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Sep 11, 2016 Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks
Scarcely a day goes by without some madness. Young people who do not even read the newspapers or have time to worry with the news are teaming up for a crime spree. That explains the series of armed robberies. Young men in different communities are keeping in touch. Each plans a robbery for bragging rights.
That would be the case of the gun crime that would occur in an East Bank Demerara community. Community reaction would again lead to vigilante justice.
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Another case of drunk driving would result in a crash. This driver would have been suspended from driving because of a previous accident.
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The political scene would be disturbed by a scandal of interesting proportions. One group is pushing to see a diminution in the power and popularity of a party member. But some things are easier said than done. The fight would be bitter, but popularity always wins out.
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