Rich Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man, Thief, Lawyer, Doctor and Police Chief
There's this game I used to play as a child which (we thought) would predict out future. We would choose the age at which we wanted to marry, and it would predict our partner, where we would live, our occupation and number of children. To make up a portion of the list we'd chant "rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief, lawyer, doctor, indian chief" then add a few others. So much for the nostalgia.... In Jamaica the population can basically be divided into these groups (see title) . The Rich Man, and the Poor Man are the two main categories. The Beggar Man would come with the poverty, and surprisingly the Thief would come under the jurisdiction of the wealthy man (white collar crime and such... did someone say Bernie Madoff? ) . The Lawyers and Doctors are important to society and make up the middle class for their work can be easily compromised by the donations of a Rich Man; and the ever so controversial Police Chief who is a puppet to the Rich Man.
