Death for thy neighbour

This transferring of danger, possibly even death, to a neighbour is unethical, cowardly, unlawful, indeed unconstitutional. But these checkpoints have no written permission lest the permitting authority is taken to court.

I think all such security barriers must be removed by order of the courts and those who need extra security should be directed instead to make security arrangements like constructing fortified walls or putting sandbagged embankments, around their establishments like the military does during the war. Remember, the barrier system has demonstrably failed at Marriott. -M. SHAIKH, Islamabad, via e-mail, September 29.