The fear lies in the fact that the spectators preferred the thief over the police.
Kambiz Norouzi, a lawyer, says this video circulating on social media today is terrifying and should be feared.
We don’t know who the person stealing the mobile phone from the police car driver is or what their motives are, and the spectators by the street don’t know either.
The horror of this video is that people are applauding and cheering for the thief. The fear is that it seems the spectators prefer the thief to the police.
The people are not to blame. The blame lies with those who, through short-sightedness, lack of prudence, and incompetence, have positioned the police against the people, diminishing the credibility of the officers and this important institution.
A thief is never preferable to the police, but you should also not act in a way that makes people react like this. The respect for the shrine is to be preserved by its custodian.