Saudis break laws more than other Middle East people in their own respective countries. Breaking the law has become a cultural trend within the Kingdom. Doing the wrong thing has become the general rule and doing the right thing has become the exception. I really do not understand where we will end up going from here and what it is that we will actually achieve.
Saudis have a bad habit of violating traffic rules. They have a tendency to never consider the rights of other drivers or the duties they have to their neighbors. Some are even known to dodge financial and legal obligations. This trend in breaking the law can easily be gauged from the huge number of annual cases the civil rights administration receives.
Even with regards to the simplest of everyday things, the way Saudis violate laws is something that transcends all accepted ethical boundaries and records. For instance, there are people who fake car crashes in streets in front of their homes to gain insurance money. There are others who use pumps to steal water from their neighbors’ water tanks. There are even others who do not see a problem in renting homes and then delaying their payment in rent. These are just a few examples of the legal violations Saudis are guilty of on a daily basis.
Although I appreciate the viewpoints of some people who say that people will continue to break rules as long as there are no legal penalties to stop them, yet I look at this issue differently.
What is shocking is the fact that people tend to lose a complete sense of morality. People need to be socially aware and understand that they have rights and duties that they are obliged to fulfill. This is where the danger lies and this is what deserves to be studied by the Kingdom’s authorities and officials.
The increase in the belief of freedom of action at the expense of cultural commitment is the deadliest disease that could possibly infect our communities. This ideology threatens society with the loss of vital factors such as unity, discipline, commitment and loyalty.
