Chances are we all know of someone close to us who has been a victim of snatch-theft.

A
growing problem in Malaysia, some instances of snatch theft have caused fatalities,
when the person holding onto the handbag has been dragged by the motorbike, or
through subsequent acts of violence.

Many attempts have been made to curb such crimes, and recently the police have
proposed that snatch thieves be punished with social work like sweeping the streets to
serve them a bitter lesson. Bukit Aman CID director Datuk Seri Mohd Bakri Mohd
Zinin went further and said the offenders should also wear posters that say “I am a
snatch thief” to shame them so that they repent. The public on the other hand often
blame the police for lack of enforcement.

Regardless, the problem remains unsolved and more people are being victimized. How
do you propose a city like KL deal with such an issue?