Top WTH moments of 2018
Friday, December 21, 2018
Sex doll frenzy!
The first clue that 2018 would be a crazy year, came early in January when social media exploded with rumours that unnamed wealthy elites had imported expensive, state of the art, lifelike sex dolls. The fairer sex’ days of relevance were numbered, social media claimed, as the dolls would inevitably filter down to the poorer men, perhaps as second or third hand items from the elite boys. As fake as the stories turned out to be, the silver lining is that they turned many people into overnight lawyers scrutinising Section 178 of the Penal Code and debating its relevance.
These legal professionals, who are entrusted with upholding the rule of law, face numerous challenges that compromise their ability to effectively carry out their duties.Elsewhere in this edition, we carry a story on the lamentations of the officers of court.The prosecutors have raised a number of concerns, calling for urgent attention from all relevant stakeholders, including the President, Minister of Justice and the Attorney General. Their...