To Goanet - JoeGoaUK wrote: > We once again went to the Panjim Market today. We still did not find the >alleged > > assailant
I guess the time has come to now say, "I told you so." Quote from my Oct 2008 post on Goanet - During my numerous photographic forays in Panjim capturing the utter rot that has set in the once-beautiful city, there were numerous instances of ghatis (bhelpuriwallas, paanwallahs, hawkers etc) giving me the sort of looks that said, "You watch out, fella. We'll get you." I had become their bete-noire and all of them knew of "Mr Rajan." I realized that if things were allowed to run their course, in a couple of years I could not be out in Panjim even in broad daylight taking photos without placing my bones in serious jeopardy. Although these ghatis currently enjoy political patronage and have coagulated into small gangs, they do not have the critical mass to terrorize. But that will change very quickly, of that I am positive given the inaction and apathy of a comatose citizenry. The corporators, the ghatis - they all knew that I was pretty much a lone ranger, with no support of any kind from the rest of the citizenry, and that all they had to do was run out the clock. The full post here - http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-October/168222.html Regards, r