Your reasoning about the economy is perfectly true though I will quiz you again countries like the US have been through depression and recessions but still law and order is maintained, i would say education could play a key part in this system because I am not being racist but I feel that the Pakhtoon children have been denied education in schhools and then whatever they are taught they bring to the table which is why they resort to violence. I feel half the reason why Muhajir people don't stand upto the MQM's muscle side because they feel sort of protected against the Pakhtoon.
Bane Blade
Brother I am sorry about the late reply to your post. The thing is as you grow older, your responsibilities take up so much of your time and things start moving too fast for you to keep pace with them. i persoanlly think that every where in the world, worsening of the socio economic conditions give rise to a lot of problems. There was definate worsening of the law and order situation in the US in the 30s and I strongly suspect that if you were to plot a graph of economic condition and crime rate you will find an inverse relationship of the two. What is happenning in UK, is also a reflection of this.
You have alluded to education. I would prefer to provide livelihood first and make the continuation of livelihood dependant on acquisition of education. it would ensure a better response than asking a family to send their son to study when theuy know that he can work in the nearby shop and bring in desperately needed cash. Your remarks about Pukhtoon children are not racist, but a reflection of your experience. the situation is no different in any of the other provinces.
Both points here in my opinion have to be looked in with great detail for they are like two toasts leaning on each other if one is removed the other automatically falls. The problems co-relate an uneducated cop who hardly earns a living would do anything to get a little extra money (bribery) and to protect his job wouldn't want to anger his senior officers (contacts). Whereas the point is if the cop was educated he would uphold the law and not take bribery and treat the SP's son equal to me (I have no contact unfortunately) the system can be seen in the motoway police I was impressed at how their system worked they are educated as well as better paid and don't care who you are or who's son you are. If you were to ask me I have a very good solution to stop bribery I would attach a mic to a radio that would be recording all the cop will say to the person he stops and a section will randomly pick an officer and listen to his daily routine this way we can listen if he is abusing his position. having said that I also feel that we should adress to their requirements and help them setup their own union that would deal with their problem though I know unions hae sounded poorly to people but in this case I am talking of a union of educated cops not uneducated hooligans. I 100% agree that the police academy need better training and better equipment and the paying system needs to be reformed.
You are very right. The problem is that there is no dignity left in the lower level job in the Police. However, i dont think the Mike idea will work. The truth is if a legal system is just and honest, people will find justice and the culprits would be held accountable.
To locate blame on a thanna official is wrong you earlier yourself mentioned if a person is desparate and steals then the situation is different if your system would be adopted poor SP would be begging the politicians to help the people I think that every area will need to be given a different category and the lesser the crime the more the official gets as benefit to him.
what I have suggested is one of the ways out in the interim. I have heard harrowing stories and i think SPs are at least getting a cut in every robbery , in most if not all the cases. The fact remains, someone should be held accountable for the crime in the area under their control. The situation however, is only tenable if resources are provided to the police to be able to investigate, and apprehend the culprits in a manner that would hold in court. Believe me a little pressure will do a lot of good.
As for the mafia that is truly an evil that can't die you will kill one mafia another will take over, these people deal with drugs dangerous things so crackdown is a temporary solution it needs a very strong clean sweep.
The mafia draws its strength from the contacts it buys from the administration and also who heads it. i think the government needs firstly to establish its own credibility and then go after not only the pawns in the play but also the big guns behind the scene. Once credible info is available, there should be no mercy and no consideration of who the big player is. Bring them down, in the courts, prove your case through bona fide investigation and once proven guilty, dispens of them in a suitable manner.
i hope I have answered some of your querries.
WaSalam
Araz
