THE EDITOR, Sir:
I AM deeply troubled by the recent statements of many high-profile people in this country on the recent slaying of the three policemen and security officers.
I am deeply saddened at the fact that many people seem to think that the policemen's deaths are more important than the deaths of the ordinary citizens of this country. What is even more troubling is the fact that many people still, after so many years, are thinking that the way to fight crime is the continuance of the eroding of the rights of the citizens of this country.
WHERE IS JA HEADING?
It has not worked over the years and will not work in the future. Reading Ian Boyne's article scared the hell out of me. When people in these influential positions write material like this, do you have to wonder where this country is heading?
God forbid the day when people like Mr. Perkins die, because we won't have any journalist who will be looking out for the citizens of this country.
The crime situation cannot be fought by taking away more of the already minuscule rights that we enjoy. The minister's comments made on the weekend cannot be dismissed like that, as he had said many troubling things. He said that Jamaicans must be willing to give up some of their rights so that crime can be tackled. Now hasn't he realised that that approach can't work?
I am, etc.,
FABIAN LEWIS
blackapeen@yahoo.com
