Posts Tagged ‘corruption’
Corruption Thrills
The penalties are just not high enough. Is that why people blatantly go about doing their corrupt activities with little worry?
When there is no chance of danger, men don’t care. But throw-in a little danger, or blend-in a little risk, and men actually enjoy doing something that goes against the rules. I mean, we wouldn’t care to shatter a window on an empty shack, no? But throw a mallet-weilding old hag into the scene, who will surely come kareening out – and there’ll be a line of boys willing to dirty their hands with the prank.
India faces a similar problem. There is a risk involved, but it is of just the right size – so the corrupt guys experience the thrill of toeing the line. At most times, they can go really far and never even get caught, since the penalties are often doled out without any real conviction. Or, in several cases, the law turns against the very person who tried to catch the crook.
…They arrested me when I sought the information (under the RTI act). If I pursue it, something worse will happen…
We desperately need an iron fist, don’t we?
Incited by : Gandhi’s monkeys 1 & 2
