Week of happenings
Tuesday, July 04, 2023 | 340 Views |
What was supposed to be an afternoon of fun quickly degenerated into a farce. Spectators at the Toyota Desert Race lost it. It seems the whole country is caught up in some silent competition to get the best pictures of any event they attend.
So when the race vehicles were busy trying to outdo each other the race enthusiasts got up to all sorts of misdemeanour trying to get the best shots of the whole spectacle including getting on the path of the race vehicles. The curse of the Titanic struck again across the oceans when a little group of very rich people shorn of their full mental faculties did the unthinkable and went on a deep-sea tour to see the Titanic.
A young man suspected of breaking into a car was seized by residents, severely assaulted, and died in the hospital within an hour. We unreservedly condemn this mob justice. It is not a solution to crime, but a criminal offence that turns citizens into murderers.Residents are understandably angry about theft. The person who raised the alarm at 4am acted lawfully, and the neighbours who rushed to help showed community spirit. But what followed was...