I protested that he, as a law enforcement official, should not only set an efxample to others but also punish those who fire their weapons during weddings. The policeman simply explained that people fire in the air to assert their presence.
Summer is known as the season of weddings.
Firing into the air is habitual at wedding celebrations. But there is a danger that this habit will become so deeply ingrained that guests will feel left out, or that their participation in the wedding activities is inadequate if they do not let off a few rounds of ammunition. I know this is no laughing matter, but what I saw at the wedding night has given me nightmares. This time, people were shooting in front of my very eyes and I realised how easy it would be to accidentally shoot someone. How easy for a stray bullet to find someone's body.