عمر صديق رجل كذاب وملفق ، لماذا دعم وتبنى الكذب والتلفيق يا د. نجاة محمود؟ هل سيعتذرون؟

Quote: Friday, January 23, 2009 IS 'LAGOS JUSTICE' TRULY JUSTICE? Battle hardened Lagosians can tell you what 'Lagos Justice' is. It is 'street justice', meted out in neighborhoods around the city to alleged criminals if they have the misfortune of not being captured by the police first. 'Lagos Justice' usually involves some very graphic acts of violence. In many cases, the alleged criminal is stuffed into a tyre or two, to prevent him/her (usually men, however) from fleeing. The alleged criminal is then set aflame and left to burn alive. Below is a short 33 second clip of 'Lagos Justice' in action. Please be forewarned that this clip is EXTREMELY GRAPHIC. It should not be viewed in the presence of children and is only shown to give a visual depiction of justice gone very wrong. Feel free to not watch the clip, as the description above could be sufficient in explaining the act. WHY? There are varied explanations for how 'Lagos Justice' came about, but one thing is for sure. This act is a reflection of the community's loss of confidence in the institutions that should protect them. Such institutions, the Police Force and the Justice System to name a few, clearly do not satisfy the needs of these citizens. Hence, they take the law into their own hands and the results can be gruesome. Unfortunately, it is common knowledge that many police officers are underpaid, undertrained, and in some cases, worse than the actual criminals they are meant to capture. As for the legal system, there are many who feel that the justice system is ineffective because like anywhere else in the world, some judges can be bought and swayed. THE REALITIES DO NOT PRESENT A VALID EXCUSE However, the failure of the police to arrive at a crime scene within a reasonable amount of time, or the belief, be it credible or not, that Judges can easily be bought is not an excuse for one human being to treat another like an animal. Not even in the name of justice. When we as a people, wherever in the world we may be from, resort to such behavior, we lose our humanity and we give permission to others to treat us and the ones we love the same way. Every individual, no matter their sins, must be proven guilty of their alleged crime, and if guilty, can face the music in one of Lagos's many penal institutions, the legendary Kirikiri Prison comes to mind. But, to burn humans alive, be they guilty or not, is absolutely unacceptable. Consequently, I call on the very progressive Governor Fashola of Lagos State to punish those individuals who would so blatantly take the law into their own hands to maim and murder others in the name of 'justice'. I also call on the good people of Lagos State to dissuade others from carrying out such 'street justice'. Lagos prides itself as the 'City of Excellence' and it has a very rich history and culture. Lagosians cannot lower themselves to such levels of barbarism and intolerance. 'Lagos Justice' must not be allowed to become part of the fabric of what that great city is and will someday be.