Stand up against society ills or lay low?

Stand up against society ills or lay low?

When you see someone wronged do you stand to defend him or her or do you simply walk away since the wrong was not done to you?

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stated that “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” he continues to say “we will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people.”

This got me thinking of my own complacency. I confess that I have seen injustice on many occasions and walked away because I was not the recipient. I think our society has become so self-centered that we do not step of our cocoons to look at the bigger picture. I can relate to Dr. King’s statement especially when it comes to social ills in our country (police brutality, bribes and other means of corruption, tribalism, theft etc.)

Am sure you have witnessed injustice; what is your reason for not acting? Are your reasons justifiable? Would you like someone else to walk away while the same type of injustice is being committed to you?

Some may say that acting might put you in harm’s way; but so will inaction!

Others will say that law enforcement will defend those being wronged, but we all know our law enforcement and their complacencies.

Others might say that they are preoccupied with the life; well so will other people when you are the recipient of injustice.

What is your opinion on this matter? Have Kenyans accepted injustice? Are we too complacent to act; is it fear; is it class; economic status etc?