the fink
Letters
to the Editor
This month I give over my column to Gavin Sharples, a motivational speaker who normally nails things right on the head.
He is usually a bit off the wall, but this time he is deadly serious, and he definitely gets a point across that I am sure a lot
of us have been pondering lately. I received this newsletter (that is why it is written newsletter style, and I am printing this
verbatim, without changing a thing) before the elections, so his final sentence is a bit dated, but the sentiment still stands,
and let’s hope that 2019 will not be too late.
Am I, are you, are we, racist criminals?
Okay, this is what keeps me awake at night and has me racked with guilt. It’s a genuine question that I need an answer to.
So please reply after you’ve read it all or send this to anyone who you believe could assist with an answer.
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Yes, but even when
knowing that criminal
activities have and are
taking place; after said
crimes being exposed
in numerous media
releases; criminal court
cases; audits; inquests;
and after literally dozens
of dead bodies being
produced; if I, you, we,
again vote for these very
same people, surely
I am, you are, we are
an accessory to the
crime/s?
ere’s my
question? Am
I; Are you; Are
we - an accessory to
fraud, racism, corruption,
theft, culpable homicide,
manslaughter, and
murder? Here’s the thing!
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In a democratic
society the
government is
elected by the
people who vote for
it in a free and fair
electoral process.
Pretty straight
forward; nothing difficult.
As I understand it, the majority of the
people give their power, law making
rights, and a massive share of their
income to a group of people called a
party. (And man do they know how to
party with the income!)
People choose a party they believe in,
and then by voting for them; give the
party the power of attorney to act not
only as them, but for them in almost
all areas. Still with my logic?
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If this is so, it should follow that
should these elected people then
commit crimes, surely the people who
voted for them are accessories to
those very crimes? How is my logic
now? A stretch you might say -well
not really!
You might say that you, we, I, th ey, didn’t
know about the crimes before they voted
for them and only found out after the fact.
| words in action
92
june 2014
Scary logic and a far-fetched idea?
Well maybe not! Let’s get the Nel and
Roux elk involved for some legalese
shall we: According to my knowledge
of the criminal procedure act (I was a
CID detective in the dark ages) and
what I have extensively researched on
Wikipedia, Principles of Criminal Law
and Legal City (they have a web site)
the following are elements of being “an
accessory to a crime”. I have added my
own-bracketed score card My Lady.