Laws are
made in every nation so as to protect individual and collective lives and
properties. When people break laws in any country, it is expected that the law
enforcement agents will arrest the offender and charge them to court where
justice will be applied.
In a civilized
society, it is not expected that a group of individuals will take laws into
their own hands instead of allowing the law of the land to have its free
course. That is why a lot of people have criticized a disturbing footage that
has recently been seen online.
According to
the story, a woman in Brazil was caught in the act of stealing by a group of
locals. Instead of handing the woman over to authorities so as to deal decisively
with the situation, the group decided to take laws into their own hands by
shooting the woman in the hand as a punishment for the alleged crime she
committed.
In the video
which was live streamed on social media, the accused woman can be seen being
interrogated by a group of people. They asked her a couple of questions and
then ordered her to stretch out her right hand. The woman can be seen pleading
with them for mercy.
Finally the
woman stretches her hand. Her outstretched right hand can be seen shaking out
of panic, and then a pistol is pointed towards the hand while a shot is
released hitting the alleged thief in her palm. Even as the woman holds her
wounded hand and cries in pains, with blood dripping down, she is ordered to
show it to them.
The question
is: Does anyone deserve this kind of treatment especially if the person has not
been tried in a competent law court?
If you ask me,
I will say that this is inhuman and no one deserves this kind of treatment. What
do you think? Let us know in the comments section.
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