Dear Editor,
Recently, a Clovis toon characterised justice for the poor as a juggler in a clown suit — a parody for entertainment only. If it’s so, we’re in very serious trouble. We have put ourselves at odds with the greatest person in the universe, the Almighty God.
Micah 6:8 in the
Bible puts it this way: “He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?”
Throughout the
Bible much is said on justice: Isaiah 10:1-3, Jeremiah 3:35, 36 warn of denying justice to the poor. Despite this, the recent cases of Joshua Zhang, mauled by a pit bull; and Khajeel Mais, murdered because of road rage, tell us there’s no justice for the poor.
The prime minister, Andrew Holness, is a practising Adventist. Can’t we put in place a law based on Exodus 21:28, 29 that any animal, dog, cattle, or snake that makes an unprovoked or illegal attack on a person must be put down and the owner penalised, whether the victim dies or not?
In the wake of Khajeel’s case ending with a not-guilty verdict the following pertinent questions arise:
1. Could the judge have declared a mistrial, instead of sending the trial to jury?
2. Does the case end with this verdict? What if further evidence is ‘remembered’ or weapon ‘found’?
3. With what we have heard shouldn’t the taxi driver be charged for dangerous driving (speeding through a fog) and his licence suspended for at least 10 years?
4. Did the police check cellular phone messages and conversations, bank accounts and/or purchase(s) in the years subsequent to the incident for suspicious activity?
We need to close the loopholes that impede justice.
Elaine Hope
avideducator@hotmail.com
Recently, a Clovis toon characterised justice for the poor as a juggler in a clown suit — a parody for entertainment only. If it’s so, we’re in very serious trouble. We have put ourselves at odds with the greatest person in the universe, the Almighty God.
Micah 6:8 in the
Bible puts it this way: “He has showed you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?”
Throughout the
Bible much is said on justice: Isaiah 10:1-3, Jeremiah 3:35, 36 warn of denying justice to the poor. Despite this, the recent cases of Joshua Zhang, mauled by a pit bull; and Khajeel Mais, murdered because of road rage, tell us there’s no justice for the poor.
The prime minister, Andrew Holness, is a practising Adventist. Can’t we put in place a law based on Exodus 21:28, 29 that any animal, dog, cattle, or snake that makes an unprovoked or illegal attack on a person must be put down and the owner penalised, whether the victim dies or not?
In the wake of Khajeel’s case ending with a not-guilty verdict the following pertinent questions arise:
1. Could the judge have declared a mistrial, instead of sending the trial to jury?
2. Does the case end with this verdict? What if further evidence is ‘remembered’ or weapon ‘found’?
3. With what we have heard shouldn’t the taxi driver be charged for dangerous driving (speeding through a fog) and his licence suspended for at least 10 years?
4. Did the police check cellular phone messages and conversations, bank accounts and/or purchase(s) in the years subsequent to the incident for suspicious activity?
We need to close the loopholes that impede justice.
Elaine Hope
avideducator@hotmail.com