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Posted June 18th. 2002

By Eusi Kwayana

I have to say that the Spirit put me in touch with a fellow citizen, still very young, a minibus driver and owner. This man was attacked by young THUGS the night Cambridge was shot. This gives me a chance to say something direct to our Village.

Between 6.30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. the same day, June 6, 2002, this man stopped by Found Out Rum shop ( Mr. Todd) to let off a passenger. About two dozen young men attacked him there and then. All he did was drop off his passenger, a Buxtonian, no doubt coming home. They accused the driver of being "opposition", that is PPP, opposition to them. He is not African. He was born into another race without permission in writing from the THUGS! What a mistake!

They beat the man, hit him with pieces of wood, some "size" wood. They stole his wedding ring. They dragged him out of the vehicle and gave him more blows. He did not tell lies on them. He reported just what they did. I asked him if they hit his head. He said no. He said that the thugs did not take his ( cheap ) wrist watch, but took his wedding ring and about ten thousand dollars from his pocket. When they dragged him out, they beat him on his back with pieces of wood, hard wood. He mentioned no guns used. I asked him what they said. He said they told him they "needed" all the money he had. They robbed his conductor of all the money he had. They did not beat the conductor who was of the 'right' race.

The man was fighting them off all the time, trying to free himself. Finally he slipped away and ran towards the Esso Gasoline Station .They followed him .They gave up the chase when the driver reached the gasoline station. In his judgment, the males who attacked him were between 15 years and 20 years of age. The man said that he was shocked to the bone .He often picked up Buxton passengers, including young men. He did not expect such treatment there. From the gasoline station he went to Vigilance Police Station and it was a village woman who went with him to protect him and did not give her name. She is a secret, Christian angel! What a place, when people have to be afraid to be caught doing good! ***

I am glad that a speaker from the Association of Concerned Buxtonians condemned these latest attacks. Understand that I will not cover them up but will talk about them just as I condemn those who are violent against you. Buxtonians must not want to go down in history as criminals. Mark you, no PPP member said anything when villagers complained that a four-by-four passed along the public road firing off shots at Charlie's place and other places in Buxton-Friendship! Note well their justice, .It is very much like YOUR justice. They also said nothing when JOSIAH of Golden Grove was badly beaten at the a certain Policing group HQ for selling corn in the village.

In this world there is no JUSTICE FOR ME ALONE. ME ONE! Honey, there is no such thing. Only low -life people expect that.

Our fight is for a system of justice for all or justice for none. We prefer justice for everyone!

This handbill is to those in Buxton-Friendship who consider themselves TOBE "struggling".

Since May 2001 I have had nothing to do in the village except teaching and AIDS.

My Appeal is simple: It is wrong to attack innocent people. You cannot ask for justice and give out injustice. For those who don't care let me say something else. If You attack minibuses and passengers passing through the village, because they have Indians, you are exposing the village minibuses and passengers to attacks by people like those you attack. So far they are showing better human understanding in this matter!

So the attack on fellow human beings who did you nothing is bad, stupid and dangerous, all three. If any one is encouraging these attacks let them send their own children to do the dirty work.

The whole nation suspects that the escaped prisoners are in Buxton-Friendship. The press and TV the police have not suspected any other place to that extent. . An army officer found no evidence that the prisoners are hiding in the back dam.

It seems to me though that Buxton-Friendship has been used as a staging ground for crimes. Too many things have been pointing this way. Are people using the village and using the fact that some of us attack people, and call it protest? Are they exploiting the fact that some of us want fame as "bad people"? Watch it! Those who are using Buxton , or making it look as if Buxton is their base, do not like the village or its people. They have nothing to lose. We must not accept injustice. But we must also do nothing to cause all villagers to be suspect. We must not FEED suspicion!

Two village pastors reminded us on GBC on June 14, "Righteousness exalts a Nation"-and a village too. Nothing else will really exalt any people. Not the guns of bandits! The pastors are calling on the Almighty to make a change. Respect yourself! Respect others! As the pastors call for Divine help, make yourself ready for change.

Our conduct must be better, not worse, than those we accuse of injustice!

Three well known attorneys at law are representing the Shaka Blair case on my side in the High Court. They are in it to do their part to limit the right to kill any person of any race. They are Mr P. Britton, SC, Mr. N. Hughes and Mr. A. Bulkan, all well equipped.

To be righteous is to be strong. Wrong and Strong is weakness.