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Rohit Uniyal has been remanded in custody after being charged in connection with the vandalism of a parked vehicle in Swieqi.
I have always stood by the same principle: whoever is charged before the courts for wrongdoing should be named and shamed, regardless of their nationality, background or status.
I’ve been told by some that he is a different person when not under the influence of alcohol. Whether that is true or not, alcohol is never an excuse for damaging someone else’…
The government does not want to be accused of withholding data that might have criminal implications. The Up-shot of this fire-fighting approach (the immigration process must be protected at all costs) is that the existence of Mr Hadi Alodid appears to begin with him assuming the status of an “asylum-seeker” and leaving his native Sudan. He flew from France to the Republic of Ireland – and then crossed into Northern Ireland from there (I assume illegally) – where he was given permission to remain for five-years. This is ironic as the Irish border is heavily patrolled. Here is the asymmetric issue – whereas we know a considerable amount about the past of the victim – Mr Stephen Ogilvie (who nearly had his head cut-off) – we know virtually nothing about the past of Mr Hadi Alodid or his life in Sudan – the man who took a stout kitchen knife and attempted to commit a murder typical of those found within Islamic-extremism. Instead, we are told, there is “nothing terroristic” about the actions of Mr Hadi Alodid – so there you have it. His religious affiliation is ignored. We can all give-up worrying and go home pondering why it is that Mr Stephen Ogilvie is “so unlucky” in life. I am reminded of the film the “Wizard of Oz” – where the false Wizard instructs his audience to “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain” – because if you do, then you will understand exactly what is going on!
If it was not for the fact I found this on Chinese-language media – I would think this was a fake (anti-China) article emanating from the West. However, the fact that a “settlement” has already been reached suggests the story is true and I assume the woman concerned has received a financial sum as compensation. The CPC used to have a liberal attitude toward smoking – creating a completely independent tobacco industry designed to “purify” the smoking experience and remove all the negative health effects from it – a very different approach to the abstaining and disapproving West. It seems that as the older generation dies-away – the Chinese State is directing Chinese society away from any public displays of smoking. It would seem that the woman in question (the “victim”) was attempting to enforce the law at the Bus Station – but was “arrested” alongside the man allegedly breaking the law. The fact the CPC has allowed this story to be perpetuated into the foreign media suggests a damage limitation exercise is in effect.
Pony and trap racing is a form of informal racing where a rider sits in a lightweight cart pulled by a pony or horse, typically travelling at speed along roads rather than regulated tracks. Residents have repeatedly complained that the informal races cause long tailbacks, sudden braking and near misses.
Earlier this month, Thames Valley Police was called to the A413 following reports of racing near Chalfont St Peter. Matthew Barber the Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner said: “The local community in South Buckinghamshire have suffered from disruption for pony and trap racing on the A413 for many years.
“Yet many people do not realise that racing horses on the highway is not illegal. Racing motor vehicles is prohibited by the Road Traffic Act 1988, and cycle races are regulated, but racing horses is not.
“Nevertheless the racing has often lead to disruption to traffic, antisocial behaviour, and intimidation to local residents.”
First, on this occasion, we extend our warmest congratulations and appreciation to the Palestinian people, and to every Palestinian woman – the martyr, the prisoner, the wounded, the educator, the mother, the fighter, the displaced, and the refugee – for her steadfastness and resilience in the face of challenges and hardships. Palestinian women have always been, and remain, a beacon of hope for their people, and a symbol of unwavering strength and dignity in all circumstances. On this occasion, we note that the resilience of Palestinian women is embodied in their daily actions, their capacity for endurance and sacrifice, their protection of the family and society, and their strengthening of national identity and collective memory. What Palestinian women have offered in these difficult circumstances is legendary steadfastness, embodying the will of an entire people in the face of occupation and displacement, and affirming that the will to live and live with dignity cannot be broken.
What is interesting is that the English-language BBC presents this story with a sense of “White” moral indignation – but BBC Indonesia presented the same news story in a sympathetic manner. The BBC has already been banned from China for racially-motivated and fake news stories – so I suppose the BBC is trying not to be banned from Indonesia for exactly the same grounds. This situation does highlight how Eurocentric reporting will stoke racial prejudices on the one-hand (these photographs are terrifying to Westerners) – whilst at the same time pretending to support and express a non-White culture fairly. I will keep my powder dry as regards the reasons these punishments were carried-out. I neither agree nor disagree with relative systems of moral enforcement – things are what they are. I suppose the approach adopted here, is that if relatively minor issues are come-down upon really hard (short of the death penalty) – then individuals in society will not commit any crimes of a greater nature. I think this is simplistic and not always a correct assumption. I think 140-lashes would be difficult to take for a grown Western man – at least we can appreciate the courage of the condemned.
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