The article "Why are you angry, chief?" by Badriya Al-Bishr (Oct. 6) was a good story that teaches a good lesson for officials whose idea of authority goes beyond human reason. Instead of getting angry for the bad publicity that the Ha'ia got over the death of two young men chased by Ha'ia agents, the agency's chief should have tried to explain and rectify errors committed by the agents. It is high time for public officials to be ready for any criticism directed toward their agencies and explain to the public their side of the story instead of blaming the media for the bad publicity, especially if the issue involves public interests. Manong, Online response II. How is the Ha'ia responsible for what happened when the men ran? If they ran because they did something wrong and met an accident while fleeing, why should the Ha'ia be held responsible for their death? If the men were innocent, as it was said, why did they ran? We are not in Africa or in Nazi Germany and I just can't see the reason why they ran away. I just can't understand why the Ha'ia should be blamed in this case. The criticism did not seem to be correct. Jamil, Online response III. The two men were responsible for their own actions. The chief has the right to be angry. The ones responsible for their death are the young men themselves. Who told them to flee, thus endangering themselves and other members of the public? Hasan Abdullah, Online response IV. Both sides have to be pacified. A crime has been committed by members of the organization which, otherwise, is a responsible agency with a track record in performing its duty. Let us stop the fight among the parties involved in the incident. The chief is angry because it is known that critics of Ha'ia do not miss a chance to criticize the entire institution. Let the legal system take its course against those who have committed the crime. Hammad Qureshi, Online response V. Very well said. I really appreciate the courage of the writer for exercising his freedom of expression. Most of the Ha'ia members are abusing their position to chase people. Their malevolent attitude is un-Islamic. They could not impress the public with their unacceptable manners. Abdullah, Online response
