Blame yourselves not Chin Lee

THE EDITOR: It sickens me to hear the country hounding the Prime Minister and the Minister of National Security to do something to alleviate the crime situation. Neither Mr Manning nor Mr Chin Lee handed out guns to the criminals and say go kill, rob and kidnap any one!

Every man, woman and child knows that crime is a major problem, yet when we have information that will assist the Police in apprehending the criminals, we keep our mouths shut. How then can we reasonably expect the criminals to be off the streets? Do any of you realise that silence is not always golden, but your silence is giving a murderer another chance to kill again? People, instead of looking to Mr Manning and Mr Chin Lee, look first at yourselves for it is your sons and daughters who are committing the crimes against society, it’s your sons and daughters who have the country paralysed with fear and it is you who now have to rise to the occasion and do the right thing. Fighting crime begins with each and every one of you!

It is appalling that you, the parents of these criminals, would prefer to sit back and enjoy the fruits of your children’s crimes and then fly in the face of the Government when your child falls victim to the life he or she has lived! People when you live by the sword, you will die by the sword, think about it, the next funeral you attend might be your own or that of your child. When that happens, please don’t ask yourself what you could have done differently, neither should you look to the skies for an answer; you chose to stay silent, you chose to enjoy the spoils of crimes that were committed and in so doing, you are the reason your loved one was murdered, you are the reason your neighbour was kidnapped and you are the reason your neighbour’s business was robbed!

ANGELA NELSON
USA