A silent nudge
Friday, December 05, 2025 | 10 Views |
A stranger’s laugh on a bus, the soft rain on a tin roof, a memory you thought you’d mislaid, suddenly everything leans forward, asking to be used.
It is quiet and persistent, this spark. It tugs at the sleeve during work, taps insistently at the ribs at midnight as sleep eludes. We pretend not to notice, but it is patient. It knows we will eventually answer.
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...