THE EDITOR, Sir:
AS PARENTS, we need to search for the lessons in John Malvo's case and use them to guide and protect our children.
As parents, we need to guard our children's influences and take control of their lives. We should use this lesson to explain to our children that eventually, everyone will have to take responsibility for his actions, wrong or right.
I am assuming that as this moment our human rights members who champion the cause of the abolishment of the death penalty are in constant dialogue with their counterparts in America about John Malvo. At the end of the day Mr. Malvo is Jamaican. He is 17 years old. Alone. Afraid. The play has ended for him. He is being called to account for what he may have done. I can only imagine how frightened and terrified he must be.
As Jamaicans, we now have to consider "What can we do to help John Malvo through this?" The statement by the person said to be his brother was as close to an answer as we will ever get. He said: "He is his brother." He can't deny that. He did something wrong.
But what can we do? He has to stand by him. Now, what will we do?
I am, etc.,
CHARMAINE MORRIS
charmmorris@hotmail.com
Via Go-Jamaica
