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Freddie Kissoon’s statements and references are ominous and incendiary

Jul 26, 2012 Letters

Dear Editor,
It is very tragic that the Guyana Police Force lost control and opened fire leaving three dead and several injured. The police should have more intense training in dealing with disorderly crowds.
I read that the situation in Linden was descending into mayhem as a group of raucous protesters were setting vehicles and buildings alight and endangering the lives of other peaceful protesters. However, this does not give the police carte blanche to fire at will into any crowd, and the loss of innocent lives in these situations is always heart-rending and tragic.
In one of his recent articles (KN, July 24), Freddie Kissoon references a dire warning made by “speaker after speaker” on the platform of the Youth Coalition for Transformation that “the Linden killings is a race trap set by the PPP that the PPP needs to survive”. Then follows that up with the statement:”Of course the obvious is yet to happen, and one wonders why it has not as yet”.
What is he implying? Whatever it is, his statements and references are ominous and incendiary and serve only to incite and promote more racial hatred.
The present government needs to:
·    address this situation seriously.
·    provide an avenue for independent investigation of this lethal incident, and apply the full force of the law to perpetrators.
·     provide proper training and discipline of its police force.
·     review its decision on cancelling subsidies for the Lindeners, especially if cancelling them subjects these people to unmitigated hardship.
·     be willing to enter into discussion with the opposition to come up with smart, effective compromises that would benefit all of Guyana.
The people of Guyana do not need incendiary statements tossed around, and least of all, they don’t need Freddie Kissoon singling out one race, “the Indians,” to show “love, respect and solidarity” – they need all Guyanese to come together and act as one race in mutual respect and fellowship.
Fara Scafuri

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