You have completely taken me out of context: My statement was:
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Kibily, I don't think that anyone can blame the teacher for the tragic series
of events that happened AFTER Ebrima was handed over to the law
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The teacher, in my opinion, would not be convicted of the more serious charge
of 'murder one' in any fair court of law.  Yes, he might have stepped out of
the realms of his authority by calling in the fire brigade and by putting a
precious life in a compromising situation.  But before we jump to conclusions
and emphatically state that he had a hidden agenda in doing this, it is
necessary to ascertain directly from the horse's mouth why the deceased was
handed over to the police?  If he was justified, then he should be duly
absolved of all blame.  Otherwise, he should be disciplined accordingly by
the school board or charged with indirect complicity in Ebrima's death.

This said, it is important to prevent such tragedies from happening in the
future.  To do this, we have to zero in on the law enforcement authorities
that abuse the human rights of the very people they are supposed to protect.
It is quite unfortunate in the year 2000, we still refer to law enforcement
as "the wrong hands."

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