This is Wrong and Shameful … Police Must Treat People with Dignity

Posted on December 18, 2007
Filed Under >Owais Mughal, Law & Justice, Society
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Owais Mughal

A few days ago I highlighted this wrong, but today after after seeing photos of policemen mercilessly beating an unarmed lady, I am again left speechless at this shameful violence.

We at ATP have long worried about the senselessness of the violence (physical, psychological, verbal, social) that seems to keep growing in our society. All violence is bad, violence by the state is especially disturbing.

We strongly condemn this police brutality. Whoever is ordering such treatment of protesters is definitely taking people away from the ideals of Pakistan. How do you expect this poor lady (or her family or anyone seeing this) to trust the state after getting such a thrashing at the hands of the states law-enforcers? Those who are responsible to safeguard our dignity.

Police reform is the cry of the day. They absolutely need a crash course in human dignity and how to tackle protesters in a civilized way. Mercilessly beating ladies (or on anyone as a matter of fact) is inhuman and not part of our culture, or of any culture. No matter what one thinks about the protesters or what they are protesting, this violence by the police is wrong and shameful. We all must condemn it.

Police or their higherups should see how much anger is building up in people who are not afraid of confronting them with bare hands. This anger needs a channel such as allowing peaceful protest or it will spill out in wrong kind of violence as it probably happened the other day in Multan.

Whether we agree with protesters or not, peaceful protest is their right. Treat humans – all humans, everywhere – with dignity. If we do not, then our own dignity is compromised.

95 responses to “This is Wrong and Shameful … Police Must Treat People with Dignity”

  1. RE says:

    “My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you: Ask what you can do for your country,”
    John Kennedy

    We are all boarded together in a single ship of Pakistan.

  2. RE says:

    This is all part of anti Mushraf Propaganda , Reputation of Police in Pakistan is never noble. Any politician can pay them and get them do anything.
    People who been to Thana in Pakistan has many horror stories, Ask any one who was in Thana and they will tell you their experience in thana. Many go under psychological toucher. But we have never shown those pictures or even discussed. On daily bases Pakistan Police is beating someone no matter who is the ruler.
    All of you are going over and over on the issues with which we all grew up. Talk about Aataa crises which is effecting many poor. Talk about extremists destroying image of Islam and Pakistan.
    Keep on spitting on the hero of Pakistan President Mushraf. Allah is with the man who has good intentions for the interest of Pakistan.Man who puts Pakistan first.

    Allah Bless Mushraf and Pakistan
    Down to anti Mushraf Propaganda
    Down to the people who are unknowingly or knowing destabilizing Pakistan.

  3. MB says:

    History will remember Mr. Musharraf as the desi version of Hitler & son of ZIA, for his lust for power, command & authority.

    I have junior fellow in ARMY & he recently told us how our ISI (or ARMY for that matter) rigged the 2002 elections. They were order to stamp thousands of votes in their offices.

    Its good that at least people have started to believe now what we use to hear earlier that MULLAH & MILITARY is the real obstacle in country’s progress.

  4. RE says:

    This is all part of anti Mushraf Propaganda , Reputation of Police in Pakistan is never noble. Any politician can pay them and get them do anything.
    People who been to Thana in Pakistan has many horror stories, Ask any one who was in Thana and they will tell you their experience in thana. Many go under psychological toucher. But we have never shown those pictures or even discussed. On daily bases Pakistan Police is beating someone no matter who is the ruler.
    All of you are going over and over on the issues with which we all grew up. Talk about Aataa crises which is effecting many poor. Talk about extremists destroying image of Islam and Pakistan.
    Keep on spitting on the hero of Pakistan President Mushraf. Allah is with the man who has good intentions for the interest of Pakistan.Man who puts Pakistan first.

    Allah Bless Mushraf and Pakistan
    Down to anti Mushraf Propaganda
    Down to the people who are unknowingly or knowing destabilizing Pakistan.

  5. Aadil says:

    I think the so much trumpted slogans of ‘enlightened moderation’ on part of Mr. Musharraf went terribly wrong as far as its practical implementation is concerned. Rather ‘extreme violence’ has been unleashed to suppress anything challenging the status quo. Resultantly there is an overall upsurge of violence in our society. The affects of a cruel millitiary mind at the helm are trickling down and seeping into the Pakistani society which we can witness in so many of the pictures day in and day out. The perpetrators might not just be the police but everywhere in our society.

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