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When I say the only law in
enforcement in Ghana is the inability of males to use the washroom of
ladies, my comments are deemed harsh.
It has been an open secret
over the years that the sale of pornographic materials is still rampant
in Ghana. Out of every two Malians, Nigerians or Burkinabe with their
bags at their back plying their trade in the sales of movies in Ghana,
you will not be surprised to note that they are illicitly selling
pirated movies with pornographic movies dominating.
Although I’m
not in support of their trade and condemn their actions, I must say
their actions in some way must be commended. In the first instance, they
are eradicating the early exposure of pornographic materials to reach
the young and under-aged of school going age. Secondly, they make it
available to the privileged few who would want to have them to spice
their sex life.
I know the laws of Ghana prohibits the sales of
pornographic materials and its open display, but I must say the
enforcers of the law are either sleeping or getting paid by the tax
payer for no job done. Recent visits to the Accra-Tema station made some
shocking revelations. In the full glare of both the young and adults
who troop to the market for various reasons were the open display of the
sale of pornographic films.
Whiles some had titles such as
“mapouka”, “wild girls’ game” and “soft daddies”, others bore no titles
with just the display of busty and plump looking women exposing their
breasts and sex organs. To my amazement, the seller who was auctioning
the CD sales had a bell and was vocally drawing the attention of on
lookers. Amazingly, police personnel who were passing by were smiling to
his trade antics instead of enforcing the law.
My question to
authorities whose duties are to see to the enforcement of these laws
after its enactment is, “what exactly is their duty pertaining to these
criminal offences”? Are they only to sit in their air-conditioned
offices and drive in fuel guzzling cars to get paid at the end of the
month? It’s very pathetic to see music and movie pirates get many years
of jail sentences for pirating intellectual properties of others whereas
the deeds of others which cripplesand corrupt societal morals are seen
as “holy”.
Who isn't a video or audio pirate in one form or the
other? Are all the music played in our cars and videos watched in our
homes the original copies? Here lies the scenario, where all of us fall
culprits, why single out the few culprits whereas those porn selling
marketers get “praised” for their deeds.
Playing the devil’s
advocate, I will pretend the attention of authorities to nib these acts
in the bud have not been drawn to this. I will therefore make the humble
appeal to the authorities to troop to the Accra-Tema station as soon as
possible and arrest this situation before it escalates. I understand
the saying that “A MAN MUST EAT” but a man must not eat at the detriment
of others. If such be the scenario, then crime will be made legal and
the earth will perish.
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