Before you experience these guys first hand (either yourself or through a relative) you will always blame the police.
This was echoed by the policeman who took my statement when I was robbed. I share the same sentiment. Live by the gun and die by it, your choice. Regards, Alex On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 1:09 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>wrote:
On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 12:53 PM, liwindi joshua <liwindi81@gmail.com>wrote:
Wash You are very right but will should also put down measures to check the police lset they take advantage and be the thugs, that is for example, if i want Wash out of my way I just ask for the protected polices' assistance read pay them and the headline will read "There was a fire exchange, He was orderd to surender, and he was guned down".
Liwindi,
There is already in place laws to deal with misuse of firearms by officers of the disciplined forces. Within these setups, there are very strict ways for accounting for any weapons used (read bullets), and internal processes are there to determine if such use is legal. Now, the problem in Kenya is the proliferation of arms from neighboring countries. Civilians can easily acquire guns as you've seen sometime back in the media. Despite this being known, no single effort has been put into revising the existing laws to update them to reflect (and cater for) this situation. However, we all look up on the Police to protect us. Before they protect us, they must ensure that they are protected. How do they protect themselves? How many policemen have you heard were killed through shooting by "thugs"? I do admit there are thugs in uniform who are paid to kill their own (Drug barons are known to do this when some officers fail to toe their line) but that is not the focus of this debate. Let's not veer off the road. I still maintain that it is right for police to execute anyone in possession of a firearm is that person(s) is not licensed to carry a firearm and is not a member of the disciplined forces.
Alternative is to have a law that declares every such person to be a "voluntary soldier". If they are caught, they are tried under Court Martial and the penalty is the firing squad. The law needs to cater for such a firing squad to be active. That is my solution.
While railing on the police for executing these armed thugs, let us also take a minute and relive the ordeals an ordinary citizen goes through in the hands of these armed thugs. Which one is more immoral? The armed thugs or the executioner policemen? I bear a mark on my head, just above the ear, thanks to a gun muzzle a thug unleashed on me one day when I was carjacked!
Before you experience these guys first hand (either yourself or through a relative) you will always blame the police.
-- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!
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