26th September 2024 10:55:10 AM
2 mins readGhanaian artist Kweku Darlington has called for harsher penalties to address the rising trend of social media insults directed at chiefs and elders.Speaking about the recent spate of disrespectful videos circulating online, he emphasized the need for accountability, suggesting that making an example of offenders could deter such behavior.He expressed his frustration, stating, “We must not tolerate this kind of disrespect.
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If even one person faced consequences for their actions, it would serve as a wake-up call for others to show respect for our elders.Regardless of personal opinions, our elders deserve honor, much like how one should respect their own father, despite any flaws.”Darlington argued that there are no advantages to insulting a chief or an elder and that such actions ultimately bring misfortune upon the perpetrators.
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He proposed a dramatic solution, saying, “If someone disrespects a chief, they should be required to offer several sheep as a sacrifice.This would send a clear message that such disrespect will not be taken lightly.”He believes that if there were clear consequences for these actions, it would discourage others from following suit.
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“We don’t have to encourage such acts and if those doing it have been punished at least one of them, like we will give utmost respect to our elders because even if your Dad is bad he’s still your father.“There are no benefits attached to denigrating a chief or hurling insults on an elderly person and it’s rather cursed that you’re inviting upon yourself so why do we do that,” he told Amansan Krakye.
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“In my opinion, if someone disrespects a chief we have to invite the person to slaughter about 5 or 4 sheep like everyone will learn a lesson from it and desist from that act,” he added.“Because that behaviour has come up on social media that people just get up and sit behind a phone to insult chiefs and elderly people, if at least one person has been punished like most people will put an end to it”.
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