HUMAN inflicted tragedies are almost daily happenings throughout the world; no country can put in place a system that can guarantee absolute security against a demented act of perverse murder.

The answer given by an on-duty, fully armed soldier, to a grieving relative sums it all up quite succinctly. “We can’t be all over the place at the same time.” This is not intended to be palliative but rather to sound a truism and to assume a pragmatic position regarding security, vigilance and efficiency.

Television has kept us abreast of many types of human inflicted tragedies and terrorists acts of assassination occurring in many countries.

We all saw only some of several incidents in the USA. Most notable was the Columbine High School where two teenage school boys shot and killed 13 of their mates and injured another 25.

More recently, news reaching the media tells of trouble in Sri Lanka, which resulted in the deaths of 18, including 11 school children and in Lebanon, where 6 were killed including a police officer.

Clousseau merely wants us to remind ourselves that even with the best of security precautions in place, there will always be incidents of fatal eruptions taking place.

There is just no way adequate plans can be put in place to anticipate the minds of demented citizens. Another lesson that arises is the manner in which these heinous tragedies are treated by the media. A high level of maturity and responsibility is observed; eschewal of lambasting the authorities of not having proper security measures in place and not having any plans are prudently observed.

In fact, worthy recommendations are voiced and in a general way, attempts to assist in the investigations are adopted.

What in fact happens in Guyana is quite deplorable and is a clear indication of gross irresponsibility on the part of most media outfits, both print and electronic. Fuelling this aberration, are senseless and unhelpful statements originating from the lips of political opposition leaders in the shameful attempts to gain political mileage despite the insensitivity of the kind of statements being issued; a wholly despicable position to be embraced by politicians who are supposed to pursue national interests first, before a resort to politicking.

Meanwhile, Clousseau was asked to review a story appearing on the Internet entitled “CIA drug plane probe targets 9/11 figure”, which allegedly involves a Guyanese pilot, Michael Francis Brassington, who is described as a central figure in a Customs probe in the USA.

Clousseau has passed on the printed story to the editor of this newspaper for appropriate action.