Perversion on the internet

Our failure to put appropriate crime-fighting measures in place when it mattered the most is the major reason why this once safe country is now at the mercy of so many dangerous criminals.

Pornography is today easily available to kids from a very young age and this coupled with poor examples by some parents and adults have helped to create many young perverts in society.

We wish to point out that the internet is extremely useful to students but it can also contort the minds of our young people if not properly monitored. The internet contains thousands of X-rated sites some of which promote buggery of young boys and girls.

Times are such that we cannot even trust some relatives and friends with our innocent young children. We need to be careful with some principals, teachers and guidance officers as well because there are instances when they have sexually molested those under their charge but few if any have been punished for the offences. There are some perverts even in our churches and other places of worship, so we need to learn how to distinguish the good from the bad.

CBTT laments the number of females who wine and gyrate on television in full view of our young boys. The persons who allow these people to do so should be held responsible for some of the problems in society. Adults who wish to wine indecently and have a good time during carnival could do so but not on national television when our children are viewing the greatest show on earth.

Greater emphasis should have been placed on our communities and schools years ago to help keep more people away from alcohol and illegal drug abuse. We wish to reiterate that many of the crimes in the nation are related to drugs and alcohol, yet many of us continue to ignore this fact.

We are paying a dear price for sanctioning so many rum shops in our villages and communities. Some villages have many bars but no recreation grounds. How sad! We wonder why this has gone unnoticed for all these years. This is, however, not surprising when we consider that after almost 44 years of Independence, we are yet to pass the breathalyser which is supported by the vast majority of our citizens.

In closing, I must point out that the drug trade has become very popular among many of our young people. We cannot now correct the situation overnight but we can start by doing all in our power to get more people to live sober lives by waging a serious and permanent battle against illegal drugs and alcohol abuse.