Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Murders continue
Friday morning the 28th homicide for the year was recorded.This time it was the murder of a husband and wife in true assassination style.It is a sordid story of drug running,kidnapping and possible murders.Because of the son's involvement in drugs the parents are now dead and the other members of the family are threatened with extinction.It gets worse with the news that the son's girlfriend as well as her father is missing.
Of the 28th deaths thus far most of them have been associated with the growing drug culture.I got to wonder when did this place become like this.To tell the truth I can't even narrow it down to any particular reason.True,some of it has to do with the economic situations as well as the get rich mentality.I can't even say it is a case of ignorance because a lot of the young guys have a secondary school education.
What I do know is the Government has to attempt to treat the causes.Recently,there was a programme where they were conducting random searches on vehicles in an attempt to recover illegal firearms.Anyway,that is just dealing with the problem at a micro level while ignoring the deeper problems.The sad thing is people are beginning to accept the killings as the norm.Where you would have been horrified previously the news now is hardly raising an eyebrow.
Pretty sad the way human life is being treated without regard.What will the count be come end of year?Your guess is as good as mine.
Of the 28th deaths thus far most of them have been associated with the growing drug culture.I got to wonder when did this place become like this.To tell the truth I can't even narrow it down to any particular reason.True,some of it has to do with the economic situations as well as the get rich mentality.I can't even say it is a case of ignorance because a lot of the young guys have a secondary school education.
What I do know is the Government has to attempt to treat the causes.Recently,there was a programme where they were conducting random searches on vehicles in an attempt to recover illegal firearms.Anyway,that is just dealing with the problem at a micro level while ignoring the deeper problems.The sad thing is people are beginning to accept the killings as the norm.Where you would have been horrified previously the news now is hardly raising an eyebrow.
Pretty sad the way human life is being treated without regard.What will the count be come end of year?Your guess is as good as mine.
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Some people blame this kinda fing on U.S. deportation (and general immigration policies to de Caribbean). Caribbean countries don't know how fe handle first-world criminals, soh it look' like de problem gettin worse inna de region.
I won't even address Jamaica's problem here, Abeni. As Melody said, part of the issue is because we are receiving 1st world criminals who have no reason to be arrested here when they arrive. So they are let loose on society. They have the access to the guns and the drugs and the contacts etc. There are other societal problems as well, no work, no money etc. When the police take drastic measures (some I don't agree with) they are chastized by the "human rights groups" so what do you do? It's a case of damned if you do, damned if you don't.
Abeni girl....thank yuh lucky stars that your family is not among those 28 but check this out. Here in Caracas, the numbers are somthing like 500 every weekend and that does not include those who died in auto accidents or who was sick. People nowadays have no regard for the human life and it pretty sad.
All I can do is reiterate what Scratchie said and say that I'm embarressed to let you know that we are almost at the 1,500 mark for 2004!!!! God help this country! Dr. D.
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