JUST WHEN WE thought we had been given a reprieve, the criminals among us struck again early last week - a bold and grim reminder that all is not well.
A total of seven persons were killed during an eight hour period and of this number, three were women. Just when we thought it couldn't get any worse. Even though the issue of crime and what can be done to solve it is a bit worn, it is something that must be discussed.
We've all heard the suggestions: bring back the death penalty, a 'shoot first ask later' policy (which, by the way, may have already been enforced), among several others. But, most if not all our suggestions, aim at correcting the problem after it gets out of hand. What of trying to prevent the problem? Perhaps this needs to be the focus of the next 'let's-stop-crime' plan that is proposed.
A comprehensive investigation needs to be launched to determine the root causes of crime and when this is done, we can look to finding solutions. Simply speculating and throwing out the 'oh, it's all because of poverty' line, has taken us nowhere. Now is the time for scientifically structured and administered research. And though this may sound absurd, it's worth a try. What have we got to lose? At this point, we should try anything: hypnosis, laser beams, anything.
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