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Nov 21, 2014 Letters

Dear Editor,
The sudden rise of crime in our country is now a concern for all Guyanese citizens and the re-introduction of blackouts makes it easier for thieves and criminals to escape very easily from the police and citizens. A few days ago bandits invaded NAREI not too far from where I live, one staff barely escaped death.
A popular supermarket in Agriculture Road was robbed over ten times in a very short period of time; no one was apprehended by the police. Even when these bandits and criminals are arrested by the police, they are represented by some high ranking lawyers and very soon they are released to go out and rob and kill innocent citizens again. It seems to me our legal system is a very corrupt system because our judges and magistrates don’t seem to be able to distinguish right from wrong.
The death penalty should also be enforced to these hard core criminals who rob and kill innocent citizens.
When I look at the news and read the papers I see lots of innocent citizens are suffering at the hands of criminals and nothing has been done.
Those who make the law break the law, thus we have become a nation of lawless people like Jesus said: ‘’The blind leading the blind.’’
Just recently, bandits went into a church and robbed the congregation during a service and none were caught. What have we become as a nation for people to stoop so low to rob churches and their members during worship? We have fallen morally, spiritually and intellectually.
It’s about time our President gets serious about this crime situation in Guyana and implement more stringent laws. If we compare ourselves with our Caricom neighbours we can clearly see we are left behind as a nation.
I call on all stake-holders, NGOS, churches and law abiding citizens to speak out against the rise of crime in our country; our nation Guyana is too young to die.
Rev.Gideon Cecil

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