Security

In my country I can feel safe. I can walk outside after dark, although that is not true for the bigger cities anymore. And it is no longer recommended to walk outside after dark alone. Even though I do it where I live.

We have police walking, biking, driving, ever riding horses during summer, around in the city. I do not see them so often, but every once in a while I see one walking, biking or I see a policecar. On horses I don't remember if I have ever seen or if I only know about them.

But that is not my point. The police have guns, I think, they have batons, they have handcuffs and I never ever see what all they have. They are just dressed in blue, walking, driving, biking, what ever, around to see to our safety.

I was in Lagos. The first time I did not see policemen outside. Only the security at the airport, and my eyes...they had to be big like plates! WHAT a gun!! Not that small one that you put away so that nobody knows you have it, but the one that is child-size! Wow! If I would know guns I would probably be able to tell you what kind, but I didn't even dare to look straight at it!

This time when I was in Lagos we were walking and all of a sudden I saw them. The police checking the road. And the guns....amazing! I would not want to talk to them no matter what, I do not even think I would walk up to them if I was in trouble. They did not make me feel safe. They did not make me feel unsafe either, but they made me want to keep my eyes at the ground so that I could walk past them without them noticing me.

...yeah....cause that will work! The only white in the whole area! They will not notice me if I do not look at them....or do they??