An American citizen has died in my country. Thoroughly beaten up by a gang of thugs in a disco. No one there was in a hurry to call 911. When eventually calling 911 nobody has told the paramedics what happened, for fear of reprisals from the gang.
What does lawless mean? It is not enough for a country to have laws. There has to be means to enforce them. Who enforces the laws in a country? I think the first instance should be the national police.
Is there a national police in Romania? Of course there is one. The trouble begins when asking this national police to do its duty. Try and call 911: enormous intervention delays. Are you gay and insulted or worse beaten up on the streets? Forget complaining about that to the police. The policemen will definitely insult you and you have no proof of them insulting or even threatening you. Because, of course, you are not allowed to carry any tape recorder inside a police station. Hearings are not officially tape recorded.
The American citizen was not gay. He was just happy to dance in a Romanian club with a girl. Such a bad idea, to work and go out in a lawless country.
