Pakistan's already dented credibility stands further eroded with the preferential treatment of CJ Abdul Hameed Dogar's daughter and his embarrassing involvement in this shameful episode. I would like to quote Publius Vergilius Maro, the famous Roman poet who stated in 70 BC that "From one crime recognize them all as culprits". For those who are trying to defend this folly, may I remind them of the famous quote of Herbert Spencer who in 1891 stated "The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of their folly is to fill the world with fools". However we must remember what Reinhold Niebuhr the famous American theologian stated in 1944 "Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary". -MALIK TARIQ ALI, Lahore, via e-mail, December 7.