Monday, September 06, 2004
Tired
Am tired of the violence pervading our society. Something that seemingly has become so normative that we simply keep on going without blinking an eye at incidents of extreme violence. And I wonder about this and the effects this has on our states of being.
Recently the types of crimes committed here have been very very gruesome. In 2001 the nation mourned the death of 12 year old Lokisha Nanton whose nude body was found hanging from a tree, brutally raped, sodomised and then hung with her own clothing. It seems like since her death the society has become numb. Last week two young men were shot and killed execution style in two different villages and we shrugged and went about our ways.Its becoming a way of life unfortunately
So how do we arrest this development? Is it just a case of throwing up our hands and praying that those we love remain untouched? Recently, the Govt had a gun amnesty but hundreds of illegal weapons still remain on the street. I confess to feeling powerless and yes frustrated as I watch my island being consumed by all this violence.
And I wonder about the bigger picture that fuels the crime..the unemployment, the economic differences, the drug trade, differences among people. And I wonder who is going to have the will to try to bring about change.
Meantime SVG bracing for Ivan which is supposed to pass directly over us sometime tomorrow morning. It has been years since this place was hit directly by a hurricane and most of us have grown up feeling immune. After all we are Hairoun..land of the blessed. Well we going to need all the blessings we can get to ride through this if the path remains the same. Somehow am more worried about my relatives in Barbados but hopefully all will be well
Recently the types of crimes committed here have been very very gruesome. In 2001 the nation mourned the death of 12 year old Lokisha Nanton whose nude body was found hanging from a tree, brutally raped, sodomised and then hung with her own clothing. It seems like since her death the society has become numb. Last week two young men were shot and killed execution style in two different villages and we shrugged and went about our ways.Its becoming a way of life unfortunately
So how do we arrest this development? Is it just a case of throwing up our hands and praying that those we love remain untouched? Recently, the Govt had a gun amnesty but hundreds of illegal weapons still remain on the street. I confess to feeling powerless and yes frustrated as I watch my island being consumed by all this violence.
And I wonder about the bigger picture that fuels the crime..the unemployment, the economic differences, the drug trade, differences among people. And I wonder who is going to have the will to try to bring about change.
Meantime SVG bracing for Ivan which is supposed to pass directly over us sometime tomorrow morning. It has been years since this place was hit directly by a hurricane and most of us have grown up feeling immune. After all we are Hairoun..land of the blessed. Well we going to need all the blessings we can get to ride through this if the path remains the same. Somehow am more worried about my relatives in Barbados but hopefully all will be well
# posted by Abeni @ 12:20 PM 
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Kami, stay safe dahling. Don't go galavanting looking fuh pretty boys (or girls) for the next 48 hours....OK!!!
Snoop.
P.S. If yuh find a pretty gyul please mek sure the Sony Handicam have plenty of fresh batteries.
Snoop.
P.S. If yuh find a pretty gyul please mek sure the Sony Handicam have plenty of fresh batteries.
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: 8:45 PM
: 8:45 PM
try and stay safe and I hope you guys dont get hit directly.
as to the violence in society, I guess i've become desensitized. I think that something needs to be done but where do we start. Its a real uphill battle but at some point we're going to have to face it.
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as to the violence in society, I guess i've become desensitized. I think that something needs to be done but where do we start. Its a real uphill battle but at some point we're going to have to face it.
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