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A strange attire in Linden

Jul 23, 2014 Letters

Dear Sir,
Permit me space in your column to share my view on the topic, title “Traffic Police fitted with bowties!”
Not so long ago, some traffic police were seen on the streets of Linden town attired in khaki shirts and black trousers or shirts.
Quite recently a change was instituted, whereby, they are now dressed in white shirts and the usual black trousers or shirts but, what is very amusing, is the introduction of a bow tie on their necks, which makes them appear as waitresses or attendants in a gamble saloon.
During my childhood, I was subjected and was fitted with a bow tie to attend church. I had to wear it or my mother would have beaten the hell out of me, but it was something I mentally rejected then and now physically.
It’s my opinion, “A bow tie makes a person or people appear as servant inside houses of those who existed many centuries ago”. I’m not a long tie person either, but I would have preferred them to dress with long tie which would have them look better, even though, long tie around necks has its historic stigma for a particular ethnic group.
Taxpayers’ money must be spent properly. For example, “if a traffic police rank works in the sun daily with white shirts, how would he or she look in their white attire in a few months of washing and wearing regularly?”
A change must come, but it must be for the better and not just for charge.
Winslow Parris

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