These young violent men may not be human after all

Nov 01, 2015 Letters

Dear Editor,
I write with a feeling of total disgust at the spiraling crime rate and more so the way bandits have been violently desecrating our women folk, it would appear that when bandits enter a house their intention is not just to rob people of what was hard earned but to violate and disgrace their victims. Some months ago I read that after bandits secured their booty they then turned their attention on the female occupant of the household and took turns raping her while her children slept in another room. This uncivil conduct by these youthful rogues must be stopped. They took their time in carrying out their heinous crime, then, calmly left the scene. So far we have not heard of any one being arrested for this nefarious action. Another young man raped and killed his great aunt in the sanctity of her own home, while her granddaughter slept, I have lost count of the many women young and seniors who have been desecrated and killed in the process of a robbery or just as a victim of family circumstances.
I dare say we need more action against the crime generally and more so on women related crimes because the according to the media report on police release, rape has increased a whopping 19%.
Today the papers reported on the “kick down the door”of Mrs Elizabeth Harper’s daughter, and the violent abuse perpetuated against her on the East Bank, Demerara when criminals invaded her privacy and tormented her. It leaves me to wonder if these young criminals have sisters, were they conceived in a mother’s womb and are they human at all. To commit a criminal act is one thing but to traumatize their victim is a totally a different story. The violence that the victims are put through is wanton destruction of human existence.
It tells me that our young men are reflecting the way they were raised in a general sense. They apparently had to face hate and violence in their formative years, so now they are putting out what was a learned behavior over a period of time. I dare say that there is absolutely no human reason for anyone to perpetuated violence against anyone, whether it be domestic or otherwise. I call on the minister of National Security to up the ante and deal the this increasing scourge against humanity, and the police to do whatever is necessary to pull back our society from the control of criminal elements.
Bishop Ivan John

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