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Leadears lead by example
Lately it seems that there has been a state of lawfulness in our tiny island of St Lucia. The ongoing discussion on the website about the officer and the supposed hooligan aptly illustrates the situation. I deliberately reserved passing judgement here but its ironic when we cant realy tell which one of the two should be considered a hooligan. It is not my place to judge, however I will say that the incident illustrates exactly what is wrong at present in St Lucia. wee need good governance, proper law enforcement, justice and then we will have peace.
It seems that there is a pervasive lawlessness in the island right now. Politicians appear to be able to break or bend the rules to suite their whim. There are people with questionable past’s and present associations in power. Suffice to say therefore it is not strange when the whole country appears to be running amuck.
The word anarchy is usually used to describe a situation where lawlessness prevails like during the dark ages. When we are questioning the legality of our leaders actions, when we question the justification of law enforcement officers, and when people out rightly disobey the laws of the land, we get the feeling that we are falling into a state of anarchy.
Our leaders should lead by example, gone are the days of do as I say and not as I do. Everyone layman and lawyer, should be beholden to their actions regardless of status, race or connections. We the the citizens are aware of the situation which pervades the country and when there is corruption and unlawfulness at the top then it is obvious that the malaise will spread throughout the country.
It does not surprise me then that we have a problem with justice, law and good governance because this present state of anarchy is being perpetuated by those we are supposed to look towards for direction and guidance. So the problems that we are experience in our communities are a symptom of a wider problem, a problem that has manifested itself as a situation between an officer and a supposed hooligan, but it is really an island wide malaise. This pervasion of unlawfulness in our tiny island can only be called anarchy.
It seems that there is a pervasive lawlessness in the island right now. Politicians appear to be able to break or bend the rules to suite their whim. There are people with questionable past’s and present associations in power. Suffice to say therefore it is not strange when the whole country appears to be running amuck.
The word anarchy is usually used to describe a situation where lawlessness prevails like during the dark ages. When we are questioning the legality of our leaders actions, when we question the justification of law enforcement officers, and when people out rightly disobey the laws of the land, we get the feeling that we are falling into a state of anarchy.
Our leaders should lead by example, gone are the days of do as I say and not as I do. Everyone layman and lawyer, should be beholden to their actions regardless of status, race or connections. We the the citizens are aware of the situation which pervades the country and when there is corruption and unlawfulness at the top then it is obvious that the malaise will spread throughout the country.
It does not surprise me then that we have a problem with justice, law and good governance because this present state of anarchy is being perpetuated by those we are supposed to look towards for direction and guidance. So the problems that we are experience in our communities are a symptom of a wider problem, a problem that has manifested itself as a situation between an officer and a supposed hooligan, but it is really an island wide malaise. This pervasion of unlawfulness in our tiny island can only be called anarchy.
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