KRPrabhu, Mangalore/Bangalore

@Joegonsalves,Mangalore
I appriciate your stand and thanks for putting the things straight.

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joegonsalves, Mangalore

Policing is not easy. Policemen work under difficult conditions. Whether the weather is good or not they are on duty. They are unable to follow strictly duty hours as they may be called at any time of the day or night on emergencies.

I have seen policing in India and in Europe and particularly in U.S.A. Everywhere they are respected

We have no right to take The Law in Our own hands. If a policeman has been highhanded his conduct can be reported to higher officers. We have a very good set of officers in in Mangalore starting with Mr. Alok Mohan and then Mr. Seemanth Singh and Mr. Labhu Ram and others.

I was asked to address the Police officers numbering forty just the other day and we made a team of three, Dr. Lorna Gonsalves, Mr. David Pais and me and we indeed had a face to face talk also with the officers and it was a fruitful session. We then realized the difficult conditions the policemen have to work under.

It is time that the members of the public cooperate and make the task of the police offices easy.

I had an occasion of accompanying two police officers to study the prevailing traffic problems in Mangalore and collect data to take corrective actions wherever necessary. It was a very revealing study

If any member of the public has any problems the higher officers are accessable and approachable and hence there is no need to TAKE LAW IN OUR OWN HANDS.

Joe Gonsalves

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John Carlo, Mangalore/Muscat

My general comment without taking anybody's side: Let's close our eyes for few seconds and imagine that there are no traffic police at lot deployed on duty in whole Mangalore city for one day. What will be the fate? We should resepct them and appreciate for the good things they do. No doubt, few cops are not with very good attitude. All five fingers are not same. Let us move forward in right direction.

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KRPrabhu, Mangalore/Bangalore

Yes Dr.Kamath,assualt is an assualt and attacking poiliceman on duty is a serious crime irrespective of the reasons.Case attacking policemen by public is so severe that withdrawal or compromise is very difficult and warrants NBW.There are other ways to protest.

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shashikanth, marnamikatta

hes s a good office ,and he also my good frnd,i no abt him,It is really regrettable that you are all supporting an assault on the police on duty

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Dr S kamath , Mumbai

I agree with Edward Monetrio .Assaualt is a Assault It is punishable under Crimie Law .Police havebeen appointed to keep Law and order and in the process they may have to shout at the Drivers etc .Nothing wrong in that.

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Edward R. Monteiro, Kulshekar, Mangalore

My Vinayaka Shenoy, Dubai, for your information, I am 59 years old and I have worked in Gulf country for 5 years,5 years in Mumbai and 13 years in Mysore and rest in Mangalore now. I have seen how the police behave in the Gulf Countries and other places. I do not say all policemen are good. I too have taken police to task when they were wrong but never abused or assulted them. You have said in your comments that "conductor had done right thing".

Conductor assulted the policemen on duty. Can you support this? You try your luck in assulting Dubai Police and you will know the consequences of it.

Mr Nagendra, Bangalore, I travel by Kankanady junction and around minimum atleast six times a day. People in Mangalore do not follow the traffic rules and put other people's life in danger. The police are forced to act, by stopping the vehicles when the vehicle drivers break the law. I do not say all policemen are good. But that does not mean somebody can assult policemen on duty. I travel daily from my house to office and go around the city for office work on my two wheeler and sometime on my four wheeler and covered more than four lakh kilo meters of riding in my vehicle. If we follow the traffic rules, policemen do not harrass you.

Mr Viayaka Shenoy and Mr Nagendra, let us think in broader prospective and follow the traffic rules, it will be pleasant for everybody otherwise policemen will act. You can not eascape law all the time. Good luck to you

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Edward R. Monteiro, Kulshekar, Mangalore

My Vinayaka Shenoy, Dubai, for your information, I am 59 years old and I have worked in Gulf country for 5 years,5 years in Mumbai and 13 years in Mysore and rest in Mangalore now. I have seen how the police behave in the Gulf Countries and other places. I do not say all policemen are good. I too have taken police to task when they were wrong but never abused or assulted them. You have said in your comments that "conductor had done right thing". Conductor assulted the policemen on duty. Can you support this? You try your luck in assulting Dubai Police and you will know the consequences of it.
Mr Nagendra, Bangalore, I travel by Kankanady junction and around minimum atleast six times a day. People in Mangalore do not follow the traffic rules and put other people's life in danger. The police are forced to act, by stopping the vehicles when the vehicle drivers break the law. I do not say all policemen are good. But that does not mean somebody can assult policemen on duty. I travel daily from my house to office and go around the city for office work on my two wheeler and sometime on my four wheeler and covered more than four lakh kilo meters of riding in my vehicle. If we follow the traffic rules, policemen do not harrass you.

Mr Viayaka Shenoy and Mr Nagendra, let us think in broader prospective and follow the traffic rules, it will be pleasant for everybody otherwise policemen will act. You can not eascape law all the time. Good luck to you.

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vinayak Shenoy, mangalore / Dubai

Mr. Edward Monteiro, I do not know how old you are, but seems like you never came across such rude police officials. None is protecting or supporting the assault here. We are only trying to justify the conductors behaviour with comparision to the police. And regarding education, its not required for me to justify to people like you, as how educated I am, because, at the very first, you only talk about support & protest, rather understanding, evavulating as why people are going against the police. One decent police officer cannot change a persons thinking.

They have to force people to change their thinking by proving themself, that they are not bad. This is the only way a person can get over it and start respecting the police. Otherwise, we may need another 2 - 3 centuries to change them.

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Nagendra, Bangalore

Mr Edward r. Monteiro, I think you have never gone out for a drive in Mangalore. Just one day you go and observe at the same Kankanady Junction and you will find who is correct and who is wrong. Do you remeber 2 years back there was a protest which happened against these city buses and obviously the out come is no buses plying in the city for protest against police and people and which makes things worsen is no Government transport in mangalore city.

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Edward r. Monteiro, Kulshekar, Mangalore

Mr. Vinayaka Shenoy and other who are supporting the assult on the Trafic police by the KSRTC Bus Conductor Mr. Manjunath:

It is really regrettable that you are all supporting an assault on the police on duty, which attracts legal action and punishment. In fact, assult itself is an offence whether on policemen or any other person. You should all know how the city, Express buses and KSRTC buses stop their buses on the road at their whims, creating traffic congestion. We do not protest these actions, instead we support the assult on policeman who were trying their best to control the traffic. It is really shame on you all educated lot who support assult and specially policemen on duty rather than protesting against these bus crews, who do not care for pedestrians, two wheelers and other road users.

The bus conductor Mr.Manjunath of KSRTC should be given punishment if the charges are proved.

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Bulsam, Mangalore

It is sad that even the KSRTC bus staffs are boldly flaunting the rules and dare assault the police officials who are performing their duties. The department should hunt for such rouge drivers and conductors in all Govt and Private Buses and take appropriate action against them and in extreme cases of repeating the offences, such rouges should be dismissed and their DL cancelled.

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vinayak Shenoy, mangalore / Dubai

I think the conductor has done a right thing. Traffic police in m'lore has started to harass people these days for no reason. If you show them a 50 or 100 rupee note, then they allow you to go. All KSRTC local route buses have time limits as they get incentives, if they achieve in making a good collection. These conductors try to earn bit extra by being on time, but regret, when they get into the hands of police for no reason, they feel the pinch of losing the incentive.

Police should be more polite in their behaviour. Why do these police do not indulge with the private bus conductor or drivers ? because they know that, if they do so, it is like asking for trouble as they are more harash and rude than the police.

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Royal, Mangalore / Dubai

100% correct Mr.Parson.....same thing happened with me my bike key pulled & he shouted to me for no reason,finally he took 100 rupees inside the DL at Hampankatta signal.

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sharath, mangalore

truly said mr morris and parson..bt even bus drivers are not less .. they stop here and there for pick up.. some buses don even have breaklights ,,, hw will the vehicle behind knw if the bus is going to stop.. and this bus drivers (city bus) stop in the middle of the road so that the heavy vehicle following it doesnt over take... people of mang will never improve

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Ahmed, Mangalore

Well, this policeman is a rude guy for sure. I have myself encountered an argument with him couple of months ago.

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E P Cutinha, Mangalore

The Conductor would not have assaulted for nothing. What the Police did to provoke the Conductor to assault him is not mentioned here. When the private buses stop in between the stops in the middle of the roads to pick up the passengers the Police do nothing. The anger by the Police against KSRTC may be because they do not earn 'extra' income from the KSRTC.

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morrisdgr8, M'lore

Well Done Conductor ! Well Done.Police are not that innocent/correct or polite as shown above in DW as well police are trying to show that they are within the boundry of 'Kanoon'after the incident happens.And actually they are not !!Pick them up,And teach those a lesson who are rude and impolite.Well Done.

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Parson Zoh, Mangalore

First of Police have to be polite. Karnataka police Abuse you first. Then they pull out the vehicle key which is illegal. Then they try to make big statements. Learn things from DUBAI police.

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