Written by: Prasiddhi Dangol - 28009, Grade VII
Posted on: 10 January, 2023
Laws, when made, are meant to help everyone and make everyone feel appreciated and judged properly. Even though everyone has to follow the law, they still have to face the punishments for their crimes.
Even if they commit heinous crimes, people in our country go unpunished, if they have power. Politicians who commit crimes each day are not only punished but also rewarded by getting elected again and again every single time.
Hearing,
"Laws here are equal for everyone, no one is above or below the law, and equality is given to everyone."
It may appear fair and lovely to us, but the truth that lies beneath it is the polar opposite of what they appear to be.
If you have money and influence in Nepal, you can easily use it to get something for free.People who have the money to buy someone and are influential for others will likely go unpunished, so the country and the individual could save their self-respect. But for people who are not rich, if they do not have any influence on others, they will be punished, and there will be no special treatment for them, unlike the rich people.
People who fit in the so-called "ELITE GROUP" of society are left as they were, even if punishments are given, they are very mild, like 1 day in jail or something like that; but for those who belong to the not-so-elite class of society, it is "FAIR TREATMENT" for them.
Cases of wealthy people are innumerable. For example, if you do a hit-and-run and get caught, if you are rich enough, you can just buy yourself out of it, but if you are poor, you will be treated and dealt with accordingly. So the famous quote-
"Equality before the law is probably forever unattainable. It is a noble ideal, but it can never be realized, for what men value in this world is not rights but privileges."
It just has a dark truth behind it. Overall, people here should just follow their rules, and our country should deal with culprits accordingly and not get bribed for money.
So, does that mean that you will be left unpunished if you have money and influence? And you will be punished fairly if you are seen as poor and unhappy? Does that only mean that the statement "Laws here are equal for everyone; no one is above or below the law, and equality is given to everyone" just means that you will be left unpunished if you are that rich, but when you are not, you will be treated accordingly?
In the context of Nepal, is this the meaning of "fair treatment" in reality, not those lovely words we hear from the government?
