As I read the letter to the editor of the Daily Express “A Senate vote against law-abiding citizens” [https://trinidadexpress.com/opinion/letters/a-senate-vote-against-law-abiding-citizens/article_b4b6830a-00a4-11ed-9562-cfd0b39eb582.html], I could not help asking myself the question, “What kind of damn fool is so ignorant to pen this?”.
The at the end of the letter, I saw the name Harry Partap ‘former UNC MP’, and my question was answered. Damn fool indeed! Clearly destined to be ‘former’ a lot of things, and not ‘current’ anything.
Damn fool point1:
“I listened to the debate and could not reconcile in my mind how our lawmakers can put the rights of criminals above those of law-abiding citizens.”
They are the SAME RIGHTS, damn fool. Same rights. Go do some reading on basic rights.
Damn fool point 2:
“The six UNC and five Independent senators argued to protect the constitutional and human rights of criminals.”
No one is a criminal unless they are tried and convicted in a duly appointed recognise court of law. Simply charging someone does not make them a criminal, damn fool! In fact, if you look at the statistics you would realise that 999 times out of 1000, the police do not have a case robust enough to pass through the court and gain a conviction.
Damn fool point 3:
“They were concerned about conditions at Remand Yard and were sorry for criminals who will be locked away for four months pending bail.”
And rightly so!
Damn fool point 4:
“It is a serious breach of the constitutional and human rights of decent citizens to live in peace.”
It is also a serious breach of the constitutional and human rights of any person to be found guilty before trial and testing the evidence, and locked up without due process. I bet the damn fool’s opinion will change if it was him who was being locked up… You will soon see how quickly he will be bleating for bail.
I think the name should be changed from damn fool to Damned Fool.
