It's pretty rare for news in Malaysia to get into global newspapers, but there is one short article in the Economist this week that talks about the rise in gun and gang violence in Malaysia. Recently, PEMANDU reported that the crime index is down for Jan-June 2013 compared with the first half of 2012, but the number of murders and robberies with firearms has risen.
I wonder if we can use basic technologies to prevent crimes in Malaysia? The use of smartphones is on the rise - more and more people can take pictures and record short videos if they happen to see on-going crimes such as snatch thefts or road rages. What if there is a specific Reddit Malaysia's subpage where redditors can submit a link to those pictures or videos? Other redditors can then vote them up or down with respect to the seriousness of the crimes or bad behaviors and the likelihood to capture the culprits. Ideally, the authority should also be part of this campaign.
There is definitely some privacy concern that needs to be addressed. Submit your comments or vote this idea up or down at http://redd.it/1km451
Disclaimer: I'm not a police or an expert in criminology. I'm an engineer by training - we always strive to use off-the-shelved tools and technologies to solve new problems.
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