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The Dangers of the No Justice No Peace Mantra

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08-24 23:01
 
 
 
GOOD ARTICLE PROFF THX YU GOOD ARTICLE PLEASE CONTANT ME grace_krist@yahoo.com. i like people like yu thx

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oregun , usa
08-24 23:01
 
 
 
 
pepeni is a toxic curse another article from the propaganda desk of ndc . a slave lives with out justice and in relative peace . if there is no justice then its better to die in the attempt of freedom and justice than to tolerate re colonization by

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insight to the bone
08-25 07:59
 
 
 
What is the essence of your article What is the essence of your article, injustice inevitable breeds chaos this is fact of life.

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STAR
08-24 23:49
 
 
 
 
Re: What is the essence of your article @ STAR is it still all die be die? what the writer is saying is that it not up to those in or out of court to decide what justice is.

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KOFI
08-25 04:46
 
 
 
NATURAL LAW SHD THERE BE PEACE IF THERE IS NO JUSTICE, AND SHD THERE BE JUSTICE IF THERE IS NO PEACE. THE NATURAL REMEDY FOR JUSTICE IS PEACE AND THE NATURAL REMEDY FOR PEACE IS JUSTICE. IF YOU WILLINGLY AND KNOWINGLY DEFILE THIS . PRINC

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Kyei Bediako East Orange NJ
08-25 01:31
 
 
 
JUSTICE PROMOTES PEACE Dr Essien you have written a nice prose but I do not get the point of your posting. Like others, I do not understand why you or anyone would assume there is going to be potential calamity of mayhem and violence and we must ig

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ODASANI
08-25 01:38
 
 
 
 
ODASANI You have said it all. Our only definition of justice comes from the SC. If they come out with they verdict there should b no person or group of persons trying to define justice. the SUPREME COURT MUST BE SUPREME.

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meke
08-25 02:35
 
 
 
 
YES THERE A NEED TO PROMOTE PEACE The danger here is that only the sore losers,npp who are singing "no justice no peace" likewise "all die be die"These slogans give a cause for any right thinking Ghanaian to be worried,ok?Now listen,Nana Addo went to court b

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BOY KOFI
08-25 03:48
 
 
 
 
 
Re: YES THERE A NEED TO PROMOTE PEACE What is your beef?

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Asterix
08-25 04:40
 
 
 
 
 
WHAT AN IDIOT. Upon what basis did Afari Gyan declare Mahama President? Was it not on the contents of the pink sheets? Keep on dreaming because come 29th Mahama will be packing his goods out of the Jubilee House whiles Nana will be moving i

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Mends, The Lone Ranger.
08-25 05:57
 
 
 
 
 
 
No Justice no Peace! The SC as a Justice institution, run by human beings, is subject to corruptibility that is why an element of REVIEW is enshrine in the constitution. Who ever thought the EC led by Afari Gyan, could bring as this far, into a s

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KB
08-25 13:33
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Re: No Justice no Peace! What do you mean by justice? How have Dr Afari-Gyan and the EC led us into a state of lawlessness?

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Sankofa
08-25 20:50
 
 
 
It is not necessarily bad I want to add my voice to those who say that Ghana will not burn on or after 29th August. Yes there would be elation and disappointment with some; yes some tempers would flare and some voices would be raised but that is as fa

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Dr Yaw Ohemeng
08-25 03:36
 
 
 
 
IMPOSING YOUR OWN CONDITION OR WHAT? Please Dr,you cannot tell the SC what to do and what not to do.Please don't forget the judges know their jobs,they can tell what is a credible evidence, proven beyond any reasonable doubt and evidence that lacks substance.You

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BOY KOFI
08-25 04:23
 
 
 
 
 
You did the same above Boy Kofi, you are being emotional today. You have profusely above, in reaction to Odasani's posting, prescribed what the court should do. You then turn round to accuse me of same. I am glad you and I are not on the bench. Let

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Dr Yaw Ohemeng
08-25 04:30
 
 
 
 
 
 
I HAVE NOT GIVEN ANY CONDITION I have not given any conditions for justice,have I?

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BOY KOFI
08-25 04:51
 
 
 
 
Re: It is not necessarily bad Thanks doc. The decision taken by the court should be based on the evidence and the constitution. If this is done and it is explained in the ruling, I believe strongly that the citizens would understand, and with a little sup

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Asterix
08-25 04:52
 
 
 
 
If you are sincere about all .... These points you have listed,then what was this petition all about? Please sit back and think, re-examine your comment and you`ll quickly realize that Frank Essien`s piece was taking aim at people like you and, I might add, t

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Arch_Bishop
08-25 06:33
 
 
 
 
Lets face reality Dr. can judges rule on half baked evidence ?We had 26002 polling stations.There is nothing wrong with EC system but the bottom line is how a loosing party know how to loose cheerfully.Even if Angels come to conduct election t

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Yag
08-26 10:00
 
 
 
JUSTICE IS IMPORTANT Prof Essien, I am sorry to disagree with you. There is no nation that has been successfully built on peace. The reason is that peace is a by product. The actual product is Justice. It is the consistent application of justice

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KAKABO
08-25 04:09
 
 
 
 
THE PROF IS NOT AGAINST JUSTICE Nobody in Ghana is against justice or saying there should not be justice at all.The point is that those calling for justice are making their own conditions for the SC to declare Nana Addo president of Ghana at all cost or the

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BOY KOFI
08-25 04:48
 
 
 
 
Kakabo To Note You believe "pure" and "unadulterated" justice brings peace and it is apparent from your comment that any ruling that does not favour your party cannot be "true" justice. This is the dangerous mindset that Frank Essien seeks

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PKA
08-25 11:27
 
 
 
Re: The Dangers of the No Justice No Peace Mantra The no justice no peace mantra, I believe does not seek to interpret the courts judgement on their understanding of justice. It will be recalled that many people including stalwarts of the NPP (Tarzan and co) came out to open

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Asterix
08-25 04:37
 
 
 
Grains from the chaff. For sure, you are not Okoampa-Ahoofe. I can decipher the difference between your PhDs. The final verdict of the Judges is JUSTICE. Anybody who cannot live with that can move out of Mother Ghana and go plant themselves in the

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' and Jesus wept '
08-25 06:33
 
 
 
peace mantrasa Prior to 2012 election we were made to understand that if certain party failed to win something bad would happen .. we went to poll full of fear that death would welcome us at home... nothing happened... the same theory of fa

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SARFO MOSES-TAIN
08-25 07:58
 
 
 
 
Re: peace mantrasa It is significant that of all the party leaders, Nana Addo failed to respond positively to the peace accord at the Kumasi conference chaired by the Asantehene prior to the elections.

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Sankofa
08-25 20:47
 
 
 
Re: The Dangers of the No Justice No Peace Mantra What exactly do the proponents mean by No justice, No peace? Are they saying that if there is no justice in their view there will not be peace? These people ought to understand that they cannot hold the nation to ranso

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Sankofa
08-25 20:41
 
 
 
HAVE YOU EVER GOT CHEATED IN LIFE? YOU WILL UNDERSTAND IF YOU HAVE EVER GOT CHEATED IN ANY THING IN LIVE. THUS WHY THERE IS A HIGHER COURT IN EVERY COUNTRY. THAT IS WHERE CIVILIZED PEOPLE GO TO SEEK JUSTICE. THEY DO NOT TAKE THE LAW INTO THEIR OWN HANDS, OTH

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VICKY LEE BENTON.
08-25 22:34
 
 
 
 
Re: HAVE YOU EVER GOT CHEATED IN LIFE? LOOK AT THE BODY LANGUAGE OF JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA SHAKING AKUFO ADDO'S HANDS AT SOME MEETING. HE IS AS GUILTY AS HELL. HE COULD NOT LOOK INTO HIS EYES. WE ALL KNOW THAT THE ELECTION WAS RIGGED, SO I AM HOPING THAT THERE SHOU

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VICKY LEE BENTON.
08-25 22:54
 
 
 
 
 
Re: HAVE YOU EVER GOT CHEATED IN LIFE? THE GHANAIAN PEOPLE'S RIGHT HAS BEEN VIOLATED BY THE N. D. C. PARTY. THEREFORE, THEY ARE SEEKING JUSTICE AT THE COURTS. IF NOT, THEN THERE WILL BE NO PEACE IN THE COUNTRY. THIS IS THE PRACTICES OF THE AFRICAN POLITICIANS.

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VICKY LEE BENTON.
08-25 23:11