Unjustified action by the police

By Pakac Luteb

There's a Dr. Teoh (Hsien-Jin) (pic above) who is in articles in the Star and Free Malaysia Today. The Star article says he is an expert.

The articles are below for your reference.
http://freemalaysiatoday.com/fmt-english/news/general/5218-aminulrasyid-to-blame-says-psychologist

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/5/6/nation/6202592&sec=nation

He is defending the recent police shooting of the teenager.

He's a former journalist and now a clinical psychologist, also once in
the Territorial Army, how does that make him an expert in police
matters?

I have handled firearms, including high velocity small arms and have
worked briefly in law enforcement but i do not tout myself as an
expert in either, even though i may have more knowledge than the
average civilian with regards to firearms and law enforcement.

I have faced assault by bad guys. I have been shot at. I've searched a
building for a suspect. It's not an easy life in law enforcement, it
can be scary, but the use of firearms is a very serious matter and the
police can't simply shoot every time they feel frightened.

Dr. Teoh's spinning the news of the shooting of the teenager i frankly
find sickening.

First, he says a speeding car chased by motorbikes late at night is a
threat and the police were correct to shoot.

Perhaps a speeding car pursued late at night by motorcyclists is
merely a terrified motorist pursued by Mat Rempit. The police should
intervene to protect the motorist, not shoot them.

Second, he says the boy is at fault for being underage and driving
without a licence.

Are those offences which carry a death penalty?

I think the action the police took was unjustified and unjustifiable.

Admin Note:

Assoc. Prof. Dr Teoh Hsien-Jin is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist. His studies and work have taken him to Keele University, UK (B.Soc.Sci. Hons), University of New South Wales (M.Psychol.Clinical) and the University of Western Australia (Ph.D). His work in the medical field has found him in several hospitals in Kuala Lumpur, and Australia. Whilst in Australia, he carried out research at the Western Australian Institute for Child Health Research. He was previously the Faculty of Medicine Coordinator for the Masters of Clinical Psychology course at the Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. In contributing to the mental well-being of Malaysians, he was instrumental in the Ministry of Health’s Mental Health Campaign as National Working Group Coordinator for Children and Principal Investigator for Mental Health Research (1999-2001). He has been a regular columnist in the New Straits Times, Star, Nanyang Siang Pau, and Mingguan Malaysia, and is the author of more than 40 scientific publications and books. He was formerly the Vice-President of the Malaysian Mental Health Association, and researcher with the Malaysian Headache Society. He is currently a Fellow of the National Institute for Youth Development Research. Dr Teoh spent several years in private practice. He was formerly also a visiting lecturer to the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, and taught on off-shore programmes run by CRCert, University of New South Wales