Character development is the answer to crime

THE EDITOR: The people of Trinidad seem to be very ignorant about the cause  of so many crimes. They focus on the effect and not on the cause. Every human  being on earth was not born with the knowledge of what is right or wrong.   We all have to learn! Character development is what is being ignored! Parents are not  fulfilling their responsibilities and the educational system is failing. You expect  children at school to turn out good citizen when there is no corporal punishment to give them a sense of right and wrong. It is said, “You are what you eat”. Is there truth in that ? Look  around you and the answer is there .  Children are not taught how to live but how to qualify for a job. Where are the examples for the youth to  imitate? Our nation is just reaping what it is sowing. Who is to blame? We see at times of election: racial voting, discrimination etc. This is just an  example.

What about the churches? Are they doing their responsibilities? Do  they look for money, fame and not the development of the individuals? Are they just show business? Where is their God in handling crimes? Is God dead  in these churches? Cannot God see what is going on? Why would God intervene  in our nation when our churches are on worldly things and not on the things of God? It is not how much police around or who is in power but the development  of character in individuals! This is what we should be focusing on! Our  government is focusing on treating the effects and not the cause! We need the  proper balance of things!

LINDBERGH PERSAUD
Chase Village