Perhaps the biggest problem of corruption is that we tend to appreciate our behaviors so that the concept of what that always exclude them. We are not used, such as corrupt by the act of crossing a street bearing the red pedestrian light. And the problem is that, precisely, and even in a very basic level, that is corruption. When something is corrupted is because it goes bad, when contaminated. Corruption in the state is exactly the same contempt for the law, regardless of the form and degree in which it appears. Perhaps the best metaphor is one of the computer field, the corruption of the system not only implies the presence of viruses but also worms, Trojans, malware, spyware, etc. etc. It is not talk about corruption then only when there is suspicion of embezzling public funds, or commitment unlawful interests in public decisions, but all figures, individual or institutional level, infected and eat away the fabric of law and ethos public.
All this reflection is caused by an episode of a senator by calling the secretary of police to complain ... why? Because two police had done their duty, and had taken a ticket for travel to 139 km. per hour on the road. It is corruption that the senator had intended to exempt from the enforcement by the fact that it encompasses the position; accumulates the item with the call to the secretary. But what is almost incredible, is that the respective police were imposed a penalty for this episode. When those responsible for enforcing the law, giving effect to the law, as stated in the Constitution, they were punished for doing precisely (a pretext for not keeping "the deference and courtesy to members of parliament), we can say that corruption is coming the heart of the Republic and the principle of rule of law.
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