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May 13, 2018 Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks
One amazing thing about Guyanese is the way they see things. One day they see something in one light and the next they see the same thing in a different light. One of the criticisms at this time is the decision by the law officers at the courts to handcuff two prominent citizens.
Indeed the law says that everyone faced with a criminal charge, once before the courts must be removed in handcuffs. Therefore Guyanese are advocating two applications of the same law.
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When it rains water accumulates in a number of waterways. At the same time drivers do not change, with the result that a speeding car would end up in a flooded waterway.
Public-spirited citizens would race to save the people trapped inside, but there would be some tragedy.
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Guns are pervasive to the extent that a routine stop by the police would unearth guns in the possession of some young men. They were about to execute a robbery. But what would be worse would be the group that is caught fleeing a robbery scene. They would crash. The outcome would not be a good one.
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