We are sitting again doing nothing.
Sorry for being away all this time, I was very busy with some housework beside I was feeling very depressed last week. Nothing looks promising and we started to lose patience. I had lost any kind of hope with our policemen and the way they behave, they are so careless, two days ago a police car with some policemen tried to kidnapped my uncle’s neighbor. the neighbors got suspicious with their car because it was a police car with no number so they tried to play a game with them and told them they will call the nearby station because they knew the officer of this station and check if there was an arrest warrant as they said. after few minutes they escaped with their car and did not catch the guy. but the actual police did nothing about that. after that incidence I saw other police cars without numbers and for your information many kidnappings happened using a police car! I think It is very easy to check the police cars in the streets. I wonder how many lives could be saved if our police move and work a little bit. kidnapping increased very much the last week, yesterday a car was stolen in our district with a child in it, they shot the driver in his leg and pulled him out and took the car with the child and no one could do anything, while there were check points in our main road, but again the police did nothing! I think they want to be ordered to chase a criminal.
I got very suspicious lately if this chaos is a planed or not? many things could simply be avoid if the policemen do their jobs. two days ago a friend returned from Jordan, he said in Jordan’s border they checked his passport and luggage while in Iraq’s border they even did not stamp his passport. why are we asking for others to watch our borders while we are sitting doing nothing?
I got very suspicious lately if this chaos is a planed or not? many things could simply be avoid if the policemen do their jobs. two days ago a friend returned from Jordan, he said in Jordan’s border they checked his passport and luggage while in Iraq’s border they even did not stamp his passport. why are we asking for others to watch our borders while we are sitting doing nothing?
posted by rose at 1:53 PM
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The border officers are supposed to check people entering the country. But, your story make me worry.
Take care,
Unfortunately, the problem you're describing isn't unique to Iraq.
The pay for police officers in most countries is not nearly as good as someone could make by taking money from the criminals to "look the other way". The real success in cleaning this up is to foster a culture where police corruption is unacceptable; where a person would not dare suggest a bribe to a cop for fear of being locked up, and where a cop would not dare solicit a bribe from someone for the same reason. Part of this fix includes careful screening of candidates seeking to become police officers, paying police officers a comfortable enough salary that they will feel content, and having strong enforcement of anti-corruption laws.
Many countries have ongoing struggles with police corruption. I only hope Iraq has better luck than most of these in fixing it.
Shawn.
From John in NZ
Rose, you are not getting many comments at present. Perhaps people just don't know what to say about your latest post. It is so difficult to understand what life is like Baghdad at present. Faiza of the Jarrah family had her car stolen at gunpoint a few weeks ago, now they have had to leave their home altogether. If you want to, perhaps you could answer these questions?
For you and your husband and child, presumably a typical young Iraqi family, in the 18 months since the invasion:
What has become better in your lives, what benefits have you gained?
What has not been affected much?
And what has become worse, or what have you lost?
This would be a useful summary for those of us who can only get the "big" news.
Rose,
I read your blog often too, and I don't comment cause I am frustrated too about everything. People want Iraqis to be safe and free and to make the most of their chance at democracy before it slips away.
Is the violence so bad that the police can't be patroling or stationed at places throught the cities. Are they working alone or with coalition advisors. What can be done to make Iraqis speak up and hold the police accountable for the lack of security? Are the police scared or part of the insurgency or criminal elements? I am generalizing about all police, but think you get the idea. And do the cities or towns have designated wards, town councils, selectman routine that would then feel the need to keep order in their areas.
From Janet:
Rose, I thank you for your blog. I discovered you through an American Air Force Lt.'s military blog. I've been reading other blogs from Iraq for some time now. All of you help us here in America to know and gain a little understanding about what is happening there. It is an amazing time that such a thing as this can happen! Never before have people been able to hear the words of ordinary people during wartime.
I admire your fortitude and I hope that you and your family stay safe and stay brave.
May your daughter grow up in a free country, and may you and your husband prosper.
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