I suppose the principle is the same, though, where the offending driver fails to stop and admit their responsibility.

Stephen Smith must be wondering why the police are so kind as to offer him bottles of beer while he is locked up.

This was a straightforward and blatant case of attempted murder.

What hit and run?

The minister should lead by example. And the example we get is the Police Rapid Response Unit taking the victim of a shooting to the police station and forcing him to take a breathalyzer test.

If Mallia does not step down of his own accord, which surely he will not, he is clearly condoning and approving his driver’s behaviour.

And if the prime minister does not make him go, the same can be said of him.

If A. Citizen is happy with that, he is a fool.

The principle is the same as that providing the reason for which Helena Dalli should resign.

“Get a grip” on two facts.

This episode shows that we all are in danger from those who are supposed to protect us against illegal activities.

And, the term “representative democracy” means that we elect people to represent us and make decisions on our behalf.

Mallia is responsible for all his decisions as an elected member of parliament and as a minister of state. Why do you defend this behaviour?

Or is “your team” losing “the game”?

The sooner you learn to appreciate that democracy is not a football match but a principle that works in your interest, the better.

Accountability is always so difficult to pinpoint these days.

The fact is that the Times of Malta and objectivity have now long since parted ways.

The fact is that someone must be responsible for that decision.

The fact is that such decisions are above an editor’s rank.

@Daphne

His boss will be the senior police officer who assigned him to this task, not Malia. Malia was not there. Where is there mention that Malia even knew this person was using the car outside of official business?

You may not like any of this lot, but let’s not go on a witch hunt just yet. Focus on the real issues at hand more than what comes across as blood lust.

[Daphne – You can’t even spell the minister’s name and yet you presume to know his duties and his obligations. What you describe are the reasons why Manuel Mallia should go, not reasons why he should not.]

Either that or they are receiving bills from Kasco.