A backpacker by the name of Dave
Ramsay from the United Kingdom has visited countries like Africa and Yemen, but
picks Kuala Lumpur as the most dangerous place he has ever been to.
Dave had related his experience
about being stabbed and mugged in the city on travel site Virtual Tourist. The
incident took place near Hard Rock Cafe in Jalan Sultan Ismail on Oct 5.
According to Dave he was stabbed in
the chest and then slashed across the arm with a knife, before the robber fled
with his bag.
Dave said there was no regard for his life since he was attacked
before being robbed, instead of the other way round. However, his ordeal did
not end there.
Not only did it take 30 minutes to
reach a hospital as most taxis did not stop for him after seeing blood, police
were also ineffective and inefficient.
Dave said, security at local
venues did nothing. Tourist police also did not ask anything about the robber
and only produced a report for an insurance claim, making the victim feel they
had no interest in pursuing the criminal.
"This place needs avoiding big
time. I have travelled to Africa, Yemen, and SE Asia for nearly 30 years and I
am not a squeamish person but I genuinely believe this to be the most dangerous
place I have been to, due to the vast number of incidents and the frequency of
them. It’s epidemic," wrote Dave.
As a Malaysian and experiencing living half
of my life in Kuala Lumpur, I don’t totally agree with Dave. I treated his case
as isolated because I have many foreigner friends visiting or stay in Kuala
Lumpur are not facing ordeal as much as Dave has.
Basically Kuala Lumpur is a nice
place to visit. However, like any cities in the world, danger will always come
and goes. Subjective to how we handle our situation living a big city like
Kuala Lumpur.
Source: Asiaone
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