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Chris Kaba
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AT A time of national mourning it is important to reflect that there is no hierarchy when it comes to the value of life.
Many people feel that the Queen deserves her special ceremonial period of mourning and burial. That is only to be expected for such a long reign and such a well-loved monarch.
Yet many others have died over the same period, including Chris Kaba. And unlike our departed Queen, he did not die peacefully in his bed at a good age, surrounded by his loved ones. He was just 24 years old and was gunned down in the street by officers of the Metropolitan Police.
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