Is transfer a punishment enough?
Posted on July 2nd, 2013
Dr. Mareena Thaha Reffai, Dehiwela
ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Our police department has a strange way of punishment for itsƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢ errant officers. They are simply ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚transferredƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ to another station, irrespective of whether they assaulted the victims, tortured them or murdered them.
ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ O how nice it must be to be in the police force, warm and safe in the knowledge that ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ if you ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ err, that is commit mayhem, you will be transferred to another station, so that you can have another chance ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…” maybe a better chance – of ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ committing more crimes with impudence for the people of the new station will be another fresh harvesting area.
ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ As soon as a crime is committed (What irony! The very officers who are supposed toƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ maintain law!) we hear them being transferred, not to a waterless distant dry arid zone, perhaps just to the closest station and ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…” thatƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢s it! ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ No further inquiries, no further punishments ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢¢”š¬…” except maybe a promotion for being so ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-valiantƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚!
ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ We the citizens just grin and take it all! Amazing how patient and forgiving we all are, the Srilankan citizens, isnƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ¢-¾‚¢t it? So the games of on, we have been bombarded with so many of these incidences, we have come to state where we just throw our hands up and say, ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ…-so be it! What can we do?ƒÆ’‚¢ƒ¢-¡‚¬ƒ”š‚ Easy way out.
ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Sent by :
ƒÆ’-¡ƒ”š‚ Dr. Mareena Thaha Reffai, Vanderwert Place, Dehiwela
July 2nd, 2013 at 1:54 pm
The Kollupitya Police are renowned for their petty bribes.
I can recall more than 6 times slipping a Rs1,000 note for not having my Driving License whilst driving down Galle Road to my residence at Crescat.
This happens at late nights, they station a Police point just after Renuka Hotel checking cars of reasonable worth. They politely wave you on, only to radio in the Police point at Methodist College to “collect”.
I have even witnessed the Sup of KPS having a drink at the Colombo Swimming Club with the ill gotten gains whilst smiling at me from “ear to ear”.
If the big shots can do it why not us, is the name of the game!
July 2nd, 2013 at 7:39 pm
Our justice system has plenty of flaws. A “transfer” is indeed not enough. What should happen is what happened to VG who is now behind bars.
BTW what do you propose as your alternative Mareena? Beheading, stoning or amputation?
July 3rd, 2013 at 1:11 am
I don’t mind “beheading” for politicians who betray the country and “amputation” ( of the corresponding part) to control the astronomical birth rate of a certain community.
July 3rd, 2013 at 1:14 am
In the case of this man both the above punishments may apply to protect the country and the women.
http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13B/Jul03_1372825068JR.php