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Saturday, July 16, 2005
Speak out: Maintaining peace and order
By Edzcan Najarro
Cortes St., Mandaue City
Criminality has been a major problem in our society. While laws have been enacted to address the problem, the question is, have they been properly enforced?
Law enforcers are the ones tasked to protect the community, uphold the law and keep the peace. Unfortunately, there are kotong cops, drug protectors, etc. who destroy the police’s image.
Cops who are true to the calling of public service are rare nowadays. Since corruption exists in the organization, the tendency is that they easily get corrupted.
If a policeman does his job honestly, his corrupt colleagues get threatened, thus, they either recruit him or get rid of him.
The job of a policeman is risky, but he is not well compensated. So they borrow money and what is left of their monthly salary is only good for 2 to 3 days family consumption.
It therefore comes as no surprise that some of them become desperate. Of course, others are just naturally corrupt.
Add to this the reality that if a policeman errs or is accused of something that has no basis, all the good things he has done is forgotten. If they are aggressive, they are accused of violating human rights; if they are lax they are labeled irresponsible.
If only cops do their jobs and possess integrity, the crime rate would drastically reduce. But they can’t do it on their own.
Government should give law enforcers the right compensation so they won’t indulge in illegal acts. And the community should do its part in the task of maintaining peace and order.
(July 16, 2005 issue)
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