Enforcement of law
It has been noticed that due to the failure of the authorities to enforce any law , public respect for its compliance is eroding fast. People do not seem to show any respect for any law as they can get away with the violation easily. For example, an anti-smoking law was promulgated long ago prohibiting public smoking. But has it been implemented? the answer is a big NO. Because there is no authority to implement this law. Recently, horn free zones were declared for some particular streets and places in the city. But the drivers of the vehicles are not showing any respect for the law and there is no one to enforce it. As a result, hooting is rampant in those restricted areas. The traffic authorities now have come up with another directive prohibiting use of mobile phone or ear phone while driving. But as usual this directive is also totally ignored in the absence of any attempt to enforce its implementation.
If the authorities are not in a position to enforce the law, then why enact those laws? Such practice greatly diminishes public respect for any law. There is no point in enacting any law only to be disregarded by the public, unless effective steps are taken for its instant implementation.
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