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With all this talk as to why Mr. James Philbert was fired, my own belief that we are a nation of imitators and followers is being proven each additional day this issue continues to hog headlines. One commentary says:

When Jedi Master Yoda sensed a shift in the force, he attributed it to the snuffing out of millions of lives in that instant. When Mr. Shan Ali  (father of murder victim Neeshad Ali) declared "I am convinced there is a change in the force right now.

While most of you might have seen it on the news yesterday, the bandit shot dead happened not too far from where I'm staying and where I grew up. The gunshots around 3 a.m. off of Moody Stewart Street and later in the area of South Street were noticed by every household in the area, two men were seen getting out of an SUV on Moody Stewart Street during the incident - these ended up being the police (witnesses wisely stayed away from the windows afterward).

Like many of you, I'm quite distracted lately by the FIFA World Cup 2010 tournament in South Africa, so I haven't been as prolific in my writing as before. Here are some brief thoughts on issues that crossed the online forums I've browsed over the past two weeks.

Local Government Elections

A lot of people are desensitized to police carrying around automatic weapons. Weapons that, on full auto, will empty a clip of ammunition in less than a minute. These are weapons that the Navy Seals use. Really. Look at this picture.

I offer you two headlines:

• Police Force Short by 1,400 officers.
• More Chinese Coming to TT.

Thus, people might want to be more careful of the stereotypical T&T Chinese jokes when dealing with the police in the future.