Mr PM, the tail is still wagging the dog

THE EDITOR, Madam:

Dear Prime Minister Andrew Holness, I am sure that you are fully aware of some of the most horrible, violent and murderous atrocities (40 bullets to kill a woman!) that have recently been happening in our beloved Jamaica.

It is obvious that the crime monster is now totally out of control and maybe we need to use some unorthodox methods, if only to tame Frankenstein’s monster.

It would also be useful to remind ourselves of what a former minister of national security once said, that “it will require divine intervention” to solve the crime problem; as well as the statement from a prominent Christian bishop at a recent prayer breakfast that, “Jamaica is being controlled by demons”.

Now some, if not most of us, will discount these comments as just silly statements made by some stupid Bible thumper or a scared, uninformed politician; however, the growing frequency of these violent and bold daylight atrocities speak volumes.

I must implore you, Mr Prime Minister, at the earliest and with alacrity, to address two social issues that I believe will have tremendous impact in helping to subdue and reduce the levels of violence and murder.

1. Immediately and without hesitation, stop the playing in public spaces of any and all music that is portraying violence and vulgarity.

2. Enforce, in the strictest ways possible, the Noise Abatement Act, especially as it relates to the decibel levels that are emanating from motor vehicles, especially the trucks with the Jake brakes and the motorcycles with the gunshot mufflers.

I promise you, sir, that within three months of the nation listening to some cool and smooth jazz, Beethoven and Mozart – uninterrupted by a Jake brake or a gunshot motorcycle – we will not only obtain a significant and substantial reduction in violent crimes, but a Jamaica that is a much more peaceful place.

MICHAEL C. MOYSTON