THE EDITOR, Sir:

Recently, the Commissioner of Police sought to allay the fears of the nation by pointing out that things are not as bad as they seem as it relates to abductions, rapes and missing persons. He also warned the populace not to make prank calls as such will be severely dealt with.

How can the fears of the country be allayed when, just recently, the body of an 11-year-old boy was found in Westmoreland naked, mutilated and sodomised. On Friday, November 14, a mute woman was abducted, gang-raped and left for dead in the Mona area. Again, on the same day, three women were reported shot dead under different circumstances: one from Water Lane in Kingston, another from Kintyre in St Andrew, and the other, said to be a prostitute who worked in the vicinity of Seymour Avenue. Another woman had her door kicked in and was shot and injured. Her spouse was not so lucky, as he was shot dead.

Methods not effective

These are the facts. Yet, we are not to be overly worried?

It surprises me that these acts of violence can happen with such ease. I read that on Friday, the police seized a number of weapons from students and held 15 for weed. While I applaud the police for being proactive in going into the schools to conduct such an operation, I wonder if the same is properly done to other persons who are known to be in gangs, or generally to anyone who looks and acts suspiciously? What methods are used to prevent crime from taking place?

Jamaica is still under siege. Criminals do what they want, when they want. Is it ever going to end?

I am, etc.,

NEBERT PRYCE

nebertpryce@yahoo.com

Via Go-Jamaica