more ramblings

Was in syariah court again just now. The case right before us happened to be a criminal sentencing - a couple of Malay guys caught gambling. Right before sentencing the judge asked them whether they had anything to say for themselves and like a classic drama Melayu, keluarlah segala cerita keluarga "Kalau saya dipenjarakan, apa nak jadi dengan tiga anak saya, isteri saya, saya kena tanggung ibubapa saya yang sakit, etc etc" It's the same line you read everytime in the papers, the same excuse used for leniency by someone who broke the law "I am the sole breadwinner for the family, I have so mane dependents blah blah blah" - it especially pisses me off when a rapist or worse an incestual rapist uses that excuse. Anyway, back to the court session just now, just as I was thinking in my head that "you sure didn't think of them when you were doing it" the judge said the exact same thing "Masa judi tu, tak pikir pasal anak, pasal mak sakit!" Right on Yang Arif.