tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629058270900831490.post8300592286815183893..comments2020-10-03T01:05:13.932-05:00Comments on Raw Politics...Jamaica Style!: Kevin Brown; the Amnesty Report: Jamaica’s PR Nightmare!Raw Politics....Jamaica Style!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09179310414479161633noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629058270900831490.post-65748315303084580032008-04-12T10:56:00.000-05:002008-04-12T10:56:00.000-05:00Hi Dani, Thanks for your comments, very heartening...Hi Dani, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments, very heartening. Thanks also for your sympathies re the situation in 2004. It was so long ago, as far as I was concnerned, I was a little worried that I would not be able to recall the details as well as I was concerned about whether the story would seem relevant to my purpose; that is, in terms of the article. But, apparently, these were unfounded. LOL! Thanks, again!<BR/><BR/>The reality is that crime in the inner-city and the relationship between that an the question of how the police responds is a complex one. How it started I am not altogether certain, however, I do know that writers/ researchers like Imani Tafari Ama and Laurie Gunst have looked at the political genesis of crime and how that has evolved into the trade in illegal guns and narcotics - a sort of turf war, as it were, to protect otherwise criminal resources within what some regard as a 'counter-state'. <BR/><BR/>Having said which, I think it is also important to acknowledge that other factors like class, as well as the history of Jamaica's diffucult social and economic problems, including among them slavery/ colonialism have had a major impact on the development of the society in this way. To which end, I think that the politics of crime in Jamaica requires better understanding which would suggest that the Amnesty Report is even more telling in that it underlines the extent to which little official support has been given in this regard (Only an opinion). <BR/><BR/>And, of course, that does not mean the state has done nothing to address the country's crime situation. Just that, it would be good to see where additional things are done to make a more meaningful inroad into eliminating this scourge, if not bringing it under control.<BR/><BR/>Indeed, the point of the article, as you aware, is that the solution to crime in Jamaica is not an easy fix but actually requires a raft of approaches. So that, you are correct on the gun comment. However, that was only recently proposed by the new Commish who was installed last year. My incident occurred at least three years before that. What, however, remains to be seen is whether there will be a serious dent in crime as a result of this proposal. <BR/><BR/>Of course, in a context where gun men target the police and in some instances send them death threats, I am very curious to know how a removal of M16s, by itself, will address that part of the problem as perhaps one of the more pervasive aspects of crime in Jamaica - the lack of trust and regard for the law and officers of the law and the consequent culture of death it engenders?Raw Politics....Jamaica Style!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09179310414479161633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629058270900831490.post-41750561140495639612008-04-11T09:08:00.000-05:002008-04-11T09:08:00.000-05:00Hello Agostinho: I am so sorry this is happening ...Hello Agostinho: <BR/><BR/>I am so sorry this is happening in Jamaica and feel horrified about your experience with those corrupt police officers.<BR/><BR/>After reading this, I have so many questions and the first thing I am going to do is read the Amnesty International Report. <BR/><BR/>What is causing this unrest in the inner cities? This has to be known in order for hearts and minds to be won. Taking away folks' guns while pointing bigger guns at them will only exacerbate this "undeclared civil war". (By the way, when did this begin and who drew first blood and why?)<BR/><BR/>Excellent writing and information! I am so glad I found you!foxfly23https://www.blogger.com/profile/15589000018308697773noreply@blogger.com