Comments on: Ray Zammit wasn’t fired – where on earth did THAT come from?

By: Giac71

Giac71 — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 06:22:33 +0000

This is a great disgrace.

He should be fired or arraigned in court for trying to pervert the course of justice.

Everyone forgot about the way Inspector Taliana was treated and arraigned in court just because he did not abide buy the rules of an internal circular within the force.

And what about Sergent Lee Roy Balzan?

How should Ray Zammit be treated buy putting him back to his position?

What about asking for resignation?

Public service commission?

Court?

By: Matthew S

Matthew S — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 23:24:58 +0000

The way words are constantly misused by the press in Malta never ceases to amaze. Words have precise meanings and should be used as accurately as possible.

Fleeing a shooter, a perfectly reasonable thing to do, is very different to a hit and run, an illegal activity.

Smashing a car implies far more destruction than hitting a car mirror and perhaps scraping its side.

Being known as l-Iskoċciż (a nickname) is not the same as being a Scotsman (someone from Scotland) or a British citizen.

Being fired and being demoted are two very different actions with very different results.

By randomly bandying about terms like these about, the press makes it easier for the government to manipulate it.

Some journalists really need to get a better grasp of the language they use. Words are their primary tools so they have to know them very well.

Some of them even need to improve their grammar. I’m sick and tired of seeing the past perfect being used where the past simple should be used.

Obviously, none of the above applies to this website.

By: gn

gn — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 22:52:57 +0000

Imbaghad Peppi Azzopardi jippretendi li dan l-istess persuna jerga jiftah kaz li ilu mghaluq ghexieren ta’ snin u jsolvih ghax kiteb ktieb.

Jahasra.

By: Mila

Mila — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 21:39:34 +0000

So even when he is pushed and shoved he drags his feet shouting and screaming and postulates and swears that he will take a decision while hiding behind this or that apron, in the end its just a load of body filler over the rusted areas and a thin spray of paint.

When you think that Joseph Muscat can’t disgust you any more he manages to disgust you again.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 21:04:53 +0000

Labour banned circuses with animals while they are promoting human circuses.

By: observer

observer — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 19:11:40 +0000

In reply to Erasmus. That is a not very dishonourable way for him to choose - and it will eventually help him to really fade away into obscurity without carrying much of a stigma with him.

By: caflanga

caflanga — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 19:09:11 +0000

They celebrated 200 years of policing this year, and threw the Police back a 1000 years in one fell swoop. Bravo.

By: nevil

nevil — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 18:55:11 +0000

I agree with you 100 percent. He should have either been allowed to stay or else kicked out of office. The fact that Muscat opted instead to have him demoted to Assistant Police Commissioner clearly shows that our PM has lost his bearings.

By: Erasmus

Erasmus — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 18:51:07 +0000

It’s far more probable Zammit will fade away into obscurity. He’s probably only months away from retirement age anyway. My guess is that he will go out on sick-leave then disappear altogether. Although the bigger price was paid by Mallia, he was the one to be singled out as the main culprit.

By: Felicity

Felicity — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 18:48:41 +0000

Exactly. He has always been an assistant commissioner and still is. Not only that. I presume that if the actual commissioner is abroad or indisposed, then, as an assistant commissioner, we might see him again in the role of acting commissioner. Nothing has changed.