Policemen deserve a pay hike
The police have done such an outstanding job, of investigating crime in the city of Mumbai that the Dy. C.M. Mr. R.R.Patil said thay they deserve a pay hike.We should all agree with the Honble Minister.How can you expect a policeman to work 12 hours shift , many a times without weekly offs , live on vadapav as his meal,and the paltry salary the government has been paying them , how can they make ends meet, they to have a family to support.
It suddenly struck me that they are not a bad lot,maybe their jobs require them to act bad so that they can relate to the baddies,and solve crimes,and in the bargain if they happen to treat every one as criminals we should not make a hue and cry about it.
Some times when they are caught for curruption,or rape or delay in doing their duties or some other offence we fail to realize that they are poorly paid,or take into consideration their long hours of duty, without weekly offs, the stress they have to go through and at once are ready to criticize them , people tell me that maybe they do not know the hardships and their salary prior to joining the force,and as such are not to be blamed.
The pressure the police face from their bosses, the politicians and the media sometimes compell them to resort to unethical means to solve crimes,as a judge apprised the new police commissioner of Mumbai Mr. Dhanajay Jadhav by sending him an order of the judgement, of implicating the innocent in a murder case,even when the identity of the deceased is not confirmed but then this is an isolated case and need not reflect on the police force.
The law says innocent unless proved guilty, and people say this should be applicable not only to the judiciary but also the police ,but it is not feasible or practicable where investigations are concerned I sincerely hope that the proposed pay hike will reduce if not eradicate corruption andmake them better human beings.