Is it not ironic that while bloggers are jailed in Egypt, murderers roam free? The owner of a ferry that sank in 2006 and four others were found not guilty for the accident that led to the death of over 1,000 people. It was reported that the boat had several safety problems, and should not have been operating. In a dictatorship, these minor details are irrelevant.
The owner of the ferry is a rich businessman and a member of Parliament—a profession that automatically relieves him of any responsibility. More importantly, the people who died on the boat are either poor or natives. There were no rich businessmen/women, public officials, actors/actresses, tourists, or any high-profile hotshot onboard—which means that there was no one “important” on the sinking ferry. In fact, according to the Egyptian justice system, this case is a waste of time, and perhaps the victims will even have to compensate the neglectful owners (criminals) for the emotional distress they experienced for possibly having to pay for their crime. Meanwhile, the LA Times still calls Egypt a “democracy.”
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