Comments on: Jamaica: Punishable by Death

By: Jano

Jano — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:18:38 +0000

I don’t think Jamaicans have spent enough time thinking about the source and the reasons for the high crime factor, for few of the solutions are aimed at the source. If the source isnt targeted, the criminals will just keep multiplying.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:14:18 +0000

I have been studying the country for years. The people are DESPARATE for justice, a 75 year old woman was beaten by the pastor at her church. For what, i do not know, she hobbled to the police station, where they refused to take her to the hospital. why? how would it look if people knew? status and money are the ONLY protection. So, what is the answer to this injustice?
Firstly, the TRUTH must be told, simple stories of everyday people.
Yes, there ARE many conmen, conwomen and schemes galore to rip off outsiders. This is WRONG, of course, yet it
symbolized the desparation.
Yet, if you can find ONE person to help. A child who needs books for school, or a uniform.
Illiteracy is at an alarming rate in Jamaica.
Access to education and a sense that SOMEBODY out there
cares are vital.
If we can all help ONE CHILD we can make a change.

Is there this type of program?? Not officially as far as I know. but it is something i have done myself without a program.
Until this program exists (which i am slowly working towards) make an effort and contact either of the major newspapers, “The Jamaican Gleaner” or “The Jamaican Observer”. ask them to set you up with a person CLOSE to the children, a good teacher, a particular school, etc. we can do this one to one, we don’t NEED a big fancy organization to do good work.

Children reach the “age of reason” at aprox. 8 years old,
this is a critical age, where true communication can
begin, correspondence, etc. The children who have no fathers or have lost fathers to violence are particularly needy of love and guidance.

If you feel called, take a small step. There ARE good people, look for them through media and radio.
Blessings to you and the precious ones.

By: walta lallemand

walta lallemand — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:42:14 +0000

Stop and think about the sources of our problems with crime in Jamaica.While new measures are to be taken to reduce crimes we must study closely the reasons why we have come this far and make some adjustments.Ask our ambassadors and consulates in the US and in England what they have done to prevent these rich contries’ criminals to be shipped to this tiny island.One must Think hard about the international political economics of it all.Their tactics are working.The goal is to create another Haiti in the western hemisphere.They can be stopped.Do what needs to be done.If we fail to correct it now,we will soon have the United Nations patrolling our streets.

By: JohnB

JohnB — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:13:50 +0000

Sounds like a normal christian society. Church and State intertwined; a church unable to actually provide justice and truth; a population in self destruct mode because of it – all very normal

By: loonfalloon

loonfalloon — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:37:11 +0000

I always thought that the police was executing criminals. Did that change anything? No! It got worse. The only difference is, we want them to do it legally now. Will that change anything? No! Why is everybody assuming that criminals who commits Capital Murder are rational thinking human beings who sit down and ponder whether to act or not because they might get caught and hang. Half of our society cannot even light the Lamp of JAMAL