Letter of the Day | No justice for bereaved families

THE EDITOR, Madam:

Living in a blood-washed country like Jamaica can give you high blood pressure, if you are not mentally and emotionally strong. This is because of a justice system that is not harsh on those who commit violent crimes.

That young bully, who has been given 18 years and five months’ imprisonment in the Manchester Circuit Court for the shooting death of a woman at Master Mac Supermarket in 2019, shows a man’s power over a woman in domestic disputes. This has been cutting short the lives of many women in Jamaica over the decades.

Two wrongs cannot make a right, and fire can’t put out fire. In Jamaica, killing innocent people seems to have become a norm. The powers that be may be giving this a push by their continually giving light punishment to accused murders.

That so-called man who presumptuously shot and killed that young woman should have be given at least 50 years in prison for not exercising self-control. The fact is that most of the times it’s the men who have been abusing and murdering women in domestic disputes. And men cheat on women more than women cheat on men. The murder accused should have been given a harsher sentence and not allowed to get away so lightly.

Look at the way that man shot and killed the woman, as if he owned her. The vicious slaughtering of women by arrogant and hot-head bullies has been going on for too long, while justice to the bereaved and grieving families has been denied. For the accused murderers to get away so lightly is giving these so-called men and wrongdoers a push to continue killing women at will. They think they can get away lightly because there seems to be no harsh penalties being given to them.

There are too many men who are domineering towards women and treating them badly. This is leading to more violent crimes and deaths. We should demand life imprisonment for these wicked people.

DONALD MCKOY