Stiffer punishments are needed to curtail social media insults against chiefs - Kweku Darlington

Ghanaian musician known in the showbiz scene as Kweku Darlington has called for stiffer punishment to curtail insults on social media against chiefs and the elderly in society.

Discussing recent incidents on social media where people are seen in videos denigrating some chiefs, he said some people should be used as a scapegoat.

He fumed “We don’t have to encourage such acts and if those doing it have been punished at least one of them, like we will give utmost respect to our elders because even if your Dad is bad he’s still your father.

“There are no benefits attached to denigrating a chief or hurling insults on an elderly person and it’s rather cursed that you’re inviting upon yourself so why do we do that,” he told Amansan Krakye.

“In my opinion, if someone disrespects a chief we have to invite the person to slaughter about 5 or 4 sheep like everyone will learn a lesson from it and desist from that act,” he added.

“Because that behaviour has come up on social media that people just get up and sit behind a phone to insult chiefs and elderly people, if at least one person has been punished like most people will put an end to it”.