Sowell suggests that:
“In the anointed we find a whole class of supposedly "thinking-people" who do remarkably little thinking about substance and a great deal of verbal expression. In order that this relatively small group of people can believe themselves wiser and nobler than the common herd, … Seldom have so few cost so much to so many.”
In this case the good Bishop would have us believe he felt compassion toward Mr. Gibson and takes no issue with him being charged before the Courts. This might be acceptable if we heard him mouth these words (that people should have been treated more humanely) over the past couple decades when all and sundry have been dragged to Court in handcuffs and more.
I recently watched a Reason interview with Professor Diedre McLoskey (watch it here…) and she reminded the interviewer how "it shocked Europe that an anointed prince (Charles I) could be tried and found guilty". See any similarities here?
If the PLP, and Bishop Gomez are to be taken seriously the Official Opposition has the ability to draft an Opposition sponsored Bill to outline when and if this form of treatment is necessary by the Police.
This will be debated in Parliament and put to rest. Either way the law should apply equally to us all.
To emphasise this point, neither political party has seen the need to address this policy of handcuffing and shackling people being charged before the Courts since Independence.
