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We must condemn all acts of insubordination

This story was posted 2 years ago
13 August 2020
in Arts/Culture/Entertainment, Community, OPINION/COMMENTARY
3 min. read
Brian JM Joseph. Samuel John photography
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by Brian JM Joseph

“Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.”
– Plato

We must condemn all acts of insubordination against those in authority and rule of law, given the atrocious and miscreant behaviour that occurred for the past few days by partygoers and street revellers, especially those that defied the rules of law because of the announcement proclaiming cancellation of Carnival 2020, and the revocation of both holidays.

The blatant disregard as it relates to the law is a breakdown in our society that starts with lawlessness and then manifest itself into chaos and anarchy. This kind of behaviour can affect our country’s rating in a very negative way that can have serious implications.

I will also like to join in echoing my sentiments along with our Prime Minister and likewise Bishop Clyde Harvey, and I would continue to repeat the profound statement made by our beloved Bishop, “We can jam together today and die alone next week.”

I have been pleading with Grenadians for past weeks to be more responsible and stop being reckless and irresponsible in their actions knowing the period of time we’re in. But it seems like it has fallen on deaf ears. I’m now convinced that we’re fighting two pandemics indeed, Covid-19 and stupidity.

For the next redrafting of the Covid-19 2020 Bill, our people’s miscreant behaviour should be factored into it. Government should seek to make examples out of those who will be further seeking to defy the rules of law. If needs be that curfew should be imposed by 8 pm, then let us all feel the wrath of our foolishness, because “we must not allow anarchy from rogue individuals to destroy our state.”

It was Sarah Strohmeyer who said, and I quote, “This is probably the advantage of being stupid. Stupid people just do. We tend to overthink. If we could eliminate the “over” and just think, then we could do, too. Only we’d be smarter doers because we’d be thinkers.”

The men and women who engaged in those illegal activities, I say shame on you for endangering your lives and lives of others. The video circulating on social media of the nude jab was so distasteful. This was reckless and irresponsible behaviour by those partygoers.

I’m wondering if they’re proud of themselves for being rebellious, engaging in acts of civil disobedience for selfish reasons. In any country, there must be maintenance of law and order and if it’s not maintained, chaos will reign.

“Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and that when they fail in this purpose, they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress.”
– Martin Luther King Jr

Those individuals who were making off-putting remarks by use of obscene language against the Prime Minister; this was very repulsive of you. Therefore, such behaviour shouldn’t be tolerated within our society. Irrespective of our political affiliation, he’s still our Prime Minister and he deserves to be respected.

Do we really want our Caribbean neighbours to view us as being good-for-nothing people? It really doesn’t look good, and it reflects badly on our country, especially internationally. If our country doesn’t follow Covid-19 protocols and guidelines, it could have a far devastating effect on our already crippled economy.

Let’s not descend this country into a state of lawlessness.

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Comments 19

  1. Hugo Charles says:
    2 years ago

    It’s quite clear the author is a NNP stooge. As a result, it has taken away from the valid point. When you have elected officials who are disrespectful to the PMO and constitution of country, how can you expect people to respect that individual. Accepting a picture of a ruby to grant a bank license and moneys out of protocols disgusting. Accepting political donations from corruption businesses is disgusting. Instead of volunteering evidence that one gave up citizenship of another country while hold office, one chose to sue people who sought answer for legitimate question.

    You can’t expect the mass to uphold the law when the is only for poor people children. It should be equality and justice for all.

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  2. Grenadian Citizen says:
    2 years ago

    He who has nothing to say should no write.

    What is more disgusting is buying votes for a food hamper with one can corned beef, one 2lb parcel of flour, one bah soap, one small bottle oil and two pounds sugar.
    It is also disgusting to use the pandemic to create a dictatorship.
    STFU

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  3. Cletus says:
    2 years ago

    Such hypocrite you are

    Reply
  4. jan says:
    2 years ago

    freedom to voice our opinion yes but not with stupity. we speak of no work when we can engage in self employment. Grenada provides opportunities for that but we sit and wait on others to give us. we are not covid19 free when there are people who may have it and not showing symptoms as mentioned earlier. allow common sense to prevail. think not of yourselves but the innocent who are trying hard to keep themselves safe. stop complaining about lack of freedom when you use it to disgrace your country.

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  5. Paul Thomas says:
    2 years ago

    It is so amazing that we often miss the most critical and important point when dealing with critical issues.
    There are n known cases of covid19, meaning there could be unknown cases roaming the same environment as all of us. Furthermore, asymptomatic people are the most common unknown on the outside, spreading the disease while they themselves appear healthy.

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  6. Fitzroy Parke says:
    2 years ago

    110% agree with you bro, these are not normal times and everyone needs to understand this and behave responsible!

    Reply
  7. A James says:
    2 years ago

    You are 101% politcally correct Dan. “We are COVIR-19 FREE” let my brothers and sisters do what they want in “COVIR-19 FREE GRENADA….

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  8. Dan says:
    2 years ago

    I am not a native Grenadian, but I can understand
    the frustrations of a lot of people on this island, deprived of money/income. To keep being told what a great job the government has done, we are “Covid free”. So if this is the truth, why can not the local people have some fetes…..let off a little steam. You cant catch Covid if it is not on the island….or are we just being lied to and the government know it.
    Yes, cancel the official carnival, so thousands of people do not arrive, but local people who are on the island, why not, no reason at all other than control and removal of freedoms. I am hearing that there are one or two boat fets with tickets for sale at the end of the month/ September, how can this be if we are not allowed to fet in the street, all crammed together like sardines on a boat……Strikes me the connected people know something the rest of us don’t ???

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