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Mahabir-Wyatt condemns lawlessness in T&T
Terrible and frightening. This is how child and human rights activist Diana Mahabir-Wyatt has described the recent incidents in which children are increasingly becoming collateral damage–either shot dead or wounded by gunmen–as the country’s crime surge continues.In an interview with Guardian Media yesterday, Mahabir-Wyatt seemed to be lost for words as she bemoaned the tragic fate which recently snuffed out innocent lives and she condemned the lawlessness currently sweeping the land.
Mahabir-Wyatt said not only were children under siege, but the whole society seemed to be under attack from criminal elements.
“It is terrible and it is destroying people’s lives. Not just the ones who get shot or the families of those who are killed, but children generally are not being allowed the freedom to go out and explore by themselves.
“People are frightened. They are even frightened to go out and shop. I find it very frightening mostly because it affects the ability of children to grow up and learn to be independent,” Mahabir-Wyatt said.
The former independent senator noted that the “whole of culture has changed”, as parents now have to know where their children are at all times.
Asked to comment on the attacks on children in the country, Commissioner of Police Erla Harewood-Christopher, who was attending the Chinese Spring Festival Temple Fair at the Anchorage, Chaguaramas, yesterday, said she was there as a guest and did not want to comment on the matter.
Where is Rowley and Hinds ....silent
Under your tenure 6,000 murders are approaching.. great job over 56% are young Africans.
Terrible and frightening. This is how child and human rights activist Diana Mahabir-Wyatt has described the recent incidents in which children are increasingly becoming collateral damage–either shot dead or wounded by gunmen–as the country’s crime surge continues.In an interview with Guardian Media yesterday, Mahabir-Wyatt seemed to be lost for words as she bemoaned the tragic fate which recently snuffed out innocent lives and she condemned the lawlessness currently sweeping the land.
Mahabir-Wyatt said not only were children under siege, but the whole society seemed to be under attack from criminal elements.
“It is terrible and it is destroying people’s lives. Not just the ones who get shot or the families of those who are killed, but children generally are not being allowed the freedom to go out and explore by themselves.
“People are frightened. They are even frightened to go out and shop. I find it very frightening mostly because it affects the ability of children to grow up and learn to be independent,” Mahabir-Wyatt said.
The former independent senator noted that the “whole of culture has changed”, as parents now have to know where their children are at all times.
Asked to comment on the attacks on children in the country, Commissioner of Police Erla Harewood-Christopher, who was attending the Chinese Spring Festival Temple Fair at the Anchorage, Chaguaramas, yesterday, said she was there as a guest and did not want to comment on the matter.
Where is Rowley and Hinds ....silent
Under your tenure 6,000 murders are approaching.. great job over 56% are young Africans.
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