To give the impression that all police are bad is a fallacy. All of something can never be the same thing. It is a hasty generalization of the worst kind and it is not fair to those men and women in the Force who do their best to serve. And I believe we owe it to those who serve to the best of their ability … Continue reading Restoring Faith – Police and Civilian Relations Pt 2
No matter how much any Government tries to address the short-comings of any institution, there will always be flaws, the public will always be upset about something and governments will always be blamed. However, this does not excuse policy-makers from addressing existing problems but creates more pressure for them to do so. Right now, my younger brother is shackled by the ankle to our cousin … Continue reading Restoring Faith – Police and Civilian Relations
Today is Day 8 of my 90 day blogging challenge and I haven’t posted anything in two days. On Day 6 I had my heart broken for the hundredth time in my life and on Day 7 I felt what people must feel like when the world ceases to have meaning, when it seems like there’s nothing left to fight for or to stand against. … Continue reading Heartbreak and Failure
I first encountered “bae” on Facebook. My friend – a brilliant Economics graduate – was posting lovely poetic things about his bae and to his bae. It sounded like the most mysterious and romantic metaphor. Ah yes, to have a bae, to have someone think of you as bae. It must be a sign that life has meaning. Soon all my social media contacts were … Continue reading For Bae
Life was not made to be rushed through. I try to savour the minutes and hours and days because I know that when they become months and years I won’t be able to remember them all. We don’t remember days or anything in its entirety. We remember moments that touch us in some way. Yesterday I was in a rush. I burnt a dress I’ve … Continue reading The Nameless Thing
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