I learned about the incident in an email and a few days later searched out the incident. I was unable to get a full news report on what exactly happened or the reason(s) behind it. All I found was were articles and forum posts with commentaries and videos.
I had many reasons to be angry about this. I also believe this incident is an example of many key issues on Pakistan I have discussed. The first reason is of course at the barbaric killers doing what they did. I am in wonder what kind of conditions the killers grew up in that turned them into such monsters.
I also had a brief chat with my American blogger friend Robert Lindsay on the incident and he told me they were mistaken for thieves.
Viewing the latest news report on this, it confirmed his claim. A few months ago in another post endorsing the death penalty, I had raised the point that why is it thieves must face harsh penalties of having their hands chopped off while murderers and those who attempt or commit murder get only jail sentences?
I'm not implying that the victims were thieves or deserved to suffer so brutally, but the point is why the reaction for the accusation of a minor crime so harsh while murderers only get jail sentences?
Another thing that outraged me was that incidents like these are an almost daily occurrence worldwide except we are spared the pain of knowing about them.
The victims suffered in slightly different conditions. The crimes of the killers was witnessed by the public and caught on camera.
A few police officers were watching without intervening, only tainting the image of the entire police- including those who are honest and professional.
It outrages me that an entire institution in Pakistan always gets blamed because of a handful of bad apples.
The police have been the backbone of stability in Pakistan and paid heavy sacrifices for it and are not even given the slightest credit for their efforts.
There are many cases of police abuse around the world, yet it seems only the Pakistani police gets the criticism for the actions of some of their bad members.
But the thing that outraged me most is that incidents like these are used by Indophiles, most of whom are Muhajirs, to give countries like India or Western countries high quality names. I expected the Indophiles to pop up sooner or later writing things like oh what a terrible country in Pakistan is India is much better.
I was right. Reading a post about this incident with Pakistanis rattling about how terrible our country is in the comments section an Indophile turned up whining oh India is a much more civilized country.
So now are we supposed to copy the Hindutva mobs that go around India killing religious minorities and burning their temples of worship in order to "civilize" ourselves?
Our country is a terrible one, sadly and to deny it is to deny reality. But even worse is to use our weaknesses to polish India's image into a false great image.
Even living in North America, I once witnessed a stabbing murder at a high school. All the people witnessing the crime (including myself shamefully) stood and watched. Who is to say that incident that I saw was better or worse than the Sialkot incident?
Sure the police were present, but below are shocking videos of police abuse in other countries. Some cases are not so bad, some are worse, especially when people are physically beaten by the police.
The only good thing that can come from this incident is a lesson to be learned. We need to change our laws and give no mercy to people who commit such barbaric crimes. The police will also learn not to hire such useless officers who do nothing to prevent these brutal killings. Even if no action is taken, I hope at least our people will be enlightened that something is terribly wrong with our society and will feel the need to change.
Without a doubt this horrific act must be condemned and those behind it are brought to justice. But because it's common for the self-hating liberals of Pakistan to exploit incidents like these, one must be careful not to fall into their trap. That's why I think it's important for readers to read this article.
Damn on our people for their brutality and worsening our country's image. And damn those who use incidents like these to spread their lies and propaganda against Pakistan. This is a way of benefiting your lies from somebody else's death. Below are some shocking videos for those who bash the Pakistani police and Pakistan as a country, Indophiles included:
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