The Power of Your Words Over “OKU”: The Harm of Careless Headlines

The Power of Your Words Over “OKU”: The Harm of Careless Headlines

The recent news from Batang Kali — where a young man was arrested for sexually assaulting a schoolgirl in a mosque — serves as a stark reminder of how swiftly headlines can shift public focus from the gravity of a crime to the suspect’s disability status. When reports chose to highlight that he is an OKU card holder with a learning disability, absent of any real context, it felt like a blunt instrument wielded against an entire community.

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