Loan Sharks vs Gambler

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/5/nation/16221582&sec=nation
http://www.nanyang.com/index.php?ch=7&pg=10&ac=675012

Links above are about the news beginning of this Dec06. 3kids died coz the father killed them. Then the parent did try to commit suicide. But they then found out that the pain was unbearable, hence they themselves called up the police to seek help. All this started coz the father owe money to the "SHARKS"!

How stupid to do so...

But are loan sharks to be blame? To be honest, I do not agree!!...Strongly strongly disagree... If the borrower is a gambler!! This is not becoz of biasness, but its a truth!

I personally know 'ah long'! They are not that cruel afterall... Come to think of it, they really do make the economy grow, maybe in small %.

Talk about gamblers, I personally hate them deeply deeply. My own father is one of them. And he, too, borrow from ah long. So if there were things happenning around me, is ah long to be blamed?

Gambler gamble just want to win money. The more they losses, the more they want to win it back. As they gamble and losses, their cash gradually decrease. Till when it reach zero...oh no, guess what they would do. YES..."SHARKS". So does this mean that existence of the "sharks" to be blamed?

Put yourself into a gambler's shoe. When you have no more cash, and you must win back whatever you have lose...what choice do you have? Bank?...no way...it takes too long to process plus need too many documents. "Sharks" is the one. Ok...just ignore existence of the "sharks", bank would still not be the first choice. Gamblers would do anything, and would be hyper thick face. No matter what, they would get ways to borrow from friends, relatives whoever it would be.

But how many would actually borrow to gamblers just to win back the money? Money given to gamblers is equal to throwing them into the deep sea! No, No, No...even throwing into the deep sea, you will hear a "THUMP" into the sea.

Though borrowing from these people may be less risk, but it does not mean they won't ask back for the cash. Human are greedy and selfish. How can they just give out the money. But it all depend how thick face they can be.

In short, a gambler would anyhow beg or threat for money. I personally went through and see all this thoroughly. Also, i've seen ah long threatening for pay back too...

I side on no side. But, seeing my father, i believe it's the gambler's fault. If they have known to have self control they would not have gamble till they lost their lives.

Dad...these are my words to you. Either you stop gambling, or you would just be as good as the dead. I'm not being irrespectful or cruel but that's the truth! We've paid off twice on behalf of you to the ah long, and the sum is everytime greater! Now, this is the thrid time...we have no eyes to see already! I dowan to lose a fahter, but we can't always help you. It's unfair for us...and you are too irresponsible!...Please...You are old enough to know what to do!! Do not use granny as a threat...eve if you were to jump from the flat, that is for what you have done, that is your responsible. We've done whatever we can, if you still continue...what is the point of me calling you as my dad?