Syed
| 14 years ago
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One thing that baffles me is that why Police and rangers are not using the command and control system deployed by former CDGK, to monitor the situation.
Truly baffling. The C&C system is state of the art which should be used and should be expanded, but from what i hear, it is slowly being dismantled !
Discostu
| 14 years ago
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I agree with the doctor's comments. I am not a violent person, but over the past few years I have been fantasizing about being a vigilante. And taking the law into your own hands is a sign that the state has failed. Democracy, it's the best revenge!
Dr Salim Hosein
| 14 years ago
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I write this tonight having had to console an employee who was robbed at gun point as he was waiting for a bus on main Shaheed-e-Millat road. Two men on a motor cycle stopped to ask for directions; as he obliged, one put a gun to his back as the other proceeded to smack him around saying something along the lines of 'take out everything you've got, or else.'
Fortunately for him I suppose, he happened to have his salary on him which, in addition to whatever else he had in his wallet, satisfied the robbers. He came back to the office in a state of absolute shock. This could have happened to anyone, anytime. The immense sense of rage I felt as I thought of what I would do to these people if given the chance is in itself a reflection of how polarized and violent our society is becoming.
I realize that the police/rangers can't be everywhere, all the time. But when there is a clear ban on pillion riding, how two men manage to pull this off on one of the largest roads in the city baffles me. I am personally of the opinion that lawlessness in this city is worse than ever...no one stops at traffic lights; people carry around big, prohibited-bore weapons with impunity; unlicensed cars are all over the place; and not even the cops wear helmets on motorbikes. I believe certain draconian measures are in order: lets start with shooting people violating the pillion riding ban (please note that, as enforced, it doesn't apply to women, children or elderly pillion riders). I guarantee that'll put a dent in the target killings.
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