Lame Ducks

The excuses are coming in fast and furious. Innocent people have died because of some peoples' callousness. It's not like it hasn't happened before, and it is more likely to happen again. Because even the loss of innocent lives is not taken seriously. We thought that the Highland Towers that made international headlines would have knocked some sense into the authorities but it is like knocking on a wall. We are so set so deep in the quagmire of corruption that lives do not matter anymore.
The latest landslide in Ulu Klang has not dettered the authorities. First came the Menteri Besar with his statements that he 'would investigate the matter and penalise the culprits'. Lucky he did not utter his infamous statement ' semua-nya ok' and move on. He is now more glib and has learnt how to manage his press statements. Then the Majlis Ampang Council say that they have been monitoring the development and had ' advised the developers to build a retention wall'. But the people around the area say that they have been complaining to the Council for three years now. It had apparently fallen on deaf years. They have the blood of innocent people on their dirty hands.
So where do we move from here? Suffice to say it is going to happen again once the media turns to other issues and the matter dies down. This is precisely my point. The media. They should take a more forceful stance and pursue the matter till someone pays for it.
If it doesn't hurt, it's not going to work. Do we have any takers?