Moral Police

I think Indians, especially APites, are the only ones who need moral policing. The recent debate about installing God's pictures to prevent people urinating in public places proves this point. Not only that, we need law enforcement to tell men not to occupy seats and compartments designated for women/senior citizens/physically handicapped in buses and trains. We need police to tell us that hanging onto the doorways of moving bus/trains is harmful. One wonders whether common sense is missing. The basic civic sense is lacking. People spit out of a moving bus window, without bothering to see where or whom they are spitting on. We think that the entire road is a big garbage bin, we love littering. An empty bin with garbage piled around is a common sight. As is people urinating right outside public urinals. 

What is this urge to break rules? We have traffic lights, but still need traffic police to ensure that people follow the signals. Free left-turns have to be implemented by placing cones and barricades. People wear helmets, put on seat belts only when the police is around. Isnt it for their own safety? Add to that the menace of cell phones. People talking over the phones in public places are not only a nuisance factor, but endanger their lives and of those around them. Pedestrian crossing is always ignored and any demand is meted with a blare of horns. No one gives way for an ambulance, of course there is no place to give way. The two lane road has at least five lanes, so where is the question of giving side. Seeing some drive, I wonder the purpose of lane demarcations. Are we supposed to drive on the line?

Take the same person to US, they will follow all rules without any monitoring. The minute they land in India they start littering and spitting around. How will India improve when basic civic sense is lacking in people living here?