Buki's Bits

Welcome back to another segment of Buki's Bits.

Latecomers Anonymous

Soooooooooooooooooooo, several months later, our president finally decides to visit the survivors of Boko Haram massacres in Maiduguri. Yesterday, President Goodluck Jonathan paid a surprise visit to Borno State, Maiduguri where he met and addressed Men and officers of the 7 Division Nigeria Army at the Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri. Naturally, people are skeptical about the motive of this visit. Is it out of genuine concern for the wounded soldiers and displaced citizens or is it a part of a re-election publicity stunt? Methinks the answer to the question can be found in the second picture, if one looks closely enough. -_-

When You Have A Good Heart....

Jamal Rutledge was arrested, handcuffed and was being booked into a jail to be charged with criminal mischief and burglary when his arresting officer fell into a seizure, clutching his chest. The teenager immediately knew something was gravely wrong so he started hitting the gate and screaming therefore drawing the attention of other officers.It turned out that Officer Franklin Foulks was having a heart-attack that could have claimed his life had Jamal not acted quickly.

Amazing how he's now gone from criminal to hero. I think once you have a good heart, everything in life falls into place easily for you. He could have stood aloof and chosen not to help, after-all they were going to book him in jail, but he acted right and thus saved a life.

Sigh. Victim Of Circumstance

Being accused falsely is one of the worst things that could happen to anyone, so imagine being a 16-year-old, being wrongly accused of a rape that never happened and spending SIX years in jail over the false accusation! That's what happened to Brian Banks, who used to be a highly-sought after football star with loads of prospects and even a scholarship in the works, and it is the stuff nightmares are made of. He spent six years in prison because his school mate, Wanetta Gibson claimed he raped her after they had a slight misunderstanding and also because his silly lawyer did not advice him properly. Sigh

Wanetta and her family got paid by the State for this rape that never happened and when Brian got out of jail six years later with a foot tag and his name in the sexual offenders list, Wanetta sent him a Facebook request asking that he let bygones be bygones (Sigh, yes you read that right). She was later caught on tape admitting to framing him up and regretting it but not being able to do much about it because herself and her family had taken and spent the money. (I'm just unable to can with this girl please).

Wicked Wanetta

Thankfully Brian kept fit and in training throughout his stay in jail and now hopes he can still achieve his dream of becoming a footballer, a dream snatched away from him by vicious and vindictive Wanetta. I hope he can get his life together and live his dream. 

That Fine Line

According to Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, there's a fine line between having the freedom of speech and insulting the faith of others. Him and I certainly share the same view as I wrote here that we should all live and let live. As much as killing and going on a murderous rampage is NEVER the option to expressing your disapproval of how your religion or God is painted, the opinion of others should be respected as well. One must not goad or provoke others by being insensitive to their views. 

According to the Pope:

"One cannot provoke, one cannot insult other people’s faith, one cannot make fun of faith. There is a limit. Every religion has its dignity...in freedom of expression there are limits.”

Then he goes ahead to say this: 

He gestured to a friend and said “If my good friend Dr Gasparri says a curse word against my mother, he can expect a punch. It’s normal. It’s normal. You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others.”

and left me wondering what happened to turning the other cheek!!! What do I know, right?