It is not for the first time that personnel of law-enforcement agencies have misused their authority against citizen
LAHORE: It is not for the first time that personnel of law-enforcement agencies have misused their authority against an unarmed citizen. Sarfaraz Shah case in Karachi is reminiscent of the incident that recently happened in Lahore, when a member of the Dolphin force shot a youth dead. The deceased is believed to be mentally challenged but this does not justify the action of the LEA personnel.
The police and personnel of other LEAs should be trained for dealing with such situations instead of resorting to actions that put one’s life in jeopardy, as they are meant to protect one’s life and not act otherwise.
Amna Shahid
Published in The Express Tribune, November 6th, 2018.
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