I just wanted to acknowledge what a wonderful job Mr. Yusuf is doing in our country…
KARACHI, Pakistan — One minute, Jameel Yusuf, a Pakistani aristocrat turned citizen crime-fighter, curses like a New York beat cop and dismisses the kidnappers who prey on Karachi residents as “scum.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/26/international/asia/26FPRO.html?pagewanted=all&position=top
Hats off to Mr. Yusuf and Govt. of Pakistan over all :k:
Yes, he has done great for Karachi where government failed.
He can be abrasive and dictatorial, according to his critics, who also point out that **his work makes Karachi safer only for the rich, who make up the overwhelming majority of kidnap victims.**
As noted above, his work seems to be targetting a menace that only affects the rich and famous. 20 kidnappings this year, compared to 20 car snatchings we have per day, 20 murders of innocents around the city per day, 100s of burgalaries per day.
Such selective action is good for the defence/clifton elite...not for Karachi as a whole.
Not that I dont appreciate his work, but such resources should be put to use for the betterment of the police authority itself....not focused on one type of crime. Sadly, this article tells me that somehow kidnap for ransom victims are more important than those run over by trucks and buses everyday, or those who get their cars and bikes snatched.
We need universal reforms, not targeted ones.
I beg to differ Akif bhai. I personally know Jameel Yusuf. I know that he has helped a lot of poor families in need. He is a selfless man and unfortunately, the media picks up stuff that he does that affects the elite and not the mainstream.
We really need to appreciate people that are trying to make a difference instead of finding keeras with what Jameel Yusuf and others like him are trying to do.
Akif, why would someone kidnap a cheapass beggar? Criminals and kidnappers go after people who can pay hefty ransoms. They are crminals, not idiots.
I believe Mr Yousaf has done a lot of good work, in fact his ideas for Police reform if duplicated could radically improve things in Pakistan.
They still need to sort out the useless Jdges tho, no matter how many people Mr Yousaf catches it won't ake a difference if their released the next day!
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I believe Mr Yousaf has done a lot of good work, in fact his ideas for Police reform if duplicated could radically improve things in Pakistan.
They still need to sort out the useless Jdges tho, no matter how many people Mr Yousaf catches it won't ake a difference if their released the next day!
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Well, Zakk it depends on evidence. You can't put a suspect for entire year in jail without evidence. Can you? Is that the only way figthing crime?
I don't like this new law forward by Musharraf.
Akif, why would someone kidnap a cheapass beggar? Criminals and kidnappers go after people who can pay hefty ransoms. They are crminals, not idiots<<
^ hahahahahahaha,
agree
I agree PT, it is unfair, if you put someone in jail for a year even and you find out he was innocent I think that's as bad a crime.
But our judiciary is a total mess, their not paid enough and can you imagine some of them have to deal with almost 25,000 cases and the average amount of time it takes for a case to be decided is 4 years!
Anyway the CPLC is a very good idea, it keeps an eye on the police and should be duplicated in all big cities. Shame we can't clone people like yousaf!!
Next item that is going to get choried in Karachi is this guy's Palm Pilot. and frankly he deserves it.
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But our judiciary is a total mess, their not paid enough and can you imagine some of them have to deal with almost 25,000 cases and the average amount of time it takes for a case to be decided is 4 years!
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Good point!
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Anyway the CPLC is a very good idea, it keeps an eye on the police and should be duplicated in all big cities. Shame we can't clone people like yousaf!!
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Hope, this good idea paid off!
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Akif, why would someone kidnap a cheapass beggar? Criminals and kidnappers go after people who can pay hefty ransoms. They are crminals, not idiots.
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I never said that a beggar would ever get kidnapped, though if one did, noone would even notice that.
What I said was that there are other crimes that target a much wider cross-section of the society. Kidnappings are done for ransom, and only the rich and famous are targeted, who make up for an extremely minute percentage of our population. Which means, we are advancing by leaps and bounds in how we tackle the crimes that target the rich and famous, but dont do anything about crimes that target the middle and poorer class, which affect more than 70-80% of our population.
Jameel Yousuf maybe a very nice man, and kudos to him for doing something, compared to many others, who dont do anything at all. But such actions should be prioritized. What affects the largest number of people should be dealt with first, and more intensely....because its them who make the bottom stack of the pyramid. If the bottom stack is stable, the top will automatically find stability.
The topic was "using computers to fight crimes in pakistan. "
but I cant find much relative posts in here.
I was attracted to this because I was personally involved in analysing and designing the automation of police stations and crime records for Punjab police.