The Los Santos Taxi Department has grown to number over 300 members and is still growing. In the three months that have passed since starting his little taxi crew, Lesi20's idea has enthralled countless GTA Online players. Lesi20 decided to turn his back on the violent ways of the game most players are accustomed to and started his own little taxi service. Guyanese everywhere are embarrassed by this type of behaviour as they are embarrassed by the behaviour of the dictatorship.Some time ago (about three months) we reported on a particularly industrious player deciding to play GTA Online their own way. Mr Harripaul is the only Guyanese I know who is not embarrassed by a taxi driver charging someone to rescue her.
And even if paying for gas was an issue, fleecing people of US$20 for a quick ride cannot be justified. So contrary to what Mr Harripaul believes, paying for gas was not an issue. I would assume the driver who fleeced $20 from a traumatized passenger, also received further compensation, and if he did, it was a double dip. I received confirmation that taxis who provided transportation for passengers from the CAL crash were compensated generously. Usually in an aviation accident, the airline and or the government offers compensation to providers of transport. Some transported victims to emergency centres without seeking remuneration. There were also good Samaritans, many of whom rushed to the scene to assist the victims. And US$20 is fleecing them for what in Guyana is known as a short drop.įortunately, not everyone is condoning fleecing. You don’t charge them to render assistance. People were suffering from shock, trauma and distress right after the plane crash. My parents raised me differently I was taught to be kind, compassionate and loving and to share as well as to help those in danger. The way I and most Guyanese were raised, we don’t charge people for assisting them when they are in distress. Mr Harripaul clearly has different value judgments from me and almost every other Guyanese. In America, that can be considered a crime. But as a patriotic Guyanese, I am concerned about the image of the country being tarnished when a driver demands money to assist a person in a life and death situation. The taxis are not the issue regarding the CAL accident. With regard to charging people for rescuing them, it is incorrect for Mr Harripaul to say I am focusing on taxi drivers. However, he should not paint me as a propagandist as I have no ties whatsoever to any party. There is nothing wrong with Mr Harripaul supporting the APNU as Guyana is a democracy and people are free to support a party of their choice.
Mr Harripaul, on the other hand, has openly endorsed APNU, and has campaigned for it utilizing a propaganda mode. And since 1992, I have not campaigned for or supported any political party. I was involved in conducting opinion surveys. When free and fair elections were restored in 1992, I did not take sides in that campaign. I have remained rational and open minded towards the parties and also assisted them in their electoral campaign. If my activities for democracy against an oppressive dictatorship are considered propaganda, I plead guilty as charged and seek the highest form of punishment. But that in no way made me biased towards any political party. I confess I gave financial support to all of the parties and partook in fundraising for them as well as the PCD. My participation in the anti-dictatorial struggle was honest and truthful hitting the streets of New York almost daily from 1977 to 1992 with literature, etc, and my colleagues can attest to that fact. I did not participate in false propaganda activities. During the struggle against the dictatorship, I supported all the then opposition parties and worked diligently in Guyana and abroad for the restoration of democracy. I am not now nor ever was a propagandist for the PPP or any political party. Mr Harripaul refers to me as a PPP propagandist. Mr Malcolm Harripaul’s missive (‘The taxi drivers cannot be blamed for charging US$20… SN, Aug 5) contains inaccuracies and value judgments different from mine and those of most Guyanese.
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