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**cingularring** · 01-29-2007, 05:56 AM

The 'Sixth Sense' of the cops
Written by
Cho Ramaswamy
[IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/RANGAN%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image002.jpg[/IMG]In the recently concluded 150th anniversary of Chennai City Police, President APJ Abdul Kalam requested the uniformed fraternity to repeat nine oaths after him. Cops obeyed him implicitly till the sixth one.

"We will proceed against all those who err against the law with great diligence and speed," was the sixth oath pronounced by the President.

The cops seemed to be in some difficulty in repeating after the President.

Since the policemen's voices were almost a whisper, the President in complete innocence requested them to raise their audibility. "Why are your voices muted? Please repeat after me loudly," Kalam exhorted the cops.

The President ought to know better. He should not have mistaken the policemen's hesitation in this matter because proceeding against criminals with diligence and speed was the Achilles' Heel of the cops.

Isn't the policemen's behaviour during the Corporation elections enough to justify their hesitation? How can one expect the cops to speedily proceed against wrongdoers with alacrity after this faux pas?

Those found to have indulged in the crimes were people in power. They virtually are the bosses of the cops for the next five years. And this kind of transgression will not end now. Future governments too could copy what happened a few months ago. So how can the policemen say in a swearing ceremony that they will do something which they patently can't?

Had the cops done what had been expected of them, could they have continued in their present plum postings? And pray, what about their future? It was obvious that their misdemeanour during the Corporation elections was the foremost in the minds of the policemen when the President asked them to repeat the sixth oath loudly.

How did the cops treat bandit Veerappan during an earlier DMK regime? They sent messengers to him. The then Chief Minister Karunanidhi spoke as though the police were guilty of too many crimes in the pursuit of Veerappan. Thus, the "honourable" Veerappan's metamorphosis as a criminal took place only after a change of guard at Fort St. George. Starting with scofflaws like Veerappan to ordinary criminals, any one with the blessings of the ruling party had to be treated by the police with kid gloves or better still, they shouldn't be touched at all.

This is the sad reality of Tamil Nadu today.

Therefore, the cops' hesitation in loudly repeating the sixth oath must be forgiven and forgotten by the President as in all probability, it is their sixth sense prompting them against it.

The ruling DMK has a single command for the cops: "Look the other way when our rank and file transgress the law."

The word six (aaru) has a different connotation in Tamil. It also means "calm down." And precisely that is our advice to our President.

(Translated from Thuglak by TSV Hari)

01-29-2007, 05:56 AM	#4
cingularring Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 478 Senior Member	The 'Sixth Sense' of the cops Written by Cho Ramaswamy [IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/RANGAN%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image002.jpg[/IMG]In the recently concluded 150th anniversary of Chennai City Police, President APJ Abdul Kalam requested the uniformed fraternity to repeat nine oaths after him. Cops obeyed him implicitly till the sixth one. "We will proceed against all those who err against the law with great diligence and speed," was the sixth oath pronounced by the President. The cops seemed to be in some difficulty in repeating after the President. Since the policemen's voices were almost a whisper, the President in complete innocence requested them to raise their audibility. "Why are your voices muted? Please repeat after me loudly," Kalam exhorted the cops. The President ought to know better. He should not have mistaken the policemen's hesitation in this matter because proceeding against criminals with diligence and speed was the Achilles' Heel of the cops. Isn't the policemen's behaviour during the Corporation elections enough to justify their hesitation? How can one expect the cops to speedily proceed against wrongdoers with alacrity after this faux pas? Those found to have indulged in the crimes were people in power. They virtually are the bosses of the cops for the next five years. And this kind of transgression will not end now. Future governments too could copy what happened a few months ago. So how can the policemen say in a swearing ceremony that they will do something which they patently can't? Had the cops done what had been expected of them, could they have continued in their present plum postings? And pray, what about their future? It was obvious that their misdemeanour during the Corporation elections was the foremost in the minds of the policemen when the President asked them to repeat the sixth oath loudly. How did the cops treat bandit Veerappan during an earlier DMK regime? They sent messengers to him. The then Chief Minister Karunanidhi spoke as though the police were guilty of too many crimes in the pursuit of Veerappan. Thus, the "honourable" Veerappan's metamorphosis as a criminal took place only after a change of guard at Fort St. George. Starting with scofflaws like Veerappan to ordinary criminals, any one with the blessings of the ruling party had to be treated by the police with kid gloves or better still, they shouldn't be touched at all. This is the sad reality of Tamil Nadu today. Therefore, the cops' hesitation in loudly repeating the sixth oath must be forgiven and forgotten by the President as in all probability, it is their sixth sense prompting them against it. The ruling DMK has a single command for the cops: "Look the other way when our rank and file transgress the law." The word six (aaru) has a different connotation in Tamil. It also means "calm down." And precisely that is our advice to our President. (Translated from Thuglak by TSV Hari)
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