“Beaten in Broad Daylight: When Fear Walks Free and Justice Stays Silent”

THINGS YOU DON’T HEAR IN THE NEWS

“In Broad Daylight: A Country’s Fear on Full Display”

A friend of the author witnessed something gut-wrenching. A man was mugged in plain sight—his phone snatched by a group of thieves. When he tried to fight back, more of them joined in and beat him down. People walked past. Eyes down. Silent. Scared.

Then, someone on a bus—one man with a heart—got off to help. And just like that, he was dragged into the beating too. Right there, under the sun, in front of everyone. And the thieves? They didn’t run. They didn’t hide. They looked the victims in the eye and said, “We’ll find you. You’ll die.” Then they walked away like nothing could touch them.

And honestly, no one can blame the bystanders. Just a few weeks ago, someone tried to help during a similar attack—and he was killed. Now fear lives in every corner, and desperation fuels the boldness of the criminals. Hunger, poverty, hopelessness—it’s everywhere. The country is broken, and the people are trying to survive however they can.

And it’s not just the men. A woman was harassed in broad daylight the other day—no one moved, no one spoke. Not because they didn’t care, but because they were terrified.

This is the reality. This is what it looks like when a nation crumbles under brutal military rule. And no—CNN isn’t talking about it. But it’s happening. Right now.

credit to the original Author Mratt Kyaw Thu. His story is here. you can use google translate to translate as he wrote in Burmese. He is the Burmese Journalist who used to work for Frontier Myanmar. Not sure if he still works for them anymore since he fled Burma due to his safety since the coup.