Comments on: Podging the Dotholes - one year on http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/385 This is Zimbabwe is Sokwanele's pro-democracy activist blog. It provides grassroots news and views from Zimbabwe. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:44:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: N.A.A. http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/385#comment-880 N.A.A. Wed, 22 Mar 2006 20:13:55 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=385#comment-880 I vote for a 'Triathlon Class' where you swim (sink your car in the massive puddle in the pot-hole), cycle (drive through the puddle and emerge only to knocking over a cyclist because your windows are splattered with dirty muddy water) and run (get out the car and run like mad away from the ensuing drama). Do I get a cut of the franchise profits? :-) I vote for a ‘Triathlon Class’ where you swim (sink your car in the massive puddle in the pot-hole), cycle (drive through the puddle and emerge only to knocking over a cyclist because your windows are splattered with dirty muddy water) and run (get out the car and run like mad away from the ensuing drama).

Do I get a cut of the franchise profits? :-)

]]> By: zanyzimbo http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/385#comment-876 zanyzimbo Wed, 22 Mar 2006 19:21:49 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=385#comment-876 Now I like what Kristopher says, yes sir, it's about time we did stop obeying the law, for there is no law and order left here in zim. Just the other day a cop demanded i show him my license, no problem, but whilst i was attempting to retrieve it from my purse, the same cop demanded to know how much was in my purse. Not one to take abuse, I told him to mind his own business. He then started bleating that the police are not well paid. I advised him to contact his union. Were I not so brash and not one to be easily intimidated, I would have been dishing out the dosh to keep him off my back. Finally I told him I had had enough of waiting and left. What could he do? Run after me? There was no cop car for them to chase me! However, I am fortunate to be educated, have a secure home and job and no cop is going to take advantage of me. For the man on the street, hungry and scared, facing up to bullies aint so easy. Now I like what Kristopher says, yes sir, it’s about time we did stop obeying the law, for there is no law and order left here in zim. Just the other day a cop demanded i show him my license, no problem, but whilst i was attempting to retrieve it from my purse, the same cop demanded to know how much was in my purse. Not one to take abuse, I told him to mind his own business. He then started bleating that the police are not well paid. I advised him to contact his union. Were I not so brash and not one to be easily intimidated, I would have been dishing out the dosh to keep him off my back. Finally I told him I had had enough of waiting and left. What could he do? Run after me? There was no cop car for them to chase me!
However, I am fortunate to be educated, have a secure home and job and no cop is going to take advantage of me. For the man on the street, hungry and scared, facing up to bullies aint so easy.

]]> By: Kristopher http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/385#comment-865 Kristopher Tue, 21 Mar 2006 17:45:32 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=385#comment-865 If every encounter with a Zim cop is bad, regardless of whether or not you are obeying the law ... then why bother to obey the law? If every encounter with a Zim cop is bad, regardless of whether or not you are obeying the law … then why bother to obey the law?

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