Comments on: Man held in custody complains about police abuse http://www.talamua.com/man-held-in-custody-complains-about-police-abuse/ the latest Samoan News Sat, 18 May 2013 04:02:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Jay http://www.talamua.com/man-held-in-custody-complains-about-police-abuse/#comment-2011 Jay Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:36:32 +0000 http://www.talamua.com/?p=4238#comment-2011 I have known Usufono for the last 10 years as we were in USP together. He was very much a church goer back in UNI until hes graduated with Bachelor of Science in Computer studies and a very good computer programmer. Hence thats how he went in to the music business as he can compose and engineer his own songs. I graduated a year after Usufono but when I came back to Samoa I saw a very different person. First time of me seeing him with beer in a night club was an eye opener. He worked at NUS as Lab Technician and then to CSL while in the same time hes carrier in Music kicked off. He had problems and started to jump from one job to the other. Im only saying if we take time to actually get to know the person and give them the right treatment rather than resort to harsh punishment and violence, this world is a very safe place to leave.

Here is a person that may have made some wrong decisions and mixed with the wrong people but at the end of the day he is a Samoan and a bright one indeed thats our Govt invested in his education. I hope we dont treat everyone in difficult situation like this if what is said is true because its not Samoan. Our (malu ole malo) is our assurance, asylum, cover, defense, freedom, immunity, refuge, safeness, sanctuary, security, shelter etc should be more Gentle but Strong.

Usufono If you can read this, I know you are stronger than you think and that you can turn your life around. Sad to see such a talent go to waste. Sad to see someone with your capacity can end up like that. Pray and ask God for help, he will never forsake you. Alofa atu… J

]]> By: Ann http://www.talamua.com/man-held-in-custody-complains-about-police-abuse/#comment-1815 Ann Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:57:36 +0000 http://www.talamua.com/?p=4238#comment-1815 If indeed this man suffers from mental illness…….why are the police beating him up? Please, show some compassion and get him some help!! Help does not mean beating him up until he complies!!

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