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Letters to the Editor
Relieve us of the wicked
Friday, January 20, 2012
Dear Editor,
Jamaica seems a land smeared with bloodletting and worries, a land characterised by doom, gloom, loss and desolation for many. This land relinquishes peace and safety for countless residents. Atrocities committed by callous and indifferent people are heart-rending for the average Jamaican. If Jamaicans pay keen attention they will understand that the hope for a long, and healthy lifespan has lost its equity.
Gunmen have lost respect for the sanctity of life and family. They are driven by their means to "survive", hence creating a life of "plenty". A breadwinner is not a person to them; as he is seen as a dispensable object, for it's all about their so-called food and street credit. Do I celebrate well-publicised crime reduction? The answer is a resounding no. To celebrate would be utter disregard for the deceased and disenfranchised souls.
I have been a victim of theft and I have witnessed it. I have heard explosions and later beheld a dead body in the middle of the road. Is crime the plight of mainly the inner city? Or is it a national plight? The tease in all of this is that I live in Kingston 6, which seems no safer than a hostile war zone. I was in the comfort of my home, and then suddenly I heard an unusual sound. I ignored it because paranoia is not sound. When I heard my car engine, I took a peek only to see a man driving it away. He drove my car as though it was his own (sigh). You might have passed him on the road.
Hypothetically, it could be that working Jamaicans may be susceptible due to financial drought. Though this thought and analysis have credit, there is an addendum to ponder as we flesh it out. The problem is that criminal Jamaicans have honed a bad habit. They enjoy making "duppies", and in their dark circle the best "Grim Reaper" is crowned. Based on their motivation they rarely back down; once confronted by them it becomes Judgement Day for the victims they cut down.
Please, my government and the powers that be, treat and eventually eradicate this aggressive cancer now because we want to be free. Future forward! My prayer is:
"Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked..." Psalm 140:4a.
Anna Robinson
robinsonanna47@yahoo.com
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1/20/2012
My sympathies.
Like you I have been a victim of crime many times since i was about 10, It has gotten worse.
it seems the what was being held down by a lucky break is now released, as the New Administration takes shape.
Hopefully they will get on top of things for Jamaica's sake!
1/20/2012
Anna I feel your pain. It is hard for me to comprehend what is happening. The situation should be a national emergency however we keep hearing things like “tighter grip on crime” yet there are no long term solutions. Criminality is too much a way of life and the victims are the hardworking tax payers who are living in fear. Much more can and should be done; the people should unite and rise up against crime. Demand more from the govt and hold them accountable for shortcoming.
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