The other day I saw on television the news of an armed robber apprehended by the police a few hours after the crime was committed. He was charged, sent to jail, and the police closed the case. It got me thinking about my home country Nigeria, and how a wave of crime was stemmed in some cities a few years back by a group who took the law into their hands.
This election has me pissed off. When you're faced with a choice between two things, you usually look at the pros and cons, and then make a decision. However, it seems like in this election everyone has just about the same amount of pros and cons. But first of all, let me say I'm coming out of the closet - the political closet that is.
With a revealing gaffe, Barack Obama himself provided doubt to the prudence of his choice in a running mate for the 2008 Presidential Election, while introducing Senator Joe Biden. "Let me introduce you to the next President … and Vice President of the United States of America, Senator Joe Biden.