It can be extremely trying for an institution to accept additional responsibilities in difficult or adverse situations. It seems logical that an organization would not want to take on the responsibility when the current climate seems bleak. However, refusing to accept responsibility when things are not convenient can have wide spread, detrimental effects because the situation that could have been resolved will continue to terrorize others.
An example of a difficult situation that is plaguing society is the problem of identity theft. Since it is difficult for law enforcement agencies to find the portraiture of identity theft they often choose not to pursue the criminals that are terrorizing hard working people around the world. The road to eliminating identity theft is expensive and time consuming, so it is understandable why cash strapped law enforcement agencies do not want to take on the responsibility. However, until they start to take responsibility for solving the problem of identity theft, it will continue to plague society by destroying credit scores and ruining businesses.
Taking responsibility for difficult situations is often arduous and usually not desirable. The most important and influential actions require a herculean effort. If law enforcement continues to refuse responsibility when it is inconvenient for them, society will never improve. Today's society needs more institutions to step up to the plate to take responsibility even when it seems like the responsibility is too great.
Unfortunately, it seems as though there are very few people in any of our institutions who want to accept responsibility. We've become a society of victims.
ReplyDeleteThis is ironic :-) Identity theft always has been and always will be a matter of social engineering. You as an individual are careless, and others take advantage. No centralized solution (smart cards? RFID embedded under our skin?) will stop people from stealing identities any more than HTTPS encryption stops phishers from illegally collecting credit card information. I find it just a little funny that you attack a (relatively) innocent and powerless bystander for not taking responsibility for what is clearly an individual problem.
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