Forensic Analysis of Corruption

by: Dr. Shimail Daud

We all complain about corruption and how its a malice for the society. But it is interesting to note that how it gets everyone involved and gradually you become part of the sinking ship.

When a crime occurs the affected party goes to the law enforcement agency which in this case is usually the civil police of the area. They try to file a FIR with the police. Usually the police has a very interesting self protective mechanism at hand. First deny that the crime occurred, if the complainant is persistent then try to stir the situation that the blame would fall on any party so that the complainant keeps on pursuing the wrong direction. But you have to remember in the process of confusion the FIR never gets lodged due to premise that the situation and facts are not clear. Who do you think is the beneficiary in this of course the culprit who has ample time to get away or fix his circumstances to the effect that he would not be apprehended by any one. The other beneficiary of course is the police representative who by entangling the situation can make a living out of it by extorting money from both sides. The funds keep on flowing till the manipulation continues.

Supposedly you are an average person minding your own business lets say you run a store in the city or town. One of these days a car gets stolen from the parking space in front of your shop. The next day you find out that your poor guard that was performing his duties of guarding you and your property last night has been detained by the local police officer for questioning. The investigation should begin from the local area as the normal protocol would have it. Yes so now you find out that you and your guards don’t have any clue and neither are they responsible for the car lifting but since the complainant does not have any where to unleash his wrath its your turn to pay the price. What do you do? What every other bloke would, pay the uniformed person (oops sorry in civil clothes these days) in order to stay out of this chaotic mess.

So what can we learn from this. Most of the people are not corrupt from birth and have loving human nature. However when the system enforces a perverse incentive for people to save their skin, business and loved ones from the ill intentions of the unguided it becomes a learned behavior. This negative behavior by any societies definition becomes ingrained and innate as more feedback comes back to the new in the negatively filled society.

I would put it that everyone has to pay one way or the other for the weaknesses in our system and people who manage it and we pay it through our lost property, loss of life, morbidity and of course by the disturbance and harassment that comes with it.

We all need to stand up in our own way and little that we can do outside the system that can break the cycle. But my message is that spread the positive message of resisting and if everyone of us does a little bit to resist the cummulative impact comes out huge. Can you do it for I am!

(experiences from personal life!)
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