selah wrote:I think both in this case the diseased and the guards are to blame.These guys(university students) were restricted from entering Unga building since it was past'their bed time' in that the Club was supposed to be closed by that time instead of the student turning back they tried to outsmart the guards.Then they used unorthodox means to gain access to the building.I think this is a case of manslaughter where an enthusiastic Guard used excessive force to detain a trespassing 'suspect' resulting in untimely death.
You would blame the victim here but you have to put it into perspective. The boy was a second year university student so he was probably about 21 years. At that age kids do some stuff which are blamable yes but also understandable. Trying to sneak into a club is not that of a stretch for a young university student. More so in a group and most likely already drank. I would fancy that most of us older than early twenties did some stuff we now find stupid at that age and most likely in college. In any event the 'punishment' did not befit the crime.
The guards on the other hand may have initially thought it was a thief and decided to mete out some of our infamous Kenyan justice. In fact after our APs the private guards are the next group of people I would rather not get into any unnecessary altercation with.
The circumstances of this case does not however bring out the guards in good light. Once they discovered that this was not a thief why did they not stop the beating? I am assuming they did it before the boy blacked out and if not then once the boys friends had come into the picture why did they not allow for the boy to get medical attention?
I cannot imagine the hell and pain the parents of the boys are now in.
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