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Senseless killings have long been the tools of the Left and their Muslim pals

And tribalists, and pretty much all "command & control" setups.

I say this based on a bit of websurfing born of idle curiosity. This is a bit off the beaten track, so please bear with me.

Was wondering what "joro, jara, joro" meant in some Fela lyrics, and stumbled upon this quote:

"The clear and undeniable tragedy inherent in these statistics of ‘joro jara joro’ or kamikaze vehicular displays is the inescapable inference of irresponsibility which they create for the leadership, for, it is only an irresponsible person that would willfully step on a car acceleration pedal without any regard to the Highway Code and the safety of other road users. A government that delights itself in flagrantly flouting traffic rules just to show undue kampe-ism is actually demonstrating its inadequacy in office."

Our Official Death Convoys

In other words, the reckless and wanton nature of the killings a) keeps people in fear (thing Maslow's pyramid), and thus occupied with security; b)shows who's boss

For a satircal view of "Kampe-ism"

Obasanjo Launches New Ideology: Kampeism

Anyway, a long way off topic but food for thought, IMHO.

We do have our subtle equivalent of the 'big man' convoy, and although for political purposes it must be somewhat better behaved, the actions of the Swimmer behind the wheel were neither the first nor last such behaviours with an automobile by higher government officials here. Unless politically expedient or lethal (and sometimes even then) few incidents ever see the light of day.

That said, the assessment of the 'big man' convoy's effect of intimidation of the masses is spot-on.

We have a more subtle and less openly violent modus operandi in our government, whether it be the guys with 17-inch necks in dark glasses and identical suits speaking into their sleeves and riding in black suburbans with well-tinted windows, or the more open presence of uniformed escorts, the message is the same. That helicopter (drone?) overhead and the boots (or shiny black cop shoes) on the ground are designed to reek of unapproachable power, and the syncophantic select are 'blessed' with the opportunity to approach the powerful for a two second photo-op audience.

The same psychology is at play in either case, just the one is more decadently and openly violent, perhaps because the people either do not possess the means to keep it less so, or because they do not demand more civility from their leaders and are not in a position to do so.

Instead of leading away from such behaviour, we appear to be sliding toward it.