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It was only a few days ago that a video was brought to my attention of a man mercilessly slapping a woman across her body with a machete. One slip and her head or a limb could have been severed from her body. The police are now dealing with that matter. Interestingly, the normally very vocal women's groups and JFJ have been silent on this and similar matters.
I am concerned about the physical and mental abuse that occurs in many families. The violence we have in Jamaica is learned violence, and it starts at home and seeps into our schools and blossoms in society.
I just received another report from Clarendon about a woman and her children being abused. I got two cell numbers from an anonymous source. When I called the individuals involved, they initially said I was calling the wrong number. They denied knowing about any abuse taking place in the district. One became very annoyed and told me not to call her number again. One woman returned my call, and hopefully she will tell me her story.
The challenge is that these individuals are unwilling to let me have the matters addressed. They are behaving as if they have seen a rolling calf. They are definitely scared of going to the police. They prefer to sit and take the abuse. I eventually won one over, and I hope to hear from her again.
There have been reports of pastors, coaches, spouses, and political leaders abusing their spouses and children. A mother told me that her husband abused his three stepsons. One son committed suicide, another is mentally ill, and I don't know what became of the third son. There is the case of a former politician who was in an abusive situation with a girl who had not reached the age of consent. The matter was reported to the police, and he was allowed to slip off the island. I understand that he now works for people in Jamaica online. One former politician is in court on a murder charge, and there are question marks above the heads of others.
We need to talk about solutions now. We need a cadre of social workers at the community level, supported by churches, to provide guidance and other support to help reduce violence. If there is a warrant for the arrest of an abuser, that abuser should not be able to enter into any contract with either the private or public sector. Children should not be in the care of abusers.
Jamaica has become a factory producing criminals. I hope we can continue to reduce the level of murders so that we can put more resources into dealing with social problems at home and in the communities before young people develop into criminals.
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Wow!Jamaica a crime factory?that's why most Jamaicans are criminals being socialized into criminal behaviour.
ReplyDeleteA Crime is any behaviour that attracts a fine or imprisonment.
Every class and category of persons in Jamaica is guilty of a crime.Some more egregious than others.
Time for national self
assessments.
so police ourselves and create a
crime free society
NO to murder music while making the promotion of murder criminal offence.
Murder is down so Jamaica is now down to third place on the planet 49/100,000 out of at least 185 countries documented.
Social workers cannot save these persons...why? Most cannot read or write and become of this they are hard to understand how to communicate with each other. I am sorry for our law enforcement personnel God know
ReplyDeleteWe would have to train the social workers to communicate with all level and types of individuals but it is worth a try.
DeleteWe are trying to do that but the government is not engaging us at Unitas
ReplyDeleteLet me suggest a solution. There are persons trained in dispute resolution. Have a hot line, neighbours can call, or potential victims, and a trained person, hopefully in the community, can respond along with the police (if needs be) to prevent escalation to violence
ReplyDeleteI am not at all surprised at what's happening in the country. In fact, I saw this coming a mile away years ago. Unfortunately, we fail to read the signs, glaring as they may be. We don't seem to be able to connect the dots and to anticipate what certain actions could lead to down the road. Frankly, I am surprised that anyone is surprised by what's going on. A confluence of factors have taken Jamaica down the road it now finds itself. Among them is our fragmented family structure. The family is the basic fabric of any society. Destroy the family and you hamper the nation. We need to teach people the value of family and how you go about starting one. The destruction of the Black family was a consequence of slavery and an intentional intervention programme is necessary to turn the tide.
ReplyDeleteAlso, we need to stop glorifying violence and lewdness in our music. All well thinking Jamaicans should reject this if we wish to see a better country.
Another thing to note is that hurting people, hurt people. For too long, we turn our heads and our eyes away from the suffering of many Jamaicans who live in violence-prone communities. A stitch in time saves nine. I remember when violence in Jamaica was localized to a few areas. Instead of addressing the matter then, we sought to use burglar bars, introduce all- inclusive hotels and erect gated communities - all in an attempt to isolate ourselves from the problem. We must decide to care for the sufferings of our fellow man and strive to protect those who are at the mercy of criminals in their communities. This as-long-as-it-doesn't-affect-me attitude is a farce. It will reach you one day.
Additionally, anyone who says that economics does not impact crime is living in a fool's paradise. I remember how crime got even more intense in Jamaica when we lost thousands of businesses during the high interest rate/ FINSAC era. We have been struggling with it ever since. Some communities are experiencing grinding poverty, and these are the areas that experience more violence and crime.
Another issue is the belief that if you are of a certain class, you are almost untouchable. People who feel like their status will allow them to get away with things, will almost always push the boundary. I wonder what is stalling the Joylan Silvera case?