Dear Editor,

I still cannot fathom how one violent incident affected the normal flow of our transportation sector in one night.

The actions of one man led to great fear and dislocation across the Corporate Area. Students were left stranded before and after school, taxi men withdrew their services or started charging inexorbitant fees, and parents feared the worst for their commuting children

Jamaica has truly changed.

Crime is affecting every institution and aspect of our lives; and we all stand by, helplessly watching, because we must depend on law enforcement to manage it.

Even with enhanced security measures crime still occurs. State of emergencies have become so normalised that crime happens any and everywhere.

However, we must do something about it, and this must start at home with our boys. Teach them anger management, and that it is okay to communicate how they feel. I’m sure if both men had spoken about the situation, over drinks, the end would have been quite different.

But that is not the case.

Men act out of rage without thinking. At this point, we must do something.

If we don’t, another crime might lead to a lockdown of an entire parish or perhaps the country.

Think about it.

Andre Heslop

andreheslop9@gmail.com