Corruption, poverty, crime and general lawlessness abound. Corruption, lawlessness, and racial divides were severe. The benefits of progress came with lawlessness and corruption. It was a time of lawlessness and chaos. The media have represented the event as a period of lawlessness, loutish behaviour and unruliness. The "Apostolic Constitutions" also accuses him of "lawlessness" (antinomianism). Jolo has faced a large degree of lawlessness and poverty. Sixtus proceeded with an almost ferocious severity against the prevailing lawlessness. However, this superficial peace came at the price of tolerating a certain amount of lawlessness. It was sometimes called No Man's Land, with a reputation for lawlessness and vigilante activity. The illegal cross-border smuggling contributed to the lawlessness of the region. However Sherzai lacked authority against other local commanders which led to lawlessness in the city. The frontier town initially suffered from lawlessness. The newspaper covered such events as rum running, other smuggling activities, and lawlessness in general. Some understood this to mean "lawlessness" (i.e. not obeying Mosaic Law).