Re: hi everyone, digusting experience to share @ malaysia
this is not the previous owner's fault. it's the officers who choose to capitalise on this situation.
basically, in their minds, they also know you are the new owner, and if this really does go up to their honest superiors, you will go off scot free. They then give you 3 choices which they know you will never choose, because it is unfair to begin with (and they dont expect you to choose). Then psychologically, when they give you the 4th alternative, you will choose it because it seems the least jialat of all the above choices.
This is basic sales tactics. and you bought it.
Many people will simply pay up because the amount is afterall affordable. (if the fourth choice is 500rm, it'll have then made no sense) and they weigh the time and effort taken to bring their case all the way up to bao qing tian, vs 100rm, they will choose to pay up. everybody happy.
you have a choice actually. you can choose to still plead not guilty, and spend 2 days clearing your name, or, you can daringly tell them in the face, you do not condone bribery, and you are wont to report them for soliciting bribes. But what for?
This problem will never go away until the officers are paid decent salaries. If you choose to go into the jungle, then you have to live by the rules of the jungle. I've been in these situations before, but while i will scold expletives at being so suay to be in such a situation, i do not begrudge them for what they do. For what it's worth, i am thankful to have a neighbour like malaysia, a road system like malaysia's and a place for us to appreciate our cars. I do not hate them or feel any negativity towards them at all. If msia has a system that behaves exactly like singapore, i might as well go buy a 100bhp family car suan le.
