I cannot help but notice that sex orgies or sex parties are getting more and more common in our country. In October 2007, The Star Online reported that a six year-old boy was forced into orgies at a welfare home in Kepala Batas, Alor Star.  As if that wasn’t alarming enough, in May this year, Pulau Perhentian had hosed 2 sex orgies in that month alone, before the second party was busted by the police. Then on the second day of the Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations, various newspapers reported that 3 women and 19 men had engaged in an orgy in Felda Krau, Raub, Pahang. 

For both the 2009 sex orgy cases, the morality police put a stop to the sex orgies.

Somehow I’m sure that there are many more sex orgies that go nreported. Apparently sex orgies are easily facilitated through Facebook, becoming virtually undetectable. At the same time the frequency of sex orgies and the intervention of morality police points to a conflict between the idea of a secular/authoritarian government being responsible for the morality of society and the idea of individual responsibility for individual moral actions.
           
I feel that the sex orgy cases are also deeply connected to the idea of immigration and the widespread immorality of the Malays. When MalaysiaToday.com reported the Raya sex orgy, one of the most highly voted comments was by an anonymous person who wrote that the Malay culture and manner has been degrading in the past 20 years.

I agree that it points to the bohsia, Mat Rempit, snatch thieves, drug addicts, drug mules, ponteng, abortion, rape, incest and corruption cases, where apparently the majority of the offenders are Malays.

The lack of morality amongst Malays and the influx of immigrants, especially from Bangladesh have apparently created a healthy demand and supply for sex orgies.
           
I also believe the argument that free markets have contributed to the development of moral character by introducing moral freedom – the freedom to make your own moral choices – along with economic freedom. It’s a good thing. I also believe that moral education is the sovereign right of parents, schools and to a certain extent, the government, but the bottomline is after a certain age, you should be morally responsible for your own actions.
           
However, I don’t like the idea of sex orgies as it harks back to the madness and ignorance of the pre-civlisations and pre-Islamic era societies in the Middle East, but I hate the idea of policemen barging into private homes and invading people’s privacy.

Clearly there is a wide gap between what the government says is wrong and what Malaysians think is wrong. There is no consensus on what is right and wrong, laws and legal process notwithstanding.
           
My advice to the morality police: You’re fighting a losing battle. Give it up. My advice to adult individuals who want to have sex with whomever they want, whenever and wherever they want: Do what you want. Just don’t get caught.

Nur Fatin A. Rahman is a fresh graduate, researcher and budding writer

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