Dear Editor,
Two local eminent psychiatrists tells us that, "Poor life skills, coupled with malnourished brains, are among the root causes of psychopathic behaviour displayed regularly in Jamaican society, which have led to persons being murdered in trivial disputes".
If this is true and since these individuals are well trained and experienced in their field, how do we refute this?
These are education and healthcare areas we have been failing in for decades. There are many people walking around who are ticking time bombs waiting to explode.
Asking Senior Superintendent Steve McGregor to tame this crime problem in St James is like asking a camel to pass through a needle's eye. Giving the police more guns hasn't helped, unless you believe Senior Superintendent Reneto Adams that if we didn't do that it would be worse. That is proving a negative.
Making the police more mobile hasn't worked, the killings are random, senseless and defy logic. You cannot glance at someone, you cannot accidentally soak with water someone's cellular phone, you cannot step on someone's toe. Basically we are saying that poverty, being uneducated and lacking formal opportunities turns you into a psychotic killer.
By-the-way where is the reluctant Minister of Security Robert Montague? Remember some men are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them. What else is he expected to try? Haven't we tried everything humanly possible, right Mr Bunting?
Young people mainly have found that they live in a society driven by greed, glamour and glitter, bling, who has the biggest house, the most expensive shoes, a ‘criss’ car, a gun, a heavy gold chain, no wonder so many young people wish to be lottery scammers.
They want to get rich or die trying. The farmers, teachers, nurses, police personnel, electricians, plumbers, mechanics, masons, carpenters, are all skills to be scoffed at. The message of sacrifice is outdated, they want their piece of the pie now, there is no tomorrow, not by the sweat of your brow thou shall eat bread.
Mr Holness, Mrs Simpson-Miller and many others have shown that being frugal, taking risks, making use of scarce opportunities and education and being patient can pay off. They have to convince young people that the majority of them can follow this path to success, not necessarily to have untold wealth, to be drug pushers, but to live like decent human beings. It’s a tough sell especially if you are being honest and this has never been a strong point of our politicians. Handouts and promises have been their strong points.
Mark Clarke
Two local eminent psychiatrists tells us that, "Poor life skills, coupled with malnourished brains, are among the root causes of psychopathic behaviour displayed regularly in Jamaican society, which have led to persons being murdered in trivial disputes".
If this is true and since these individuals are well trained and experienced in their field, how do we refute this?
These are education and healthcare areas we have been failing in for decades. There are many people walking around who are ticking time bombs waiting to explode.
Asking Senior Superintendent Steve McGregor to tame this crime problem in St James is like asking a camel to pass through a needle's eye. Giving the police more guns hasn't helped, unless you believe Senior Superintendent Reneto Adams that if we didn't do that it would be worse. That is proving a negative.
Making the police more mobile hasn't worked, the killings are random, senseless and defy logic. You cannot glance at someone, you cannot accidentally soak with water someone's cellular phone, you cannot step on someone's toe. Basically we are saying that poverty, being uneducated and lacking formal opportunities turns you into a psychotic killer.
By-the-way where is the reluctant Minister of Security Robert Montague? Remember some men are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them. What else is he expected to try? Haven't we tried everything humanly possible, right Mr Bunting?
Young people mainly have found that they live in a society driven by greed, glamour and glitter, bling, who has the biggest house, the most expensive shoes, a ‘criss’ car, a gun, a heavy gold chain, no wonder so many young people wish to be lottery scammers.
They want to get rich or die trying. The farmers, teachers, nurses, police personnel, electricians, plumbers, mechanics, masons, carpenters, are all skills to be scoffed at. The message of sacrifice is outdated, they want their piece of the pie now, there is no tomorrow, not by the sweat of your brow thou shall eat bread.
Mr Holness, Mrs Simpson-Miller and many others have shown that being frugal, taking risks, making use of scarce opportunities and education and being patient can pay off. They have to convince young people that the majority of them can follow this path to success, not necessarily to have untold wealth, to be drug pushers, but to live like decent human beings. It’s a tough sell especially if you are being honest and this has never been a strong point of our politicians. Handouts and promises have been their strong points.
Mark Clarke