A young man who attended my Church got a job as a traffic officer. The same day (I think) that he started, he saw the traffic police illegally parked at the High Court. He dutifully took out his book, wrote out a ticket, and attached it to the vehicle. This caused such a stir that before he knew it, he had made front page headlines. OBSERVATION: I write this with a "moral lesson" in mind. They say that the law is blind. When it is not, one may worry not only about the public, but the officers who enforce it. In South Africa, this is a big problem. Law enforcement is surrounded by uncountable “political” considerations -- as in this rather unusual example. I think that if the law were blind, it would take great pressure off our law enforcement officers.
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