Comments on: Interview: On a Mission to Expose Police Corruption in Armenia

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By: Raymond

Raymond — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:39:56 +0000

To “Translator”, Do you honestly think that your short story is a valid argument for giving bribes?

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By: James

James — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:57:19 +0000

“Translator” I know who this Dro is personally and he did the right thing, be it $3 or $1000 it’s still a bribe.. unless we Armenians don’t stand up to corruption in Armenia, it will not be a prosperous and viable country.

By: Translator

Translator — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:46:06 +0000

Then let me tell you a very short story:
Once upon a time Mr Yervant, when driving 62 km for hour on Admiral Isakov Ave, he was stopped by traffic officers because the speed limit was 60 km on that avenue. In a dispute between the traffic officers and driver Mr Yervant, the later was kicked by the one of the officers. The whole thing delayed the driver some 10 of fifteen minutes. When the driver continued his way, just a kilometer away he saw a big traffic bloody accident on the road that happened a mere 15 minutes ago, surely if he was not stopped by the cops he would have been killed himself in that accident, he gave praise to God and kept on driving. Reaching his destination 30 minutes after he had been stopped by the cops, and while entering the office building, he saw a man dead at the entrance, a block of stone had fallen on him from the roof just before 30 minutes that he was stopped by the cops, he thought to himself, surely if I had not been stopped by the cops then that block of stone would have fallen on my head and by now I would have been dead..gone naked..because naked one comes to the world and naked he goes..he can not carry his wealth with him. Mr. Yervant stopped and thought for a moment: how stupid I was. He gets on his car again, drives at 70km back and finds the same traffic officers that stopped him; and to the astonishment of the cops Yervant jumps on them and starts hugging and kissing them, and takes all the cash from his pockets and give it to the cops saying thank you thank you; then he jumps in his car again, driving 80km to his job. The cops shake their heads saying: There goes a lunatic!

By: Barouyr Harmandyan

Barouyr Harmandyan — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:56:20 +0000

^Response to above poster^

The very fact that you think it’s OK to give a police office a bribe of any amount speaks volumes as to the poor levels of democracy in Armenia. A bribe is a bribe, no matter what amount. You have been indoctrinated to think that’s a way of life and that it’s OK to a policeman a small bribe of $3. This is the problem, that you in any way have a thought in your head that that’s OK. As for your other comment about a small donation to help fellow Armenians, if that’s the case there are charities that will gladly take donations, not corrupt police officers in a country where its own citizens think it’s OK to hand out bribes