He is not above the law- Chris Prior to independence, we all heard of the show- ‘Chris Brown’ rocks GH, but the aftermath brought a lot f controversy and it is still being argued till date. The alleged smoking of weed by the renowned musician on stage symbolises a lot. First, in the middle of last year, July, Ghana’s highest decision making body, parliament outlawed smoking in public places not to think of nothing less but an illegal substance. Meaning, our country frowns on such acts, so it is obscene for Chris to put up such behaviour. If one carries drugs specifically- weed, it is obviously illegal and immediate justice must be taken. So the question is; did he smuggle it in with him? If yes, how come he was not caught or authorities did not search him on arrival because he is a public figure? Or was it supplied by the organisers of the show? Before artists perform, it should be the duty of the organisers to scrutinise them before they present their show. Every country has their rules and laws as well as their culture, some words and actions may be offensive to other country. I believe if he had been engaged in what he would be doing, such act would have been avoided. If an African artist or any artist irrespective of their country performs on a national platform in America and promotes the smoking of weed (which is unlawful in their country), he or she would face justice before he or she returns to his or her country. So why can’t we do the same but allow the culprit goes unpunished. Also, he poses a question to the audience before he went ahead with his conduct. “How many of y’all smoked wee?” He then added that, “If anybody tripping on ya’ll smoking wee, f**k them.” The use vulgar language is seen here. I am also surprised at some organisations defending his conduct. He poses a question that how many smokes wee? Is it not evident enough to know that what he smoked was wee? He even went ahead saying we should not judge him. He knew what he was doing and what he smoked. So why are some organisations insulting our intelligence by justifying his actions. I am sure his response would be different when he is asked. Aside destroying his reputation, someone might be lured by it especially people who see him as their ‘mentor’. What if a child came with his or her family to see the famous Chris Brown and saw his act, what lesson would he or she make out of it? On top of it, he is been paid with a huge sum of money which could have been used to promote our own artists. Either he apologises for his actions or justice must be done. If not, any artist or individual can perform and pull out a neatly rolled stick and claim it is cigarette- for such conduct, would the person be arrested for promoting smoking in the country? Josephine Araba Aidoo Ghana Institute of Journalism Accra