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No one political party can cope with the myriad of problems affecting our people
Apr 23, 2010 Letters
Dear Editor,
The recent attack and robbery of my daughter (21 years old) right in our front door outrages our family to the extent that one is moved to hatred beyond anything words can describe.
The vicious attack on my daughter who has never hurt anyone and is just trying to move ahead in life, is a cowardly deed by two grown and strong men who could get away with violence against two young women because they feel that they’ll never be caught. My daughter has never been assaulted in her life and it is only that we brought her up to be strong and brave, that she is not as traumatized as others might be. These criminals who attacked her might have busted her upper lip (six stitches) and caused her mental trauma, but they have failed to break her spirit and her determination to make Guyana her home, even though she could make her home in the USA or elsewhere.
Editor, this vicious attack and robbery by these criminals underlines the general trend of outlaw activity in Guyana and it beckons all of our citizens to close ranks, especially in political circles, to deal with not only criminality but other important problems facing our dear country.
No one political party can cope with the myriad of problems affecting our people; we all have to put our heads together to gain forward movement for Guyana. No one party can bring economic momentum to our people and further than that no one party can sustain any momentum even if it managed to engage catalytic changes. No one party can engage the majority of Guyanese to became fully integrated into nation building and a great future for our children and Editor, no one party can devise a system and make it work to really produce a real meaning to our motto of “ one people, one nation, one destiny”.
Editor, crime is a multi-dimensional problem, (just as many other problems we are facing) and it requires a multi-faceted approach to reduce the strains it brings to all of our citizens. The Guyana Police Force is an institution which is influenced by politicians and politics and the divisions in our society which have not been solved would definitely affect the functions of our Force resulting in rising crime and frustrated policemen; crime fighting is no small deed and our police force needs the full co-operation of a trusting public and a dedicated political establishment which supports the Force through thick and thin.
We are all in this together if we want a decent and stable country and crime is a very destabilizing factor in building a successful nation, so we need political changes to lead in the direction of shared responsibility by all the different interests in Guyana, whether it’s the religious, ethnic, class or cultural entities, as long as each body has one primary belief, and that is, the goodwill, peace and friendship of all the citizens of our country.
The politicians, religious leaders, community representatives, business leaders and regular citizens have to realise that crime is devastating our communities and a stand against criminality in whatever form it may take, is the first step in a process where all of us can come together in urgency to tackle a national disaster affecting everyone, especially our children who must inherit a country free from the terror of criminals.
Editor, all I can say is that after the criminal attack on my daughter, I, like any father, felt an anger which I cannot even put into words and I felt at that time that I could really entertain a violent act against the ones who hurt my child. I still feel the same.
Cheddi Joey Jagan (Jr.)
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