{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Writers &amp; Shakespeares Ghana Limited","provider_url":"https:\/\/writersghana.com","title":"ARMING TRAFFIC POLICE: A DANGEROUS DIRECTIVE. - Writers &amp; Shakespeares Ghana Limited","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"S5Q8Q0sWVg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/02\/arming-traffic-police-a-dangerous-directive\/\">ARMING TRAFFIC POLICE: A DANGEROUS DIRECTIVE.<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/writersghana.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/02\/arming-traffic-police-a-dangerous-directive\/embed\/#?secret=S5Q8Q0sWVg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;ARMING TRAFFIC POLICE: A DANGEROUS DIRECTIVE.&#8221; &#8212; Writers &amp; Shakespeares Ghana Limited\" data-secret=\"S5Q8Q0sWVg\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/writersghana.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"By Isaac Ato MENSAH Accra \u2013 2 September, 2019. The directive by Ambrose Dery, Ghana&#8217;s interior minister, that traffic police should carry arms is dangerous. It&#8217;s only value is to boost police morale. But it could also easily be the beginning of many more gun battles in an indisciplined nation with millions of unlicensed light weapons and porous borders. Yet again, our underachieving politicians have resorted to knee-jerk reactions aided by woefully ill-prepared special assistants who cannot dare disagree with their bosses on the basis of facts, evidence and reason. \u201cThe police will be provided with bulletproof equipment, vests and helmets to enable the policeRead More &rarr;"}