Appealing to the conscience of those who bear responsibility is a powerful tool just as a boxer should not hit below the belt I do. I do not play sports, but I stand up for my basic human right to live a healthy life and hit wherever I can. The pen is then a powerful weapon to hit someone in the most sensitive places. Getting justice in public !!! A public official has only a limited right to privacy.
With justified words of anger, we send those responsible to the probation department where they can learn to fit back into society. Representing the will of the people and “we demand” a healthy living environment.
We need not wait for another election of “the mayor” but publicly pillory them with mere words, pamphlets and political uproar.
Literally saying; “Where is your conscience?” Take action, … “NOW”
Conscience is inseparable from “being human.” We as citizens need to re-educate responsible officials so that they will (again) show their hearts. People’s conscience can never be neutral or look away for convenience. It continues to gnaw and rob them of peace of mind, sleep and life energy. We can nurture that conscience so that they can get back on track or exclude themselves from a healthy society.
If compassion was chiseled in your heart then rebelling was not even necessary after a first encounter with a crime.
But now it is the position, the job, the subsidy from the national government, your political prestige, or whatever other subterfuge that robs you of the human factor.
Indeed, a slap below the belt, boom, collect it, you have already lost. But you cannot justify your loss but you can reverse it by adjusting your behavior, showing compassion in words and deeds.
The moral conscience is present inside every person and acts at the right time, commanding him or her to do good and leave evil.
We do not want to be poisoned and remaining silent or looking away already makes one complicit.
Henk Mutsaers