Today’s Kuwaiti Hero: Sheikh Nassar Al Mohammed
Today’s Kuwait Times has the following story:
No One is Above the Law
No one is above the law, even if he happens to be the son of the prime minister. This is exactly what the Prime Minister, Sheikh Nassar Al-Mohammed said to the Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic Affairs, MAJ GEN Thabet Al-Muhanna and the accompanying traffic delegation when he received them in his office.
The reception was held to express gratitude to the Highways Officer, Lt Khalid Al-Hajery and his assistant, SGT Mohammed Al-Rasheedi who issued a traffic citation to the prime minister’s son when he was returning from a reception.
The patrol stopped his son and issued him a citation for tinting the vehicle’s windows, before letting him off.
When Sheikh Nasser came to know about it, he also sent the car to the traffic department to impound it, as the citation required the car to be impounded as per the law. (emphasis mine)
Comment: You always get the feeling there is more to the story than appears in the paper, but if this one is complete, it is pretty cool. This is leadership by example. Wooo Hooooooo.
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that is a very good indicator, but unfortunately that is for media purposed only. in practice, many get away with their violations all the time.
See I’m not with being proud about things that should happen. It’s like when a college student brags about studying (that’s what college students should do). So yeah, being cited is a given, since they claim us all “equal”.
Fonz – People get away with it all the time. This man said “No” to Wasta. He turned the car over to the police. Maybe for media purposes – but he did it. I think it is a fine statement.
Coolfreak – You are right, it is the way it SHOULD be. But every country has the problem with wasta/influence. I think it takes courage to make a public statement, and sacrifice the pride of his son . . . maybe it is a small thing that SHOULD happen, but I am glad it did happen. Daddy didn’t rescue his son, but took responsibility. Pretty cool, in my view.
nevermind the PM or the son!
respect to the traffic cops who actually stopped the guy!
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if it did indeed happen 😛
don’t always believe what you read.
Purg – I don’t.
Skunk – Yesterday on the way home, we saw so many accidents – the cars were just totaled. One car was covered with blood. I wish there were more traffic cops. BTW, I don’t know why, suddenly all your comments are being sent to spam. Aaarrgh
lol i was wondering why i didnt seemy comments come up, i just figured you put on the approve before posting thingy 😛
Skunk – your comments used to show up, but now they are all going to spam or moderate now . . .wierd!
I have been having the same problem with comments too going to spam.
As for the article, I tend to agree with Purgatory. However, more than PR, we need a vigorous campaign to deal with the atrocious traffic and alarming disregard for the law we see these days on the roads