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06th
March 2010
What
Are We Waiting For?
While
Democrats and Republicans in the US procrastinate
on the subject of Health Care Reform and
the decision as to what form it should
take, they however agree on one thing:
some kind of formula has to be found and
that, as soon as possible. They recognize,
on both sides of the fence, that with
every single day that passes, thousands
of Americans die because of the lack of
proper health care.
We point out the above because proportionately,
we are experiencing a similar situation
here in St. Lucia.
While everyone sits around and bemoans
the fact that the country is sinking under
the weight of the amount of criminal activity
that is taking place, while opposing political
parties; various branches of law enforcement
with their attendant advisory bodies;
leaders of religious and civil societies;
members of the judicial system and the
Bar Association; social and educational
groups of all age levels; talk show hosts
and their faithful callers … in
short, while everyone is milling around
like a flock of sheep and actually doing
almost nothing concrete and tangible about
the situation, the incidence of crime
continues to rise as well as the death
and injury toll brought about by violence
being inflicted by the wolves who prey
on our inaction.
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Everyone
has a solution and a reason why we are in our
present predicament: they range from allocating
blame to parents, to laying responsibility on
the teachers, to a lack of confidence in the
Police Force, to the reticence of members of
the public to cooperate with the law enforcers
through fear of retribution by the criminal
element, to the unwillingness of the judiciary
to impose stiff penalties to the perpetrators,
to the reluctance of the politicians to grapple
seriously with the problem and provide the necessary
organizations with the tools – both physical
and legislative – they need to effectively
function … to the influence of obeah and
voodoo and the lack of enough prayer by the
population.
In the midst of all this, the criminals are
having a field day, getting bolder with each
passing minute.
Obviously, instead of firing off all around
like loose, uncoordinated cannons, it is time
that the principals concerned: the police, judiciary
and elected officials get together and seriously
formulate some definite plan of action that
will commence to effectively handle the problem.
They are the country’s first and most
powerful line of defence/attack in the ongoing
war. They are our big guns and if they turn
out to be ineffective, then … Heaven help
us all.
Discuss
Story
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