Dear Editor,
In previous Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) governments there was an attitude of pomposity and arrogance that they curbed crime and that was always their mantra. Unfortunately, the JLP cannot have that last laugh this time.
Crime today, especially in western Jamaica, has catapulted to the highest level ever, and if we experienced this in the next few months we are destined to a Mexican-style anarchy, as is evident in the Mexican states where criminal activity, murder and mayhem are the order of the day.
The prime minister appears to have no answer, neither the minister of national security and police high command. What is disturbing is that there is failure to acknowledge that the monster of crime is not only as a result of lotto scamming and gang rivalry, but also police corruption, politics and white collar crime.
Much of what is damaging our society is latent, but hypocrisy and the connection of those who have an agenda to rise on the backs of decent law-abiding Jamaicans rules the day. That is why it is felt that many of the policemen in this country have a hand in crime indirectly and directly. We live in a society of silence, so those who know rarely speak.
The JLP Government will have to take drastic actions to dismantle the shackles of crime, which, if continued unabated, will in no time destroy our society and citizens.
Now is Andrew Holness’s time to prove himself. Even if our GDP flies upward overnight, the enemy of crime has to be defeated now!
The country has no time for dilly-dallying with crime and criminals. The political leaders have to crack the whip now and get action. We are not looking for fancy speeches and irrelevant plans. We need to see drastic action.
The Jamaican people deserve to live without looking over their backs. They deserve better than to wake up each morning seeing the traditional media saturated with stories of death, mayhem and bloodletting.
The people have exercised their democratic right and had elected a government associated with curbing crime and keeping gangs in check. This time it has been a miserable failure.
Prime Minister Holness, please act now, for God’s sake, otherwise Montego Bay and all St James will be worse than the 19th century American wild west.
Maurice Christie
Aboukir , St. Ann
christiemaurice@yahoo.com
In previous Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) governments there was an attitude of pomposity and arrogance that they curbed crime and that was always their mantra. Unfortunately, the JLP cannot have that last laugh this time.
Crime today, especially in western Jamaica, has catapulted to the highest level ever, and if we experienced this in the next few months we are destined to a Mexican-style anarchy, as is evident in the Mexican states where criminal activity, murder and mayhem are the order of the day.
The prime minister appears to have no answer, neither the minister of national security and police high command. What is disturbing is that there is failure to acknowledge that the monster of crime is not only as a result of lotto scamming and gang rivalry, but also police corruption, politics and white collar crime.
Much of what is damaging our society is latent, but hypocrisy and the connection of those who have an agenda to rise on the backs of decent law-abiding Jamaicans rules the day. That is why it is felt that many of the policemen in this country have a hand in crime indirectly and directly. We live in a society of silence, so those who know rarely speak.
The JLP Government will have to take drastic actions to dismantle the shackles of crime, which, if continued unabated, will in no time destroy our society and citizens.
Now is Andrew Holness’s time to prove himself. Even if our GDP flies upward overnight, the enemy of crime has to be defeated now!
The country has no time for dilly-dallying with crime and criminals. The political leaders have to crack the whip now and get action. We are not looking for fancy speeches and irrelevant plans. We need to see drastic action.
The Jamaican people deserve to live without looking over their backs. They deserve better than to wake up each morning seeing the traditional media saturated with stories of death, mayhem and bloodletting.
The people have exercised their democratic right and had elected a government associated with curbing crime and keeping gangs in check. This time it has been a miserable failure.
Prime Minister Holness, please act now, for God’s sake, otherwise Montego Bay and all St James will be worse than the 19th century American wild west.
Maurice Christie
Aboukir , St. Ann
christiemaurice@yahoo.com