Archives for November 2006
If You Can’t Pass The Test: RIOT
This never would have happened in Mayberry.
“Hundreds of people applying to join the police have gone on the rampage in the northern Indian city of Ghaziabad.
Riots began because many felt a written test was too difficult, officials say.
The mob of would-be officers rampaged along a stretch of the main road to Delhi, attacking people and property. Almost 30 people were arrested.
Passengers were forced from their vehicles and reports say several women were molested. It took police an hour to bring the riots under control.
Women assaulted
About 20,000 hopefuls had turned up on Sunday evening to take the written test assessing their suitability to be constables in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh police.
The state’s home secretary, RM Srivastava, told the BBC that the candidates were upset because they found the question paper too difficult.
As they left the police headquarters in Ghaziabad, several hundred angry applicants began stopping cars and buses on the highway, breaking windows and demanding lifts.
The mob then ran out of control along a 5km (three-mile) section of the main highway to Delhi, smashing fences, looting food from kiosks and beating up shopkeepers.
Security forces baton-charged the rioters to restore order.”
The Election is Over- Can We Move on Now
I don’t know about you but I am happy that the election is over. It wasn’t a pleasant experience. The time leading up to the big day was filled with innuendo and nasty remarks.
As a child you are often told “not to stoop to their level” but many of the candidates seem to have forgotten or misunderstood that message. Not only did I find it distasteful but to a certain extent a little disheartening.
I like to fool myself into believing that our elected representatives are in office because they are altruists who are truly interested in the public good. That naive little boy inside me is just convinced that they will act to improve the life and general welfare of the populace.
And then there is cynic who says WTF is wrong with you. Elected officials are people and that means that a certain percent of them will give into the dark side. They’ll spend most of their time trying to obtain more power or cement what little they have. They’ll work on securing their kingdom and during a few off moments do something that helps someone other than themselves.
Ah, politics……..
Let us hope that this is the start of a new day and that people will work together to try and fix the pieces that are broken and improve all of our lives. Let’s hope that the bickering, finger pointing and blame game ends.
And if we can’t get all of that, well perhaps we can enjoy a short honeymoon in which we all pretend that we like each other and that things will get better because we are going to make them better.
Israel Food Festival- Jack’s Gourmet Tour
So my big plan to engage in the great Israeli Food Festival of November is falling through. Did you see what my pal Jameel said here. I was so looking forward to brunch at the Muqata.
It was a bit of an impromptu plan. I kind of figured that I could check out the famed mangling at Casa De Treppenwitz. Check out the last picture on this page and tell me that it doesn’t smell great.
I did plan on giving old AbbaGav a head’s up. After all he needs some time to prepare his cheesecake.
Later on I figured that I’d grab some coffee with David. I haven’t given him a hard time about the wimps that play Australian football lately.
But as they say, people plan and G-d laughs. My grand plan was foiled and now I’ll have to hang out here in the USA. That is not such a bad option, I know someone else who prepares some pretty tasty menus.
And besides if that falls through DovBear owes me a good meal for helping with that favor a few years back.
My Great Post
I had an idea for a spectacular post. Unfortunately I seem to have forgotten it. I’ll let you know if I suddenly remember it.