While police in this country do have a bad rap, let’s cut them some slack. Sometimes they have to face aggression from rich, privileged brats who believe that ‘money is above the law.‘ This is a real problem in Pakistan, with influential folks using their status to bully police. Now we have a woman whose video has gone viral for this exact reason.
Here’s what happened
A woman broke the signal at Khayaban-e-Hafiz in Defence, Karachi. When the Traffic Police tried to hand her a ticket, she started abusing them. Even when they pulled out their phones to capture video evidence the woman kept abusing the officers in a brazen manner.
Look at the attitude of this woman with traffic police. She broke the signal and then she kept abusing the officers even on camera. She shouldn’t have been only given ticket, she must be charged to assault the officers during duty. No one is above the law! pic.twitter.com/9b73gqeWXY
— Shama Junejo (@ShamaJunejo) November 26, 2019
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She openly boasted of her ability to pull connections and evade the law (for a petty traffic ticket really?).
Thanks to the footage, the authorities know that the woman’s license plate number is registered in Sindh.
I believe this is Khy Hafiz signal. I was once given a challan here for breaking the signal. Warden asked my NIC, License etc. I obliged & didn’t resist. He slashed 50rs from my challan cause of my behaviour
Admit your mistake & give respect, it goes a long way https://t.co/RwOydf2IT7
— Ammar. (@Ammar_AliKhan) November 26, 2019
The woman’s behavior is a blatant example of how the privileged class evades the law, even going so far as to assault law enforcement officers.
There are various videos of the woman making rounds on the Internet.
One more video of that foul mouthed woman. She must be arrested to assault the officers on duty.
The incident happened somewhere in Karachi. Her language and attitude with the constables is intolerable.
I repeat, no one is above the law. pic.twitter.com/RQRxGO2ydk— Shama Junejo (@ShamaJunejo) November 26, 2019
There is a lot of public outrage on the issue, calling for the woman to be held accountable.
She must be fined for her existance not just signal violation
— Dr.Stranger 🇵🇰 (@Northysleeper) November 26, 2019
https://twitter.com/DanialKn2/status/1199325499706761216
Netizens even did some digging and pulled up the vehicle’s registration details. This should help speed up the process of accountability.
گاڑی پیر روشن دین شاہ راشدی کے نام رجسٹر ہے…
نام ہی پہچان کے لیے کافی ہے!
گاڑی کا ٹیکس بھی دو سال سے زائد کا عرصہ ہوا ادا نہیں کیا گیا!#بھیج_پگارا pic.twitter.com/RhONMYfg72— جلالی نامہ (@drmaj_90) November 26, 2019
This led to some other revelations.
He might have sold the car.
— Shama Junejo (@ShamaJunejo) November 26, 2019
Or she is his spoiled brat.
— Muzz (@MuzzImran) November 26, 2019
Rather than acknowledge that the problem is an attitude of ‘money above the law‘, some people turned this into a gendered debate.
Khayal se Aurat March walay peeche par jaenge. Meri gari meri mazri types 😅😉
— Mustafa Abdullah Baloch (@MustafaBaloch_) November 26, 2019
She seems like an high end feminist.
— Naeem Ismail (@NaeemIsmeel) November 27, 2019
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One man had to explain how this is a societal issue. No one should be above the law. That would mean civil security is a sham.
Thank you for your attention. I just wanted to portray that in society, every type of people exist. I’m feminist too. Being in patriarchial society, most of the time males misbehave but sometime some women contribute a little too.
— Abu Bakar Khalid Chattha (@PAKchattha) November 26, 2019
Don’t you see in various instances that money is above the law here in 🇵🇰? They just pretend that there is no powerful above the law.
— Essa (@essaullahkhan) November 26, 2019
Then there were voices that just brushed it off and defended the woman. So basically it happens all the time so it’s not a bad thing anymore?
https://twitter.com/ukdon2014/status/1199321695259123712
There has to be respect for the rule of law. And it should be equal for all.
