Jamaica Gleaner News- Letters - Thursday

LETTER OF THE DAY - Death penalty not our only recourse

The Editor, Sir: I have been listening to the arguments for and against the death penalty and, for the most part, find them amusing. Why? I have heard it is immoral to hang a murderer. But I ask myself, what is the source of this moral argument?

Handle death penalty with care

The Editor, Sir: In Antonn Brown's letter, published on November 19, 'It is wrong to kill people who kill people to show that killing is wrong' he stated that frustration may be a natural response to the violence and disorder ...

Hanging will not reduce crime

The Editor, Sir:This is in response to the Orville Taylor column in The Sunday Gleaner, November 23.Dr Taylor, It is comforting, having read your article in The Gleaner on hanging, that we still have Jamaicans (dunce or otherwise) who are thinking with...

Free up gunlicensing

The Editor, Sir:The Government seems very hasty to grant casino licences and reveal more scandals, but very slow to appreciate the fact that they have consistently abrogated their first responsibility which is to secure the ultimate rights ...

Put Jamaica first,for once!

The Editor, Sir:I am writing to your paper for the first time as I feel that the current situation is extremely serious.First and foremost, I believe that the present Government has been unfortunate, in so far as timing is concerned, whereas the world...