Dear Goanetters, Surely Dr. Gilbert Lawrence must have been joking when he wrote thus: > LAW AND ORDER. > > As current Goans who resided in Goa during Portuguese rule (pre-1961) > will remember, their police action was swift, slap/beat the suspect then > question the what, why and how of the crime/event. This is not modern > justice and especially to the innocent it was 'excessive'. But it was > 'swift justice' and there was 'law and order' by deterrence. Most Goans with this past experience and comparing the two forms of police-justice > overwhelmingly prefer the colonial "law and order of the Portuguese" > (not the extreme of the Inquisition) to the current processes of civil > liberties and legal formalities of democracy. As reported on this net, > now there is no 'law and order' in Goa; and 'justice delayed is justice > denied' be it in Goa, India or in the USA. > Gilbert Lawrence.
unless, of course, by"current Goans who resided in Goa during Portuguese rule (pre-1961)" he means : 1.expats who left Goa in 1962 and who come down only for a short holiday. 2. the 'Goa Protectors' 3.The Shiv Sainiks or 4.Goans who never had a concept of liberty beyond the freedom to eat, drink [not think]and be merry. Surprising how these diverse groups have a common factor. Democracy in an impoverished state does have its deficiencies...but it can never be as bad as the best form of dictatorship. Unless one does not wish to think or speak anything except what one is 'supposed' to think and speak. There is very little difference between the Mocidade Portuguesa, the RSS and the Shiv Sena in terms of methodology. Their ideologies are all 'Nationalist'...whatever that means! Viva Goa. Miguel --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.543 / Virus Database: 337 - Release Date: 11/22/2003 ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
