if a true seh a nuff killings a gwaan a yard?...an how some bad man a talk bout seh fi every bad man di police dem kill...dem aggo kill 150 police man..an dem aggo chop off dem ead....??



a wah a gwaan??

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Ah bwoy...

There have been some high profile murders recently.

Three cops and security guards were killed. It is alleged that the killings were connected to the police killing of some gang leader. It has also been rumoured that the criminals have vowed to take out more cops in reprisal for the slaying of their people. Since that set of cop killings, other cops have been shot too.

Businessman Maurics Azan was killed in May Pen along with his stepson. That moved the PSOJ to have a lockdown of businesses in protest of the crime situation.
More on that here.

Since last week, some stuff has flared up in Mountain View.

Zeeks was arrested and charged with murder.

So yeah, some eediat tings still a gwaan.

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"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake." - Matthew 5 v11 KJV

Very waggish indeed.

a wah yah seh to me......

an a di fusss mi a hear bout dis zeeks person...but mi hear seh hima di big bad man........

WHy lawd why?.......all dis killing....wah JA a come to man??

it's very sad

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Yeah it sad still. Mi naw lie, mi very very concerned. But weh fi do? Anywhere you go on this planet, there is some kind of trouble that you have to face, and crime isn't unique to Jamaica. So right now, I just have to try hold on to God and His word so mi can navigate through all the trials dem.

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"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake." - Matthew 5 v11 KJV

Very waggish indeed.

Yeah man........mi head a hurt mi just a read di article.....

is it only in the kingston area?

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No. The Azan guy and his stepson were killed in May Pen, Clarendon. Crime reach all a country these days. Maybe the organized crimes haven't, but there's still things happening.

The really sad thing to me, is that the majority of Jamaicans are good people I think. The criminals are a few, and they are known. Yet they are allowed to run free and continue their activities. It frustrates me beyond words. I love Jamaica, but I hate the way those people are making it look and feel. I hate it with a passion.

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"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake." - Matthew 5 v11 KJV

Very waggish indeed.

a di POLITRICKING man...

most a dem bad man weh yuh si a run up an dung free....a di politicians dem have it dah way deh...cah nuff a dem depened pon dem same bad man deh..

ay yuh memba SHOTTAS...alrite......

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Yeah, but tings get so dat di politician dem nuh have control ova dem nuh more.
Di whole a dem need fi get lock up.

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"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake." - Matthew 5 v11 KJV

Very waggish indeed.

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Life is not a race, but a journey to be savoured, every step of the way....

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." - Ghandi

"Hate the sin and not the sinner is a precept which though easy enough to understand is rarely practiced, and that is why the poison of hatred spreads in the world." - Ghandi

It is true that many regular people have been killed. To be fair, people have spoken out about those as well. Churches have held prayer vigils in the affected communities, citizens have expressed their concern, politicians have said their piece, and the media has carried it. I think what many people are upset about is that the PSOJ spoke out and had their protest action shortly after a prominent businessman was killed. That gave the appearance that they only cared when crime affected one of their own. To be fair to the PSOJ, they have, in the past, supported anti crime initiatives, and have spoken out against crime in the media. The CrimeStop initiative was sponsored by the PSOJ. You can see their press releases here...

Each individual feels more connected to a situation if someone close to them is affected or involved. When that happens, they are going to express their feelings much stronger than if it didn't personally affect them. So to me, it doesn't seem strange that a certain sector of the society would beome more vocal after an incident directly affects one of their own.

What is needed is more action now. There have been enough words.

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"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake." - Matthew 5 v11 KJV

Very waggish indeed.

Amen to that....

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Life is not a race, but a journey to be savoured, every step of the way....

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." - Ghandi

"Hate the sin and not the sinner is a precept which though easy enough to understand is rarely practiced, and that is why the poison of hatred spreads in the world." - Ghandi

can I say Balderdash! ? can I?

prayer vigils, saying your piece on radio, "supporting anti crime iniatiatives" are a bunch of wacko nonsence. That is like putting bandaid on cancer.

The reason for the violence the economic and political climate of Jamaica land we love. There is too much political scandal going on, too much taxing of the people without them seeing the benefits, too much police killings of people the deem looks "suspicious", too much media support of the PNP, too much platitudes being preached.
Ordinary people need jobs and opportunities, education and common facilities such as good roads, decent medical system and justice from the courts.

Those are basic needs. fundamental needs. Without them Jamaica is doomed to remain chaotic and criminal prone.
CRIME DOES NOT OCCUR IN A VACCUUM. JAMAICAN PEOPLE ARE NOT SAVAGES. THERE ARE VALID REASONS FOR THE CRIME AND IT STARTS AT THE TOP.

nuff said

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who am I? ME who the hell did you think?

I will agree with you that those things may not be enough to solve the problem, but there is a purpose they serve. None of the changes you advocate can be made without significant support from those in power, and the general population. When people voice their opinions, come together in prayer etc. what is actually being sought is a sense of unity in purpose amongst the people.

Oh...you do realise that you too are engaging in "wacko nonsense" by "saying your piece" on the issue in this forum It's all good though.

I disagree. The reason for crime anywhere is a weakness in moral and spiritual development which causes individuals to make the choice to commit crime instead of abiding by the law. Factors such as economics and politics are only catalysts which influence the individuals decision. If an individual has high enough integrity and moral maturity, they will be more likely to do the right thing regardless of the influences.

There's also too much glorification of negative values and behaviours, too much focus on materialism, and too many excuses being made for people chosing to do wrong instead of right. Both PNP and JLP have done their fair share of negative things in Jamaica, so whether one gets media support over the other really is irrelevant. They both feed and are fed by the same system.

The same things are taking place all over the globe.

And guess what? Many of the crimes are commited by people who have access to all those things you mentioned. Those who call the shots in criminal activites are not poor. They're filthy stinking rich. Some have very good education. They have access to excellent facilities - they fly to Miami when they need medical attention, and they send their kids to foreign schools. They also have enough money to escape, buy, or exact their justice. So why then do they continue to commit crime? Clearly it's not because they are poor.

Jamaican people are like people anywhere else on the planet. So yes I agree with you that we are not all savages. Just like anywhere else in the world, there are those among us who chose to commit crime. So the reasons for crime don't start at the top, they start with the individual. Every single individual at some point in time is faced with the choice to do what is right in a situation, or to do what is wrong. That decision impacts them and others, even if they don't realize it. If every individual chose to do what is right, there would be no crime. And there will be crime as long as there are people who will chose to do wrong.

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"Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake." - Matthew 5 v11 KJV

Very waggish indeed.