Our Descent to the nadir of decadence

Sep 13, 2015 Letters

Dear Editor,
I refer to the News Item in your publication of Tuesday 8th. September, under the caption “ Kaieteur News Reporter Robbed At Gunpoint.” The graphic description of the robbery which was recounted by the victim painted a vivid picture of the insensitivity and cruelty displayed by the bandit mixed with the shock and trauma suffered by the young reporter.
According to the news report, the victim did not immediately hand over her shoulder bag, when accosted by the armed, foul-mouthed bandit, because she was rendered momentarily immobile by fear and shock. Then to her dismay, the bandit ordered her to open her mouth. When she complied with the outrageous demand, he shoved the gun into her mouth, causing the hapless and terrified victim to break down in tears. Unmindful of her plight, he crudely asked her if she knew what was going on and ripped the bag from her shoulder, even as she was about to hand it over to him. He then calmly joined his accomplice on a waiting motor-cycle and they rode away from the scene.
This crime highlights our descent to the nadir of decadence. It also demonstrates how brutish, selfish and insensitive we have become as ‘Human Beings’. Whether the crime may be a high tech theft of millions (billions) of dollars driven by greed and opportunity, which is perpetrated by a wealthy person in a privileged position, or a vulgar street robbery driven by lack of job opportunity, laziness, anger and perhaps need, which is committed by an uncouth thug, the fundamental common factors remain the same: low-down criminal intent and lack of character.
It is hoped that this young woman can summon sufficient mental strength, to help her cope with emotional trauma which she must have experienced. The words of the Roman Senator, Marc Anthony in the Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, come to mind: ‘ O judgement ! Thou art fled to brutish beasts, and men have lost their reason.’
Lloyd H. Marshall

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