Beside legislators and policy makers, Members of Parliaments are also our representatives, our voice and the defenders of our rights.

It dismayed and pained me a couple of summers ago when a few bad apples – those found guilty of fiddling their MP expenses – rightly caused public outrage but unjustly tarred those who are innocent and decent public servants with the same brush – because it was neither fair nor right.

That’s why I was shocked to see some MPs – the same group of people two years ago that felt the brunt of guilty by association – this week display what can only be called unjust hostility during their questioning of members of the police. It was even more disturbing to watch because we live in a country where innocence is presumed until guilt is proved. Some members of police were treated like common criminals and intrigued with arrogant hostility that was neither edifying nor civilized. Especially since honesty is at the core of being a policeperson, plus in their profession, the only thing worst than a bent cop is being accused of being bent!

Some feel that line of questioning took place due to lack of basic training and knowledge of the appropriate protocols used during such interrogations, but others feel it was a simple case of tit for tat – and an occasion for cold revenge. Either way it is something that needs to swiftly be addressed; especially as there will be many of these hearings in the near future.