Reading
an article in one of the daily newspapers I found myself
flabbergasted and bowled completely over by a quote attributed to
Austin Jack Warner, who suggested in an interview that we should
bring an end to what he calls the 'blame' game because there is, in
his words, critical work to be done.
Did I go mad or did he? One of us had to, because my eyes could not believe what they were reading, or maybe more got washed away in Saturday's flood than I realized, but did he really say that out loud and in public? Really Jack? Forgive and forget? That statement did not only require balls, it called for the bat and the wickets too. I mean, give Jack his jacket here, the man should receive an award for this display of sheer gymnastic audacity. I also could not believe that the newspaper ran the article without ending it lol (laughing out loud). Seriously. I am well past thinking these people of capable of shame but oh gosh, they have you dead to rights man. That the advisor to the gifted (they weren't bribes, they were gifts) felt he was in a place where he could put that out there really says a lot about how low we've sunk, and I wonder if he saw the irony or was just acting on an opportunity?
Pushing forward into the delusion for a minute, if we were to contemplate taking this idea seriously then I would like it to go a couple steps further. I would like to suggest that we open the jails and let everybody go as long as they promise to get busy working critically. This could lead to long overdue vacations for prisons officers and would allow for a vacuuming and a mopping of the facilities. While we're at it we could also cancel all pending criminal cases before all courts and let everyone know we're starting fresh. Apologize to the victims and try to get them to understand that if forgiveness is divine, then national forgiveness on this level could possibly qualify us for a visit from the Pope or maybe even George W. Bush. Someone should put out a call to Calder and let him know he is now free to return and compete with Ish head to head for new contracts. Lawrence and Andre should be apologized to as well and paid any outstanding salaries right out of the Treasury to make up for any inconvenience that tiresome Commission of Enquiry may have caused. Speaking of which, the Commissioners of all Enquiries should be thanked, paid in full and either sent on their way or invited to join us for a tropical vacation now that we have no more need of their services.
Who does that leave? Ah yes, drug lords. We could forgive all drug lords for all the drugs that they have currently in their possession as of today's date, and they should be required to bring them in to have them officially stamped to make them 'legal.' Any drugs seized bearing a date stamp will of course be returned with an apology, while any seized that do not will be fed to rats or used in future disappearing magic tricks.
Who else can we forgive, Manning? How about we forgive Patos and give him back his job? Tell him it was all a big joke ha ha, tickle him in the ribs and move out of his way so he can carry on smartly. Really. If we're all going to be stupid then let's be massively stupid to infinity and beyond.
No Jack sorry, we cannot put an end to the 'blame' game, it's the only game we have. We are so terrible at the 'prosecute and charge' game that ALL the people have left is the 'blame' game. Leave them with that nah, as the white collar criminals who have blazed a 'ten finger discount' trail through this country are so good at 'thief the money and keep it' game. We lose consistently at the 'hire big lawyers and walk' game, and Heaven knows we will never win at the 'get the money back' game, not when large portions of it are used for legal fees and for 'gifts.' As this is the only game we have we're going to have to hold onto it for a while longer.
Did I go mad or did he? One of us had to, because my eyes could not believe what they were reading, or maybe more got washed away in Saturday's flood than I realized, but did he really say that out loud and in public? Really Jack? Forgive and forget? That statement did not only require balls, it called for the bat and the wickets too. I mean, give Jack his jacket here, the man should receive an award for this display of sheer gymnastic audacity. I also could not believe that the newspaper ran the article without ending it lol (laughing out loud). Seriously. I am well past thinking these people of capable of shame but oh gosh, they have you dead to rights man. That the advisor to the gifted (they weren't bribes, they were gifts) felt he was in a place where he could put that out there really says a lot about how low we've sunk, and I wonder if he saw the irony or was just acting on an opportunity?
Pushing forward into the delusion for a minute, if we were to contemplate taking this idea seriously then I would like it to go a couple steps further. I would like to suggest that we open the jails and let everybody go as long as they promise to get busy working critically. This could lead to long overdue vacations for prisons officers and would allow for a vacuuming and a mopping of the facilities. While we're at it we could also cancel all pending criminal cases before all courts and let everyone know we're starting fresh. Apologize to the victims and try to get them to understand that if forgiveness is divine, then national forgiveness on this level could possibly qualify us for a visit from the Pope or maybe even George W. Bush. Someone should put out a call to Calder and let him know he is now free to return and compete with Ish head to head for new contracts. Lawrence and Andre should be apologized to as well and paid any outstanding salaries right out of the Treasury to make up for any inconvenience that tiresome Commission of Enquiry may have caused. Speaking of which, the Commissioners of all Enquiries should be thanked, paid in full and either sent on their way or invited to join us for a tropical vacation now that we have no more need of their services.
Who does that leave? Ah yes, drug lords. We could forgive all drug lords for all the drugs that they have currently in their possession as of today's date, and they should be required to bring them in to have them officially stamped to make them 'legal.' Any drugs seized bearing a date stamp will of course be returned with an apology, while any seized that do not will be fed to rats or used in future disappearing magic tricks.
Who else can we forgive, Manning? How about we forgive Patos and give him back his job? Tell him it was all a big joke ha ha, tickle him in the ribs and move out of his way so he can carry on smartly. Really. If we're all going to be stupid then let's be massively stupid to infinity and beyond.
No Jack sorry, we cannot put an end to the 'blame' game, it's the only game we have. We are so terrible at the 'prosecute and charge' game that ALL the people have left is the 'blame' game. Leave them with that nah, as the white collar criminals who have blazed a 'ten finger discount' trail through this country are so good at 'thief the money and keep it' game. We lose consistently at the 'hire big lawyers and walk' game, and Heaven knows we will never win at the 'get the money back' game, not when large portions of it are used for legal fees and for 'gifts.' As this is the only game we have we're going to have to hold onto it for a while longer.
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