To hold or not to hold...That is the question..
Holding hands? Indecent? A crime?
According to an excerpt taken from the Sunday 23rd May 2004 paper -
HOLDING hands is a serious offence for it will lead to kissing, groping and eventually pave the way for the most dreaded crime of all — sex.
This could be the only logical explanation for the recent bookings of starry-eyed couples holding hands in the park.
The so-called campaign against couples showing such affection was first highlighted in April last year when the Ipoh City Council went on a crusade to keep Ipoh, as the mayor, Datuk Sirajuddin Salleh, said, "morally clean".
College student Lai Kar Leong, 20, was talking and holding hands with his girlfriend at the Ipoh Padang when three Ipoh City Council officers booked them for "indecent behaviour".
The full article can be read online at the NST website: http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/Features/20040523084535/Article/indexb_html
This article proved to be an interesting read when i read the NST today..got me thinking about the subject..pretty thought provoking i must admit as there are many angles from which the different parties view it from. i haven't really sit down and think about the whole issue yet..time constraints..^_^ Do read the article and let me know what you think about the issue. I promise to write about what i think about it once i get a chance to sit down and think about it ^_^
oh and don't worry about the "This blog does not accept anonymous posts" as it does..lol so ignore that bit of commentary and let me know what you think..^_^ God bless!
