Chris Brown Urges African Youth To Smoke Marijuana

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TerriblY Spe cifiC 11 years ago

ARE WE SO STUPID TO HAVE BROUGHT THIS PRIMITIVE ANIMAL TO GHANA...JUST FOR SAKE OF MONEY?

ARE WE SO STUPID TO HAVE BROUGHT THIS PRIMITIVE ANIMAL TO GHANA...JUST FOR SAKE OF MONEY?
wee is better than alcohol 11 years ago

Thank you Chris Brown for opening my eyes. Now I know the wy to jah

Thank you Chris Brown for opening my eyes. Now I know the wy to jah
Frank Agyena-Karikari 11 years ago

He opened your eyes? You mean that idiot? If he opened your eyes then I don't know who you are. Our security men too were just useless. If a Ghanaian did that on stage, they would have liked to arrest and jail him.

He opened your eyes? You mean that idiot? If he opened your eyes then I don't know who you are. Our security men too were just useless. If a Ghanaian did that on stage, they would have liked to arrest and jail him.
Kwame 11 years ago

CB is also a woman beater. Is he a role model to Ghana youth ????

CB is also a woman beater. Is he a role model to Ghana youth ????
Shami 11 years ago

I hope CB reads this article and feels ashamed. This is why I'm glad that in my nation, Zimbabwe, our president doesn't even allow such people into the country. It's for this very reason. These artists that are used by the de ...
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I hope CB reads this article and feels ashamed. This is why I'm glad that in my nation, Zimbabwe, our president doesn't even allow such people into the country. It's for this very reason. These artists that are used by the devil only wish to corrupt other people because they're afraid to suffer by themselves in their own corruption. God please help the music industry by replacing such people with real artists that can do things for your glory and lead people in the right direction.
GHANAVIA 11 years ago

You see your ignorance and moronic hollowness?
Why don't you answer your idiotic question?
Whose government is ruling Ghana, and where was Gbevlo Lartey?

This is the kind of irresponsible leadership the NDC offers and yo ...
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You see your ignorance and moronic hollowness?
Why don't you answer your idiotic question?
Whose government is ruling Ghana, and where was Gbevlo Lartey?

This is the kind of irresponsible leadership the NDC offers and you try to pass the buck.
If Gbevlo Lartey or the IGP fails in his duty to pick up Chris Brown smoking illegal stuff on stage in the glare presence of the Security personnel with impunity, why can't heads roll?

You see Dramani Mahama, an NDC product, is the most hopeless and useless president ever to lead this country.
DAN 11 years ago

you think the boy left nice clean america to come to a toilet called ghana??? and bad toilet at that, our have HOT and cold water to clean with..work about the FAKE drugs your getting from CHINA and India, you dumb Nigger

you think the boy left nice clean america to come to a toilet called ghana??? and bad toilet at that, our have HOT and cold water to clean with..work about the FAKE drugs your getting from CHINA and India, you dumb Nigger
vasco 11 years ago

oh my man respect to be respected smoking cig then yes oh my brother

oh my man respect to be respected smoking cig then yes oh my brother
FunnyMan 11 years ago

HAHAHAHH!!

"Then the crowed who was made up of many naïve youngsters below age 18, chanted in return: “we will smoke wee”! “We will smoke wee”! – a clear indication that some of the Ghanaian young boys and girls ...
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HAHAHAHH!!

"Then the crowed who was made up of many naïve youngsters below age 18, chanted in return: “we will smoke wee”! “We will smoke wee”! – a clear indication that some of the Ghanaian young boys and girls were preparing their minds to become wee smokers in the near future." ... Massa, are you serious?? Preparing their minds to become weed smokers? Like how those who chant "we want food! we want food!" are preparing their minds to become foodians... I beg, we don't have light.. let's try and solve that problem.. Chris Brown wasn't the first person to smoke weed on a stage in Ghana and he probably wont be the last..
The Peacemaker 11 years ago

Although he's a superb dancer, Chris Brown is a degenerate, a woman batterer with unbridled temper. He should not have been invited to entertain our youth since he cannot be trusted to control his most primitive instincts; ex ...
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Although he's a superb dancer, Chris Brown is a degenerate, a woman batterer with unbridled temper. He should not have been invited to entertain our youth since he cannot be trusted to control his most primitive instincts; example, he's constantly in public brawls; so our youth should not emulate such a selfish and disrespectful character! We are to blame!Money seems to talk louder than patriotism these days!
Obiter Dicta 11 years ago

I blame the concert organizers for not doing their homework, because if they had, what part of this piece of human excrement did they expect to represent Ghana and youth in terms of role modeling?

You cannot blame a dog fo ...
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I blame the concert organizers for not doing their homework, because if they had, what part of this piece of human excrement did they expect to represent Ghana and youth in terms of role modeling?

You cannot blame a dog for barking in the park, but you can blame the person who brought it if the barking turns out to be disruptive to whatever is going on.

Had the organizers done their homework, they would have known that smoking weed is the least of Chris' "problems" if by dint of legal edict we can call it that. Beyond tainted celebrity, Chris Brown is a sorry excuse for a human being. The organizers should have known that. Google his name if you don't have a clue. OBITER DICTA
Anokwale 11 years ago

By the way, it was a fake electronic cigarette. He does that at all his concerts. RLG is enjoying the publicity because they know that Ghanaians are going to act "shocked". This is just business. RLG wants to be the big n ...
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By the way, it was a fake electronic cigarette. He does that at all his concerts. RLG is enjoying the publicity because they know that Ghanaians are going to act "shocked". This is just business. RLG wants to be the big name in hardware in Ghana and their strategy is working. They are likely to get foreign investors from this. As for the Ghanaians that are acting like this is the end of the world, let us concentrate on water, electricity, roads and taking care of out of wedlock children. Once those things are solved we can use energy to attack weed smoking. Until then...
Obiter Dicta 11 years ago

Perhaps it was but does not alter the message, but more important the way the it was delivered. One can deliver a message 10 different ways with perhaps 5 of them being ignorant, uncouth and at the end of the day counter-pro ...
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Perhaps it was but does not alter the message, but more important the way the it was delivered. One can deliver a message 10 different ways with perhaps 5 of them being ignorant, uncouth and at the end of the day counter-productive.

The way Bob Marley handled his went about promoting the case for ganja weed stands in stark contrast to this juvenile's boorish antics, but people in the know are not surprised.

The RLG angle your raise makes a lot of sense and that same thought did cross my mind, but like the Chris-Rihanna pairing, that does not make it less of a marriage made in hell.

OBITER DICTA
Kk3 11 years ago

Whomever you are, get a life and get real!!! Absolutely nothing will happen to this man especially when someone found it necessary to pay him to perform on Independence Day inspite of local talent and not a single lawyer in G ...
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Whomever you are, get a life and get real!!! Absolutely nothing will happen to this man especially when someone found it necessary to pay him to perform on Independence Day inspite of local talent and not a single lawyer in Ghana can match wits with his lawyers or they wouldn't have paid him that extra- ordinary amount to perform in such a short time. No one in Ghana commands that kind of pay in a day without dipping in national coffers... I mean stealing.....NO ONE!
PEEPEE 11 years ago

OH ! MOTHER GHANA,
TODAY ITS ABOUT WEED
THE OTHER TIME IT WAS ABOUT GAY
CAN SOMEONE WHAT IS NEXT?
WISE UP PEOPLE.

OH ! MOTHER GHANA,
TODAY ITS ABOUT WEED
THE OTHER TIME IT WAS ABOUT GAY
CAN SOMEONE WHAT IS NEXT?
WISE UP PEOPLE.
Beth 11 years ago

I pray God will have mercy on Ghanians and give our leaders wisdom to cherish the gifts God has given us and use it. Smoking is not a big deal in America but I don't think this king of behavior will be accepted even in Americ ...
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I pray God will have mercy on Ghanians and give our leaders wisdom to cherish the gifts God has given us and use it. Smoking is not a big deal in America but I don't think this king of behavior will be accepted even in America. Chris Brown must be arrested and if not charged at least be made to apologize to Ghanians.
Palogo 11 years ago

Against the kleptocrats. Marijuana is a soft drug. It is the Akpeteshie and others that should be outlawed.

Against the kleptocrats. Marijuana is a soft drug. It is the Akpeteshie and others that should be outlawed.
SUHUM SAMAN 11 years ago

Shame on you Saka for taking advantage of this unfortunate, reprehensible incident to advertise your self and your organization.
You did not come off genuine at all: who reported that in the early hours of March 6, the whole ...
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Shame on you Saka for taking advantage of this unfortunate, reprehensible incident to advertise your self and your organization.
You did not come off genuine at all: who reported that in the early hours of March 6, the whole area around the Stadium was smelling of marijuana? If you had done your research on Chris Brown, you and the gullible people of Ghana would have realized that this guy is nothing but a thug, known for his violence against women, and known for his drug use.
Why do you think the UK wouldn't allow him in?
There are many Ghanaians who were not, thank God, fooled by this arrogant thug. It is a shame some of our own aided and abetted this hoodlum to fly off with $1 million of our money. Cash in on this is equally bad, if not worse.
Mike 11 years ago

Ghanians are very funny he was recently in my country said same thing and you guys took yours to another level hahaha

Ghanians are very funny he was recently in my country said same thing and you guys took yours to another level hahaha
SUHUM SAMAN 11 years ago

Mike, please name your country and when he came to visit.

Mike, please name your country and when he came to visit.
cpt joe chame 11 years ago

someone can still be held accountable,The Boss of the police department that deplored it forces to supervised the event must be held accountable or fired

someone can still be held accountable,The Boss of the police department that deplored it forces to supervised the event must be held accountable or fired
NANA ADDICT 11 years ago

Arrest Akufo Addo first.

Arrest Akufo Addo first.
DAN 11 years ago

do we stop you from making money sucking white mens penis on beach?

do we stop you from making money sucking white mens penis on beach?
KOLOOKO- JAPAN 11 years ago

THE MORE WE TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE SHOWS HOW MENTALLY WEAK WE AFRICANS ARE. AMERICANS DONT TAKE(WEE)SMOKING AS A SERIOUS CRIME SO THE NOISE WE ARE MAKING NOW IS NOTHING TO THEM.WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS TO GIVE PRE-WARNING TO IN-C ...
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THE MORE WE TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE SHOWS HOW MENTALLY WEAK WE AFRICANS ARE. AMERICANS DONT TAKE(WEE)SMOKING AS A SERIOUS CRIME SO THE NOISE WE ARE MAKING NOW IS NOTHING TO THEM.WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS TO GIVE PRE-WARNING TO IN-COMING ARTISTS
DAN 11 years ago

in certain states as pain killing medicine for cancer patients

in certain states as pain killing medicine for cancer patients
ogra 11 years ago

wHO ACTUALLY PUT THIS TOGETHER? WHO INVITED HIM TO GHANA? hE DIDN'T FIT THE CRITERIA FOR ANY YOUTH WHATSOEVER.HE IS A CRIMINAL HIMSELF.OUR PEOPLE ARE YUST PLAIN STUPID AND DISCRACEFUL.

wHO ACTUALLY PUT THIS TOGETHER? WHO INVITED HIM TO GHANA? hE DIDN'T FIT THE CRITERIA FOR ANY YOUTH WHATSOEVER.HE IS A CRIMINAL HIMSELF.OUR PEOPLE ARE YUST PLAIN STUPID AND DISCRACEFUL.
Dr T 11 years ago

Why do Ghanaians spend so much time talking about Chris Brown smoking weed on stage in Ghana? Why? Don't you people silly Ghanaians have anything to talk about? Can't you see your cities engulfed in filth? Have you solved you ...
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Why do Ghanaians spend so much time talking about Chris Brown smoking weed on stage in Ghana? Why? Don't you people silly Ghanaians have anything to talk about? Can't you see your cities engulfed in filth? Have you solved your power problems? Water and the kids who cannot go to school? What country is this?
Anokwale 11 years ago

Ghanaians are busy playing moralistic instead of taking care of the basics...

Ghanaians are busy playing moralistic instead of taking care of the basics...
truth 11 years ago

Ghanaians are too known and we talk toooooooooooo much. is this the first time a foreign artist smoked wee on stage? if we criticize we must do it constructively and not negatively, is it not an open secret that some top pol ...
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Ghanaians are too known and we talk toooooooooooo much. is this the first time a foreign artist smoked wee on stage? if we criticize we must do it constructively and not negatively, is it not an open secret that some top politicians use drugs? have they been arrested? our country is struggling to stop drug couriers,what are we doing about it?
Obiter Dicta 11 years ago

This article makes a very superficial case of what could have been a profound and nuanced dissection of one self-absorbed salaud just plainly behaving badly on a public stage.

Chris Brown is a head-case with no sense of ti ...
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This article makes a very superficial case of what could have been a profound and nuanced dissection of one self-absorbed salaud just plainly behaving badly on a public stage.

Chris Brown is a head-case with no sense of time, space or culture or head manners. The stories that have followed him since he bashed his girlfriend Rihanna to an inch of plastic surgery have shown what a self-absorbed and under-socialized twerp he is. In some circles even within the United States, Chris Brown would NOT HAVE BEEN INVITED to "serenade" the nation's youth because of the serious baggage he carries because of his past and present. And as I said before being an outspoken ganja smoker is the least troubling of them. Being a knowledgeable, astute, tactful, and prudent young man is. (When in Rome, one doesn't necessarily have to do as the Romans do, but a diplomatic nod to their laws and customs, especially when you are an invited guest, certainly goes a long way believe me .... If nothing else, the flagrant cussing and posturing was uncalled for, especially for a guest in the house. This is the obliviousness to cultural time and space I alluded to.)

The legendary Bob Marley made no secret of his love and veneration of the old "ganja weed, a.k.a. Lamb's Bread", but when he was in Africa, he made the case for his culto-religious persuasion way more diplomatically than this piece of human excrement made.

And just for the record while weare on this subject: there are States within the United States where Chris' public stunt may have resulted in at least some kind of citation, charge or arrest. (Ask Willie Nelson or Li'l Wayne and other American celebrities if you doubt my word.)

I really wish Mr. Saka's article had made a more serious and three-dimensional dissection of Chris Brown's grotesque public stunt while placing the blame squarely where it belongs, namely the people who invited this sorry excuse for a human being to serenade the nation's youth.

OBITER DICTA
Obiter Dicta 11 years ago

Correction - 2nd Paragraph - 1st Line

"Chris Brown is a head-case with no sense of time, space, culture or HOUSE MANNERS."

OBITER DICTA

Correction - 2nd Paragraph - 1st Line

"Chris Brown is a head-case with no sense of time, space, culture or HOUSE MANNERS."

OBITER DICTA
Malcolm Kyle 11 years ago

@Honourable Saka, A kindly reminder:

Like all other past and futile attempts at curbing "man's desire to alter his consciousness", marijuana prohibition is rooted in hate, paranoia, racism, misinformation, half-truths, and ...
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@Honourable Saka, A kindly reminder:

Like all other past and futile attempts at curbing "man's desire to alter his consciousness", marijuana prohibition is rooted in hate, paranoia, racism, misinformation, half-truths, and outright lies —It's your right to disagree, just please try to remain factual..

There is no debate: Marijuana is absolutely safer than alcohol, tobacco, and all prescription and over-the-counter medicines, while Prohibition, a costly nightmare that enriches both criminals and corrupt politicians, is a threat to us all.

Internationally, what many sane people are proposing, is to take the criminal aspect out of it, collect revenues from its sale, and instead of spending billions on doomed-to-failure enforcement, put it's 'taxable income' to work for the whole of humanity.

Prohibition has finally run its course: Our prisons are full, our economy is in ruins, the lives and livelihoods of tens of millions have been destroyed or severely disrupted. Countries that were was once a shining beacon of liberty and prosperity have become toxic, repressive, smoldering heaps of hypocrisy and a gross affront to fundamental human decency.

Former and present Prohibitionists like yourself shall not be allowed to remain untainted and untouched by the unconscionable acts that they/you have viciously committed on their/your fellow citizens. They/you have provided us with neither safe communities nor safe streets. We will provide them/you with neither a safe haven to enjoy their/your ill-gotten gains nor the liberty to repeat such a similar atrocity.
Kwame 11 years ago

History had it that Britain, U.S. and Holland declared opium war on the people of China with the aim to force them to buy the substance and sniff it. The countries of North Africa that refused to allow the illicit substance t ...
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History had it that Britain, U.S. and Holland declared opium war on the people of China with the aim to force them to buy the substance and sniff it. The countries of North Africa that refused to allow the illicit substance to pass through their habours were bombed to submission.
To protect opium cultivation and trade the U.S., NATO and gullible people all over the world declared war on Soviet Union for illegally occupying Afghanistan. The ruse of the soviet occupation of Afghansitan was to promote the cultivation and marketing of opium. It is not strange that the brother of the President of Afghanistan, Mr. Karzai, a former U.S. citizen was the opium war lord in that country until his assassination by his colleagues in the illicit trade.
In 20012 U.S. President Barak Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameroon and French President Nikolai Sarkozy told African government that if they do not make homosexual marriage legal they will withdraw aid to them. The President of Malawi, a woman made law to legalize homosexual marriage so that her country could access aid from the west.
We are all aware of the negative effects of the sniffing of opium, homosexuality and weed on the population that practice it. The west is in a serious economic trouble and need money from all sorts of criminal activity to prop up its economy, including killing other presidents and usurping the property of the countries involved. There are also the use of the forum provided at the United Nations for the west to prevent nations for acquiring new technology.
The bell tows for all of us.
WEEMAN GBONYO 11 years ago

WEE IS GOOD FOR THE ENLIGHTENED HEALTHY MIND, THE MIND OF A RESPONSIBLE HUMAN BEING WHO IS HARD WORKING AND RESPECTFUL OF THE SPIRITUAL ESSENCE OF MARIJUANA (aka WEE)...FUCK YOU ALL WEE BASHERS ,...SMOKING WEE IS SAFER AND BE ...
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WEE IS GOOD FOR THE ENLIGHTENED HEALTHY MIND, THE MIND OF A RESPONSIBLE HUMAN BEING WHO IS HARD WORKING AND RESPECTFUL OF THE SPIRITUAL ESSENCE OF MARIJUANA (aka WEE)...FUCK YOU ALL WEE BASHERS ,...SMOKING WEE IS SAFER AND BETTER THAN SODOMY AND DRINKING ALCOHOL. GHANA WILL BE BETTER OF LEGALIZING WEE SMOKING THAN ALLOWING ASS FUCKING SODOMITES TO ROAM FREE ALL OVER THE PLACE. CHRIS BROWN IS A FOOL !!!..HE SHAMED SERIOUS WEE SMOKERS BY DOING IT IN PUBLIC SO BLATANTLY. WEE SMOKING IS GOOD, HOWEVER IT MUST BE DONE WITH RESPECT,MODERATION AND DIGNITY, WE WILL CATCH CHRIS BROWN SOMEWHERE AND GIVE HIM A GOOD THRASHING FOR HIS FOOLISHNESS, I HOPE OUR LAW ENFORCERS WHIP ANY FOOLS WHO ARE CAUGHT SMOKING WEE IN PUBLIC PLACES. I ALSO HOPE THE SODOMITES AND WAYWARD FEMALES WHO ARE LICKING AND FUCKING THEMSELVES WITH WOODEN DILDOS AND GREEN PLANTAINS ARE ALSO PEPPERED WITH SOME KPAKPO SHITO, BOTOM LINE HERE IS , FUCK ALL YOU GHANAIAN CRIMINALS , SEXUAL DEVIANTS , CORRUPT POLITICIANS, WANNABE FAKE PASTORS AND DISHONOURABLE FUCKUPS , FOR DISGRACING GHANA.
AKWAPIMBA,LAS PALMAS DE CANARIA.SPAIN 11 years ago

DONT FOLLOW THIS BIG BULL.IGNORANT BOY.A BIG SWINE,BEFORE ABRAHAM,PEOPLE WERE LIVING.YOU CANNOT JUST COME TO GHANA AND TELL AFRICAN YOUTH WHAT TO DO.WHO BORN DOG.RESPECT THE AFRICAN YOUTH.YOU SHOULD PAY A BIG FINE FOR WHAT ...
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DONT FOLLOW THIS BIG BULL.IGNORANT BOY.A BIG SWINE,BEFORE ABRAHAM,PEOPLE WERE LIVING.YOU CANNOT JUST COME TO GHANA AND TELL AFRICAN YOUTH WHAT TO DO.WHO BORN DOG.RESPECT THE AFRICAN YOUTH.YOU SHOULD PAY A BIG FINE FOR WHAT YOU DID.NO RESPECT FOR THE YOUTH IN GENERAL AND NOT THE AFRICAN YOUTH ALONE.BIG SWINE.SHIT..
American 11 years ago

The only black Americans that achieve prominence on the international stage (literally) are the Coons and Sambos of the Gone With the Wind era. No wonder the rest of the black nations have turned away from the US in shame and ...
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The only black Americans that achieve prominence on the international stage (literally) are the Coons and Sambos of the Gone With the Wind era. No wonder the rest of the black nations have turned away from the US in shame and disgust at the antics of these blackface buffoons.
WEEMAN GBONYO 11 years ago

THE BLACKFACED BUFFOONS ARE A NECESSARY EVIL OF OUR TIME. THEIR PUBLIC FOOLISHNESS WIIL INSPIRE COMMONSENSE TO REEMERGE AND KICK SOME SENSE INTO THE WAYWARD SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF AFRICA. LET'S HUNT CHRIS BROWN DOWN AND MAKE H ...
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THE BLACKFACED BUFFOONS ARE A NECESSARY EVIL OF OUR TIME. THEIR PUBLIC FOOLISHNESS WIIL INSPIRE COMMONSENSE TO REEMERGE AND KICK SOME SENSE INTO THE WAYWARD SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF AFRICA. LET'S HUNT CHRIS BROWN DOWN AND MAKE HIM SEE HIS FOLLY, AFTER WE HAVE WHIPPED HIM AND THOSE WHO BROUGHT HIM TO GHANA WELL WELL!!!
Well-Wisher 11 years ago

That thing must have been thinking that he was exercising his free speech rights. Let me, thus, also exercise my free speech rights: He must not have been raised right. If he did, then he would've been taught to respect his h ...
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That thing must have been thinking that he was exercising his free speech rights. Let me, thus, also exercise my free speech rights: He must not have been raised right. If he did, then he would've been taught to respect his hosts. He must have grown up with no structure, no respect for law, but left to ran loose on the streets learning to behave like an animal among a pack. He has no shame, he hasn't learned to be remorseful, and I don't expect him to apologize anytime soon.
My expectation is that he will never be given an opportunity to step foot again on that holy land he has desecrated!
JH-New York City 11 years ago

The Animal as he is cannot do that anywhere in his own country,United States.He could have been arrested and slapped with several charges including endangering the Welfare of Children or minors.He completely disregarded our ...
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The Animal as he is cannot do that anywhere in his own country,United States.He could have been arrested and slapped with several charges including endangering the Welfare of Children or minors.He completely disregarded our Independence celebration and disrespect our forefathers. All the security personnel who were on duty at the function should be disciplined or suspended for 3weeks without pay for refusing to so their job.
JH-New York City 11 years ago

Do their job.

Do their job.
Kwame 9 years ago

This was one of the most ignorant and close minded articles I've read in a while. It's bad enough that Ghanaians are well documented weed smokers, now you have this article making such an issue a religious debate. If any of y ...
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This was one of the most ignorant and close minded articles I've read in a while. It's bad enough that Ghanaians are well documented weed smokers, now you have this article making such an issue a religious debate. If any of you have the courtesy to do your own research on the drug and realize it's almost-miraculous properties you'd be singing a different tune. As a Ghanaian youth that knows the ins and outs about this drug,(not to say I support it I urge my fellow countrymen to put their ignorant and un-informed prejudice aside, stop blaming everything on the devil(to validate your arguments) and educate yourself.

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