Comment: READ AND UNDERSTAND.
In response to your comment, it is obvious that you need both comprehension and composition lessons. But let us not go there. You fail to understand the impact of the statement that your PM, our PM made. We are faced with a dilemnna in the federation, and a very serious one. We are faced with guns in the hands of a number of irresponsible individuals. These same individuals who care very little about others properties or lives. Mr Brantley has said on numerous occasions that "deterring and solving crime should be our main focus". If we do not grab this by the horn immediately,the very fabric of our society will be destroyed. Why would the PM say to the nation that Mr Brantley is "sensationalizing" this issue? Why would he say that Mr Brantley is doing so to further his political agenda? Is the PM not living in St.Kitts? For God sake we had almost a 100 murders in the past four years. Almost a dozen for the year 2010. Criminals commit the crimes, not the government. That we all understand. Criminals commit the crimes, not the school teachers, pastors or parents. However, we all share the responsibility for crime. But we can't act like vigilantes. So we elect public officials to put systems and people in place to safeguard our properties and our lives. The PM should not say that the government is not responsible for crime. Responsibility does not only mean committing the crimes but it goes further to deterring and solving the crimes. If the federation realizes a crime free 2011, would the PM then say that the government was responsible for bringing crime down to zero? Of course he will. Let us all act responsible here and see what we can best do to help in the fight against crime. We should not wait for one of our leaders to be a victim of crime for us to realize its seriousness. |