Bad laws...

Duppy loved basketball. But he was destitute of elevation - he was about 5feet tall. Duppy had his own hoop because his dad was rich. So, in order to get game, Duppy barred folks like Omar by banning the dunk on his hoop. Like wonders always happen, Duppy grew a bit taller and was able to improve his verticals. Now because he could dunk, the ban is lifted.

And that’s how most contemporary laws are made. It’s usually the commanding few imposing their will on the many, either to serve self or to make criminals out of saints. I know, to ratify the ploy into law, they’d say it is “unanimous.” Divide unanimous into syllables and you’d get ‘u-nan-i-mous’ - more like ‘you know I must,’ your dissent regardless.

I say any selective law like that is a bad law. This is why when a situation arises and they cannot find a way around their laws, or a certain clause is about to be in support of the ordinary man, they go to the amendment table. I'm thinking that's perhaps one reason why the Constitution of The Gambia is amended 40something times since adoption and counting.