The police used almost all known brutality tactics to subdue teachers who were staging a protest demonstration in Karachi to get government attention to their fair demands. Teachers, led by their representatives, were marching towards the Chief Minister’s House to register their protest, when the contingents of police fell on them. They lobbed tear gas shells, applied stern baton charges and began manhandling the protesters. The brutality unleashed by the police on the teachers reminds us that nobody is safe at the hands of so-called guardians of the law. Police brutality knows no bounds. The incident also gives an insight into the psyche of the police who mostly rely on the use of force and torture to control any situation. It means our police personnel need heavy doses of retraining. The police response to a peaceful protest by a respectable community in society is lamentable. Where were the high-ups and bosses of these tyrants in uniform who have no concern for human rights in a democratic state? It is sheer injustice on the part of the concerned authorities that forced primary teachers to come on the roads for the acceptance of their demands. Instead of addressing their grievances, the authorities gave a free hand to the police to thrash our nation builders at will. Ruthless police action on teachers is condemnable. It is regrettable that teachers were meted out bad treatment for raising their voice for demands that were nothing except some genuine issues that included the regularisation of teachers inducted in 2010, release of their pending salaries, pension for retired teachers and gratuity for the families of teachers that had passed away as well as the removal of the provincial education secretary due to his authoritarian attitude.When will our police learn how to behave in a democratic state where holding a peaceful protest is the basic right of each citizen? Is there no law in this land of the pure? Who will restrain these uncivilised and brutal police personnel from taking the law into their own hands? The state itself is duty bound to address the genuine concerns of teachers and punish these barbarians who manhandled the members of a respectable community. Instead of imposing its agenda on teachers, the Sindh government must ensure that all issues are resolved amicably. This extreme violence on a teachers’ protest requires a thorough probe. Teachers are a respectable community in society and their grievances need immediate redress. It is high time that the Sindh government reviewed its education policies. It is hoped that it will sit with the teachers to address their legitimate demands. Last but not least, the police needs to change its attitude and demonstrate restrained and modern methods of crowd handling. *