Collateral Damage
Just a quickie to tell you about another story from The Namibian that I thought you might enjoy.
Imagine that you are a taxi driver. You have been working hard all day in the terrible heat, and are just about to knock off when some arsehole punter grabs your takings from the handy ashtray in which you keep them, and legs it out of the car.
Would you:
a) Chase after him
b) Inform the police
c) Shoot him in the leg, retrieve the money, and then drive him to the nearest hospital.
In Namibia, apparently, option C is the preferred course of action. I can just imagine it:
“Look mate, sorry about the bullet wound in the thigh and all that, but you did try and pinch my cash. Listen, no hard feelings, alright? Just get yourself back in, and I’ll drop you at the hospital, no charge. Done?”
That’s the last time I argue with a taxi driver about the fare, I can assure you.