What Kind Of Society Are We Building?

What Kind Of Society Are We Building?

It's a very sad day;And nay,it's hard to say! It's hard to say our society is on a reverse gear heading towards the worst and self-destruction.
Things are indeed,fast falling apart.Society is honestly struggling to find its feet.

The future of our generation appears dangerously bleak.And our hopelessly useless system seem to be providing no hope in sight.Disorder is the order of the day.Glory is given to thieves and lawbreakers by law makers and enforcers.Truth is no longer the value of society.The fear of God has evaporated from mother earth.Our value system is on a systemic degeneration.Poverty and oppression are the curse of our generation.Injustice everywhere and lack of justice anywhere!Infact, it only takes some miserable money to buy justice on the market...

Just imagine,a story is recently told of a teacher friend who traveled to Winneba for the purpose of further studies.Days on,his bungalow was ransacked by a masked criminal who's identity was later known.His valuables(decoder,a television,clothing...) were made away with...The said thief threatened to kill his wife and child.

Thanks to technology,news of this unfortunate incident got to this young man and he quickly made a return journey and called for the arrest of the said miscreant who is reported to have picked up personal issues with the teacher and his wife.He was indeed arrested and detained in police custody.

To the dismay of the teacher and the world,the very moment this criminal was arrested and detained,I mean in a matter of minutes,he was found on the street Walking scout free and feeling nothing about anything.
The teacher out of surprise dashed to the police station to demand explanation of the sudden release of the said thief.The apology of a police officer told him the suspect had been granted bail and there was nothing he (the teacher) could do about it. . .He challenged the teacher to take the case anywhere he desired.

 Apparently, the conspiracy theory had come to play.Moneys exchanged hands some where.The police who were supposed to take a neutral position in maintaining law and order took sides out of conspiracy and developed apathy towards the case.

As a law abiding citizen,the teacher took the matter further to his mother organisation (G.E.S)...There again, the suspect who had strong people to shield him had his way and the case was not heard.Infact, it was thrown straight to the dustbin.What matters is, do you have people at the office to defend your wrong doing?Not, do you have a genuine case?

It saddens my heart when the teacher called me on phone and his final words were, '"I live them and the situation to God".

So I ask,is that the kind of society we are building?Where law enforcers are accomplices and partners in societal breakdown.And what can be more worrying when such things don't happen at the blind side of society.Stealing with impunity is the order of the day in most communities,because there is no one to maintain the law.
Where are we heading towards with this kind of a system?Can there be a way and hope for the future?When will the ordinary man without a voice know justice...?
This is the story of many out there wailing for justice, and equality in the eyes of the law.Many of such stories go unheard of...Who will stand by the people and fight the peoples course....?
It's disheartening to write....

By ANANPANSAH,B ABRAHAM(VILLAGE WRITTER)
FREELANCE JOURNALIST,AND A VOICE OF HOPE
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