PublicizingListsofUncivilizedResidents
Toimprovetbebehaviorofitscitizens,thegovernmentofXCityhasteamedwithlocalmediatoreleaselistsofuncivilizedbehavion.Thelistshavephotosandbasicinformationofoffenderse.g,driversbrealdngtrafficruleshavetheirlicense-platenuraberslistedalongwiththetimeandlocationoftheinfraction.Thishasattractedparticularpublicattention.
Somewelcomethepolicy,believingitwilldeterpeopleftompoorbehaviorTheysayitwillforcepeopletobehavethemscives,ortheywillriskbeingnamedandshamedinthemedia.However,criticshavecomplainedthattheinitiativeisanabuseofadministrativepowerandisirresponsible*Citizensshouldcertainlybeheldresponsibleformisconduct,theysay,butthegovernmentshouldalsocreateanenvironmenttohelppeopleexerciseself-discipline.
PersonatlytIagreethatcitizensshouldberesponsiblefortheirimproperbehaviorbutgovernmentsalsodohavearesponsibilitytoimprovetheirmanagement.Besides,accordingtolaws,lawenforcementdepartmentsareentitledtogivetheproperpunishmentstoviolatorsofpublicregulations.Itis,however,groundlessforthesegovernmentalorganstopubliclydisgracetherule-brcakcis.