berpelajaran tinggi. Namun kerana mahukan kesenangan dengan cara mudah, segelintir gadis yang mendakwa graduan sanggup menjual tubuh, menawarkan khidmat urut dan menipu lelaki hidung belang.

Itu haluan hidup gadis berkenaan bagi meraih pendapatan lima angka sebulan tanpa perlu bekerja keras berbanding bekas rakan sekuliah yang hanya mampu memperoleh antara RM2,000 hingga RM5,000 sebulan, bergantung kepada jenis pekerjaan.

Gadis berkenaan licik mencari pelanggan dengan menggunakan kepandaian dan kepetahan dimiliki untuk mengikis wang dan menipu lelaki miang yang dahagakan belaian.

Selepas mengesan aktiviti songsang mereka menerusi laman sosial, wartawan Metro Ahad berjaya menjejaki dan menemubual tiga graduan berkenaan bagi mengetahui punca mereka memilih jalan ‘sesat’ hingga mensia-siakan pengorbanan ibu bapa membiayai pelajaran ke menara gading.

Malah, bagi membuktikan dakwaan itu benar, mereka menunjukkan diploma dimiliki kepada wartawan dan bukan sekadar ‘iklan’ promosi diri di laman sosial.

LALA, 24:

“SAYA menggenggam segulung diploma dalam jurusan pelancongan dari sebuah kolej di Melaka tahun lalu, namun persaingan dalam dunia pekerjaan menjadi penyebab saya beralih menjadi pekerja sosial.

‘Pekerjaan’ ini mudah dan tidak memerlukan masa panjang untuk mendapatkan gaji lumayan. Saya tidak perlu bekerja lebih seperti mana eksekutif kanan pelbagai syarikat lain. Lagipun, pekerjaan seperti itu belum menjamin pendapatan tinggi.

Jika ada yang menawarkan gaji sehingga lima angka sebulan, ia memerlukan komitmen tinggi dan masa yang banyak.

Sebab itu saya beralih kepada kerja seperti ini. Cukup senang. Walaupun dipandang hina, masih ramai lelaki hidung belang mahukan khidmat kami. Bagaimanapun, sebagai orang Islam, saya tetap terfikir mengenai soal halal dan haram.

Mungkin, apabila mengumpul wang secukupnya, saya akan berhenti melakukan kerja seperti ini dan memulakan perniagaan sendiri,” kata gadis berasal dari Kedah itu.


BABY, 26:

“SEBELUM ini saya pernah bergelar penari profesional dan kerap mengiringi pelbagai persembahan artis popular dalam dan luar negara.

Walaupun bergelar graduan dalam bidang itu di sebuah institusi pengajian tinggi (IPT) di Kuala Lumpur, persaingan dan pendapatan diperoleh kurang memuaskan.

Saya pernah bekerja beberapa tahun sebagai penari profesional. Namun gaji diberi cukup makan saja. Malah, terlalu banyak bil dan komitmen lain perlu diselesaikan.

Selepas itu, saya diajak seorang rakan untuk menjalankan khidmat ini. Pada mulanya saya keberatan, namun selepas menerima gaji diberi, saya tidak berfikir panjang lagi.

Usia seperti saya sekarang ini susah untuk mendapatkan pendapatan yang kadangkala melebihi lima angka. Jika saya bekerja di syarikat lain atau terus bekerja sebagai penari, mungkin 20 tahun lagi baru saya mendapat pendapatan sebanyak ini.

Tidak cukup sekadar bekerja di pusat kesihatan atau spa sebagai gadis urut, saya turut menawarkan khidmat seks dengan menyewa bilik hotel sekitar ibu kota.

Kegiatan ini dilakukan selepas pulang daripada kerja dan ia hanya dibuat apabila mendapat tempahan di sebelah malam.

Jika di spa, saya tidak mendapat bayaran penuh. Jadi, untuk mendapatkan bayaran menarik, saya terpaksa melakukan kerja seperti ini.

Bagaimanapun, bukan selalu saya menjalankan aktiviti ini. Jika ada tempahan, baru saya menyewa bilik hotel dan menanti pelanggan.

Sekurang-kurangnya saya dapat mengumpul RM3,000 hingga RM4,000 dengan melakukan kerja luar terbabit.

Jika dicampurkan dengan gaji bekerja di spa, paling sikitpun saya mampu memperoleh RM10,000 sebulan,” kata anak jati Kuala Lumpur itu yang menamatkan pengajian di peringkat diploma tahun lalu.


LIYANA, 25:

“SAYA licik menipu ratusan lelaki dengan ‘menjual’ pelbagai gambar mengghairahkan di laman sosial seperti Tagged dan Facebook yang kononnya menawarkan khidmat seks kepada pelanggan.

Menerusi profil dipaparkan, saya secara terang-terangan menawarkan khidmat urut, ringan-ringan, urut badan ke badan (b2b) selain khidmat seks. Bagaimanapun, semua tawaran itu adalah palsu untuk saya mendapat wang mudah.

Senang saja untuk memperdayakan lelaki gatal yang dahagakan seks.

Malah jika benar-benar mahukannya, mereka sanggup lakukan apa saja, termasuk memasukkan sejumlah wang ke dalam akaun saya walaupun tidak mengenali siapa saya.

Sekurang-kurangnya, sehari saya mampu memperdaya lima atau enam lelaki. Sebelum berjumpa saya, mereka harus memasukkan RM100 atau RM150 ke dalam akaun.

Namun selepas duit dimasukkan, saya menghilangkan diri atau memberi bermacam-macam alasan,” katanya yang masih menganggur selepas menamatkan pengajian pertengahan tahun lalu.

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MERAKAM aksi lucah untuk simpanan sendiri boleh menjerat pelakunya.

KECANGGIHAN gajet seperti kamera dan perakam video serta Internet yang lebih mudah diakses menyebabkan penyebaran imej dan klip video lucah di negara ini kian menular.

Walaupun kemudahan tersebut dicipta untuk perkara lebih baik, ada juga yang menjadikannya medium paling murah untuk merakam dan menonton aksi pornografi.

Ada pengguna yang sengaja merakam aksi intim sendiri untuk dijadikan koleksi peribadi.

Namun, ramai juga yang menggunakannya untuk mendapatkan wang, sama ada melalui jualan ataupun peras ugut.

Tidak hairanlah pada zaman dunia tanpa sempadan ini peratusan remaja yang terbabit dalam seks bebas menurut satu kajian dianggarkan lebih 27 peratus kerana peluang dan ruang semakin terbuka termasuk mendapat bahan lucah di telefon bimbit dan Internet.

Penyebaran melalui sistem pesanan ringkas (SMS) dan muat turun yang boleh dibeli pada harga murah memberi pengaruh negatif kepada kanak-kanak dan remaja.

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Bermula dengan tengok sekadar suka-suka, ia boleh menjadi ketagihan sehingga timbul perasaan ingin mencuba.

Sebagai contoh, penyebaran meluas rakaman video membabitkan kanak-kanak yang juga adik-beradik berumur antara 11 hingga 14 tahun yang sedang melakukan hubungan seks akhir tahun lalu membuktikan pengaruh filem porno mengundang masalah yang lebih besar di negara ini.

Perlu diakui, zaman remaja adalah peringkat perkembangan individu mencari identiti diri.

Sekiranya tiada didikan daripada ibu bapa, mereka akan terpesong apatah lagi jika akrab dengan rakan sebaya yang sudah rosak akhlak.

PENYEBARAN video lucah semakin sukar diperangi.

Pensyarah Kanan, Jabatan Psikologi Pendidikan dan Kaunseling, Fakulti Pendidikan Universiti Malaya (UM), Prof. Madya Dr. Mariani Md. Nor memberitahu, kanak-kanak dan remaja yang terdedah kepada perlakuan seks terutama secara langsung di depan mata mereka sendiri akan mempelajari dan menimba kemahiran tertentu, cuma belum sampai ke tahap mengamalkannya.

Beliau mempunyai pengalaman menjalankan satu kajian ke atas remaja perempuan berusia 12 tahun yang mengatakan melakukan seks tidak menjadi kesalahan, bahkan sering melakukannya dengan lebih daripada seorang pasangan.

“Itu kajian lima tahun dulu, remaja itu sudah sampai ke tahap begitu serius dalam seks bebas, apatah lagi pada peringkat usianya sekarang yang sudah 17 tahun,” katanya.

Kosmo! sebelum ini mendedahkan hasil satu kajian yang dibuat oleh seorang pensyarah Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) pada 2009 yang mendapati 60 peratus kes perzinaan berpunca daripada menonton bahan-bahan lucah.

Pakar Psikologi Kanak-Kanak dan Remaja UKM, Dr. Khaizil Ismail berkata, Kajian Remaja Berisiko Tinggi yang dijalankan selama enam bulan di pusat-pusat pemulihan akhlak di seluruh negara itu merangkumi kira-kira 600 responden yang berumur antara 15 dan 20 tahun.

Khaizil juga menyokong kenyataan bahawa kes buang bayi yang semakin banyak berpunca daripada menonton bahan lucah.

Selain cenderung melakukan zina, penyelidik di Pusat Penyelidikan Seks, Kesihatan dan Masyarakat Australia, Universiti La Trobe di Melbourne, Australia, Michael Flood mendapati kanak-kanak yang sering menonton filem porno menganggap kekerasan dalam hubungan seksual adalah perkara biasa.

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BERMULA dengan tengok sekadar suka-suka, ia boleh menjadi ketagihan sehingga timbul perasaan ingin mencuba. - Gambar hiasan

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“Menonton filem lucah adalah sumber pembelajaran seks yang salah kerana secara realitinya, aksi yang ditunjukkan adalah aksi yang keterlaluan.

“Filem lucah tidak menunjukkan kasih sayang, keintiman dan keistimewaan hubungan antara pasangan, sebaliknya ia mempamerkan kekasaran dan kekerasan lelaki terhadap perempuan demi memuaskan nafsu,” jelasnya kepada USA Today.

Jelas Flood lagi, bukti dari seluruh dunia mendapati pornografi memberikan kesan negatif bukan sahaja kepada individu, tapi juga komuniti.

Bahkan, hasil daripada soal selidik yang dijalankan secara rambang, Flood merumuskan kanak-kanak yang suka menonton aksi lucah sering gagal dalam membina hubungan dengan pasangan dan kebanyakannya lebih gemar melakukan hubungan seks bebas.

Tahun lalu juga, akhbar-akhbar di Indonesia menyiarkan Komisi Perlindungan Anak Indonesia (KPAI) menerima laporan mengenai kes perkosa melibatkan 33 kanak-kanak.

Ia dikatakan berpunca daripada pengaruh video porno penyanyi Ariel Peterpan yang ditonton.

Di Amerika Syarikat pula, dianggarkan kanak-kanak dan remaja lelaki berumur 12 hingga 17 tahun adalah golongan terbesar yang menonton video lucah kategori ekstrem yang menayangkan aksi seks kasar.

Suruhanjaya Kajian Pornografi Kebangsaan di negara itu pada tahun 1970 dan 1986 mendapati seorang daripada lima kanak-kanak lelaki serta seorang daripada 10 kanak-kanak perempuan mendapat pendedahan pertama kepada filem lucah seawal usia 12 tahun.

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