Many youths have lost self-esteem, sense of right and wrong

Apr 13, 2023 Letters

Dear Editor,

Growing up in Charlestown/Albouystown, most of my recreational time I found myself socializing with various types of people society produces due to my curious mind. Amongst them were pirates, choke and robbers, kick-down-the-door bandits, murders, etc., and many served time in jail, some long and some short. What was noticeable about almost all was that they were either addicted to marijuana or cocaine. Some of them were very good friends, but I’m proud to say I’ve never tried any or was forced to use any. When offered, I declined, and they respected my choice. They would sometimes fuss over the quality and feelings, but ironically, it never motivated me.

Today, I look at the youths and see from a young age many becoming substance abusers, and most do because they want to ‘blend in’ and along the line, they somewhat become a menace to society. Look at the attitudes of many young people today and you could be able to predict their future. Is it the substance they are abusing causing their way of thinking to be compromised, or encouraging them to either become a murderer, involve in wounding, or a victim? The recent spate of murders/woundings don’t seem to be family related, so where are our youths heading?

Editor, recently I was doing work at a building in South Ruimveldt, and all the workers, except me, used marijuana and smoked more than someone who smokes cigarette, which causes me to wonder what medical illness they have to make them abuse it so much. I don’t have a problem with them smoking, but their behaviour tells me something is definitely wrong. Having no respect for anyone around, even for the owner of the building they smoke in front of, and using the most vulgar language available to converse. I was under the impression that they are very talented for them to be allowed such atrocious behaviour, but when they started tiling, I was greatly disappointed and everyone who viewed the work expressed disappointment and the owner halted the work. The result is two cracked tiles, uneven and out of line, along with two broken, unused tiles in the bathroom. It is my opinion that substance abuse causes them to don’t have respect for people’s money and no self-esteem.

Finally, editor, there’s nowhere you can go and see youths behaving decently and the majority of people predicting their future based on their behaviour. Society hasn’t failed them, but those in authority have. For instance, at the Vreed-en-Hoop junction, numerous young men are touting, and whilst doing that, they openly consume alcohol and marijuana. Throughout the period they are there, they use the crudest language available without any respect/regard for anyone and should someone try to up upbraid them, that person would be pounced upon and ridiculed. The police station is not far from there, but apparently, that’s not noticeable to them. Their actions seem to motivate many schoolboys into thinking it’s cool behaviour and cause some to drop out of school and be about the lifestyle. The DJs playing music at dances/parties/fete etc. are another contributing factor. On Tuesday, 11th April, loud music could be heard emanating from an event at Uitvlugt sports ground until after 3 a.m. The Leonora Police Station was only two villages away, but residents had to listen as the DJs encouraged the revelers how to disrespect women in explicit detail and what ‘boys’ should do when they have issues with others. This makes me think that everyone is a badman and war it out, which includes picking up a gun. Aren’t the police observing this nonsense and placing some rules before issuing permission? There should be a time for the music to tone down and turn off. The DJ should have some sort of decorum and use his language carefully. Failure to do so should prevent the granting of permits and places a ban on DJs who fail to abide. That’s not rocket science, but if we all continue to accept what is dished out to us, society only ends up worse.

Yours faithfully,

Sahadeo Bates

Albouystown, Charlestown, Sahadeo Bates, self-esteem, wrong

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