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Misled campus goons and wannabes today, they deserve pity

The time is ¼ past one; walking towards the student centre, a conglomerate of students are seated on the benches at the frustration square. Some murmurs followed by uncultured laughter emanates. Just then it dawns on me that this is not the place I want to be, especially at this time.

Now, let’s digress a bit and learn some English. In the real world, a GOON is some aggressive hoodlum with no defined purpose but possess all the intention to break the law in whatever small or big way to please his ego and emotions. They are hecklers in the public discourse with no particular modest interest but will drive it so unassertively. In campus, the definition is verily simple; a goon is someone paid to either make noise or keep quite depending on the circumstances.

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