On Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:33:51 +0200, pecan
wrote:
>I have to agree with Marc.
>I don't believe paying bribes is in any way helpful to the welfare of
>our country.
>
>Catherine
Thanks Catherine,
I apologise for hijacking this thread, but I get SOOOO frikkin' angry
when I hear people boasting about how they bribed a cop after they
were caught speeding/drink-driving etc.
What kind of people think it's OK to complain about rampant crime, but
then boast about breaking the law? I've heard people at parties and
braais talking openly about how the bribed someone, or diddled the
taxman, or ripped off their insurance company, and they do it without
shame, and without any recrimminations from the people they're telling
the stories to.
I have warned people from time to time that I am unimpressed about
their boasts of bribery, and for some reason, I'm the one who gets
ridiculed. We need to change this attitude if we are ever to address
crime properly.
What would a normal, civic-minded person do if a paedophile or a
rapist boasted about his exploits around the braai? What about
burglars, hijackers, con-artists, illegal goods fences,
counterfeiters?
Cheers,
Marc |