Stephen Dick wrote: "The thieves ain't our problem. The society that lets them get away with it is".
From this profound statement, it is not wrong to say: a society that lets thieves get away with stealing is full of thieves.
Only thieves support and defend thieves.
Only thieves unduly spare and unnecessarily pardon thieves.
Only thieves are unperturbed about prevalent and incessant stealing in every facet of the society.
Only thieves shield the thieves in their circle while they prosecute (or call on the authority to prosecute) other thieves.
Only thieves raise eyebrow and cry foul when their own people who are guilty of stealing are penalised.
Only thieves are partial, sentimental, prejudicial, bias and unjust in the fight against stealing and corruption.
Worst of it all is the exclusion of looting, corruption and malpractices often perpetrated by public office holders from list of criminal offences in some places as shown by body language and expressions of those in question and majority of citizens.
The undoing of any society is to classify stealing into categories by rating one/some higher, honourable and acceptable than others. In the real sense, all wrong doings and malpractices (regardless of its degree and what caused it) should be condemned.
When perpetrators of 'official robbery' (any stealing involving government officials and political office holders) are still given accolades and celebrated while 'domestic stealing' is frowned at by melting out jungle justice to people who steal gari, rice, yam, meat et al because of hunger; it is a proof that the people of the land lack right judgement and are cowards.
Who deserves jungle justice between looters of public treasury who escape civil justice and ordinary citizens who steal food not to die of hunger? Don't you know that diversion of public funds to private purses contributes greatly to economy collapse, scarcity, hardship and also, influence many to employ illegality for survival?
In as much that hungry boy who steal a module of gari would be burnt alive by angry mob, the same punishment should be extended to everyone who steal from public fund under the pretext of serving as public servants. It is of cowards and miserable people to unleash jungle justice on hungry people who steal food at the market place while they watch corrupt citizens freely loot their commonwealth without giving them jungle justice if civil justice is ineffective. Only thieves let thieves get away with stealing.
_Stephen Olamilekan Jimoh
Advance Everyday
...living life at best
http://stephenoj.blogspot.com.ng/
From this profound statement, it is not wrong to say: a society that lets thieves get away with stealing is full of thieves.
Only thieves support and defend thieves.
Only thieves unduly spare and unnecessarily pardon thieves.
Only thieves are unperturbed about prevalent and incessant stealing in every facet of the society.
Only thieves shield the thieves in their circle while they prosecute (or call on the authority to prosecute) other thieves.
Only thieves raise eyebrow and cry foul when their own people who are guilty of stealing are penalised.
Only thieves are partial, sentimental, prejudicial, bias and unjust in the fight against stealing and corruption.
Worst of it all is the exclusion of looting, corruption and malpractices often perpetrated by public office holders from list of criminal offences in some places as shown by body language and expressions of those in question and majority of citizens.
The undoing of any society is to classify stealing into categories by rating one/some higher, honourable and acceptable than others. In the real sense, all wrong doings and malpractices (regardless of its degree and what caused it) should be condemned.
When perpetrators of 'official robbery' (any stealing involving government officials and political office holders) are still given accolades and celebrated while 'domestic stealing' is frowned at by melting out jungle justice to people who steal gari, rice, yam, meat et al because of hunger; it is a proof that the people of the land lack right judgement and are cowards.
Who deserves jungle justice between looters of public treasury who escape civil justice and ordinary citizens who steal food not to die of hunger? Don't you know that diversion of public funds to private purses contributes greatly to economy collapse, scarcity, hardship and also, influence many to employ illegality for survival?
In as much that hungry boy who steal a module of gari would be burnt alive by angry mob, the same punishment should be extended to everyone who steal from public fund under the pretext of serving as public servants. It is of cowards and miserable people to unleash jungle justice on hungry people who steal food at the market place while they watch corrupt citizens freely loot their commonwealth without giving them jungle justice if civil justice is ineffective. Only thieves let thieves get away with stealing.
_Stephen Olamilekan Jimoh
Advance Everyday
...living life at best
http://stephenoj.blogspot.com.ng/
A passionate write indeed. And to know this piece of truth was inspired by my modest effort is humbling. Well done Stephen. It's nice to see an agreement of the Stephens.
ReplyDeletePolitics is something I like to keep out of my mouth. It stinks of sh*t. The shame of this country isn't far from political appendages. My statement (which my fellow Stephen quoted at the outset) has no political leanings. It is my utmost wish that the two contending political parties in Nigeria will alternate power after 8 years. APC can hang all PDP thieves and spare their own for all I care. As long as PDP catches power after 8years and return the favor, the nation will be better for it. That is how great democracies like the USA have managed to stem corruption to a bud.