The Editor, Sir:
I would like to respond to the article 'JDF soldier killed', which appeared in The Gleaner on Thursday, March 23.
It was unfortunate that a
gunman executed a 29-year-old soldier. In addition, it was unfair for Carolyn Gomes, of the human rights watchdog Jamaicans for Justice, to attack the government's ability to provide security protection for the security force. The soldier was off duty at the time that he was killed. However, I am not implying that he should be killed this way.
Thus, for Ms. Gomes to say, "it was appalling that our leaders cannot get their act together in fighting crimes" is ridiculous. What Ms. Gomes needed to address was the statistics regarding the number of unresolved murder cases.
In 2004, 1,471 people were
murdered, according to the Constabulary Communications Network report. Most of these
murder cases are still unresolved. So far, in 2005, 388 people have been murdered. This time last
year, 247 people were murdered. Therefore, there are 141 more
people murdered than last year this time.
Finally, how can Ms.Gomes provide some positive contribution to help the government solve most of the unresolved murder cases? How can she help bring this
scumball, the gunman, to justice who killed the soldier? There
is too much negativity in the Jamaican society and it is time you stop just providing only negatives.
I am etc.,
CARGILL KELLY, Sr
c465@erols.com
Manassas,Virginia
Via Go-Jamaica
