How can human beings be so cruel?

Nov 01, 2014 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
It is with sadness and deep frustration that I pen this letter. Recently we had the wonderful celebration of Deepavali. Being a Hindu, I look forward to the festive lights of diyas and fairy bulbs. However, it’s the squibs, firecrackers and ‘bombs’ that bother me.
I have listened to the Commander of ‘A’ Division giving his orders, saying that these are banned items and should not be used, and that persons caught using, selling, purchasing, etc., will be prosecuted. Despite the Commander’s revelations, the use of these items was still very prevalent. I can’t understand how human minds work! These devices alarm babies, adults [especially the elderly] as well as the poor animals.
The morning after the festival, on my way to work, I was horrified to see the amount of dogs that were killed on the roadways. I can tell that most of them belonged to families because they were wearing collars. These poor dogs were scared of these squibs and bombs and were probably running for safer grounds, only to be caught up on the roadways and end up being dead. How can human beings be so cruel?
I have witnessed people laughing while lighting these things and seeing the animals running wild. They found that funny! How disgusting! Calling the police to make reports of this was a total waste of time. The Police were in the vicinity where most of these “crackers” were going off and nothing was being done.
I am also surprised that Hindu leaders allow this sort of behaviour to take over our culture. Why aren’t they condemning it? We need to take a stand on these matters and enforce laws to combat this atrocious behavior.
Why aren’t our Hindu leaders saying or doing anything to stop this act of disgust that gives a bad reflection of our culture? The Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport can also assist in this appeal since Christmas and New Year celebrations are less than two months away.
I hope persons from the various Hindu religious organizations will read this letter and make an effort to do something to uphold the good culture of our religion instead of doing nothing and letting it fall apart. Please think of the poor innocent animals, the babies, the elderly and other persons out there who cannot stand these terrible acts when it comes to celebrating our festive seasons.
P. Singh

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