Adil Najam
Looking at this picture just makes my blood boil (click on picture for a larger view). I do not know the details of the situation, nor who did what or said what or who is at fault or what fault. But the body language and attitude depicted here just has me reeling.
What is being said and how did this end? I would love to find out, but I suspect I know already. Does anyone want to reconstruct how this conversation and confrontation might have gone?
Regular readers know of my fascination with cops, but it seems I am not the only one. Asma who blogs at Metroblog Islamabad as ‘A for Apple’ posted this photograph as part of a bunch of police related photographs from her collection. The picture was reprinted at Online News, is by Ehsan Khan and the original caption is suggestive (although one wonders about the authenticity of the details provided):
A boy speaks [sic] makes a point with a model policeman of Islamabad Traffic Police after violating the traffic rules near Parliament House. The boy eventually made his point with the policeman and was not issued any ticket.
Folks, if you have not already done so, I woudl urge you to click on the photograph to open up a larger and higher resolution version of the picture. This shows the expressions and body-language of all 5 people involved much more clearly. Specially of the young lad’s hum-nawas. I wonder especially about the expression on the face of teh young guy to the extreme right; is that a frown of anger or of embarrassment and worry?
Importantly, at least from this picture, the cop does NOT seem to be in a mood to give in. If this situation is what it looks like, then I hope he did not.
I was never a great admirer of Pakistani police (who is?). I am always for rule of the law. But in this picture it seems that the rule of the jungle is in play. Therefore, I would recommend this young man to be also put on the “Karachi Dream Cruise” along with the Beard Brigade!
this is a typical case of cheapsters from pindi coming and making a neusance of themselves in islamabad.
Typical South Asian attitude I would say. Just last week in Mumbai, a 21 year old, inebriated youth mowed down 7 poor people sleeping on the footpath. Yesterday, 5 more were crictically injured in the same circumstances by a speeding car. The super brat, film star Slaman Khan has also been involved in a “killing” by running over a sleeping bakery worker in the dead of night while returning from a party. Nothing happens to all these “killers”. They are moneybags and have the confidence of getting away with murder. Can you belive that 21 year old boy, who had killed 7 people by running his car over them, was discussing his designer shirt and colours in the court with his friends?
sorry this is off topic but this news really made me pissed. Even ambulances will not be allowed during IDEAS2006!!
*grin*
As I said in WPB thread that lawsa re made for poor only not for powerful community[Army, Fudals,politicians etc].
I am not surprised, are you?
Zohair, I am wondering why you are ROFL (rolling on the floor laughing). What is so funny about this?
Seems to me it is sad, not funny. Except maybe for the ‘kis ka putr’ who would be laughing, but hopefully not for long.
Model police!!! LOL!
Model police in the capital with “tum jaante nahiin mein kis ka putr hoon”! ROFL!!!