Is it really worth it?

The law they say is above all: old or young, rich or poor, big or small. Despite this, there are those whom we assume or see as custodians of the laws of the land, despite them being custodians, the law is still above them. When these custodians don't try their best to uphold the law, it's being devalued, if worse than that, they engage in breaking the laws they should be protecting, the law becomes something that a pig could spit on, a donkey can trample on and a dog can gnaw at. If this becomes the case, is it worth it that we as individuals uphold the law? Is it worth the time and effort we put into abiding by each and every single law that seem not to matter anymore because those who should be in custody do not give a damn?

Earlier today, something happened in town and all what I just typed in the first paragraph were what flashed in my mind. A group of road traffic personell were busy doing their job which is to control the traffic, ensuring that road users abide by each and every laid down rules and regulations that should be functional on the road. A particular road traffic worker was busy doing his job. After stopping approaching cars on one side of the road to let other vehicles on the other side of the road to pass, a vehicle from the side he stopped refused to stop and it kept approaching. This road traffic user noticed it and beckoned a warning to the man to stop. The man, who happened to be a non-citizen didn't heed the warning and he kept approaching, attempting to go his way before he was given an indication to do so. That angered the road traffic worker and he moved close to the car, tapped loudly on the bunnet and out of that same anger, the driver of that care cleared him! He overrode him and killed him. Just like that!

Of course, the driver of the car didn't stop and he was given a hot chase by other traffic workers, as well as some other road users. He was caught eventually after a seemingly endless chase and was given a good beating. The man showed no remorse because he is quite sure that he will get away with what he has done. In fact I can, even say that I am surer than him. If not jungle justice, there's no way the man won't get away with it. As soon as he gets taken to court then the case is as good as dead.

On the day of Army Remembrance that took place on the 15th of January, wives of the late soldiers took to the street to protest about how the government have neglected them, about how their husbands have been killed in the process of fighting for the country but then, the government never acknowledged them for once and have abandoned them all together.

I asked myself, "that road traffic worker who was killed knew very well that if he gets killed, it wouldn't matter much to the government then why did he have to take such risk in the name of " duty? " He cannot do his job well unless he has complete assurance that the so called government he is serving will protect him. Since they aren't protecting the law, he too cannot uphold the law the way it ought to be upheld in this case. The least they would ask the man killer to do is to pay the diyya(an amount of money paid to the deceased family by the offender who killed him accidentally) but that too seems avoidable these days.

If those who are supposed to uphold the law become negligent of their duties due to whatever reasons, eventually lawlessness in the land ensues. When this happens, everyone feels like they can get away with anything and then chaos ensues and then... The society rots away until it comes to an inevitable end.

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