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Dec 25, 2016 Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks
In the midst of joy and celebration there would be grief. A mother in the process of preparing a meal would experience pain. A child would suffer a kitchen disaster through no fault of the mother and despite warnings that children should not be in the vicinity of fires.
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Desperation often leads to poor judgement. How else would one explain the efforts of two young criminals who would try to execute a robbery at a home that they think is easy picking?
A police patrol is often never far away, especially at this time. There will be a shooting and again tears will fall in the home of the hapless criminal.
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One more road fatality would be recorded during this festive season. A speeding driver is going to crash into a parked object after swerving from an oncoming vehicle.
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