Comments on: Column: Tackle Underlying Causes To Halt Trend

By: aceboy

aceboy — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 12:13:42 +0000

More attempts to shove responsibility on those who aren’t actually responsible and basically a plea to find an economic solution. It won’t work. These kids need to learn responsibility and need disciple.

By: Truth is killin' me...

Truth is killin' me... — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 12:10:46 +0000

Children are like sponges. From birth to early childhood they are soaking everything in that is around them and their environment. They will only be a product of their environment. If their parents are doing a pack then they will unfortunately be led down the same path. Morals need to be instilled from birth and the whole island in general could be doing a hell of a lot better than this!

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 11:21:57 +0000

The number of comments demonstrate how little people care of what Rolfe has to say.

By: bluwater

bluwater — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 00:02:59 +0000

Kids model the adults around them…..

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 23:54:48 +0000

End discrimination

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 23:54:17 +0000

Let’s start with a YES YES vote

By: hmmm

hmmm — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 21:30:31 +0000

What exactly did he say ?

By: IslandTeacher

IslandTeacher — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 19:42:08 +0000

So true Jeremy. We need practical solutions.

By: Build a Better Bermuda

Build a Better Bermuda — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 19:27:05 +0000

Well stated, but still leaves lacking is the how we deal with this… ultimately government can’t really do too much as the best solution lies with a stronger communal tactic. That, and the fact the government is woefully under equipped to be able to tackle the magnitude this problem represents. Even with a strong comunual solution, we will not fully succeed in tackling this problem, as Mr. Commissiong has pointed out, this has been allowed to cascade into a multi generational issue and the only real solution lies first and foremost within the family structure… a family structure that is recognized even by the Mincy that is in such a state of multigenerational state of decay, that these later generations now have little to no example of what a strong familial support system is supposed to look like. On top of this is the embedding of the multigenerational infusion of toxic masculinity, a false ideology of what makes a man. How do we tackle is, the first is to rescue the next generation, do what we can to get them the support and infuse in them the ideals of tolerance through clubs, after school safe places, help them with implement things like homework, somewhere these children can go to see what positive support can do, to break the cycle. Beyond that I no other real ideas other than to say that if we really want to fix this, we must first accept that it is going to take generations again, then we must also accept that we can’t really truly fix it, as it pains to realize that there is now generations lost, because the only way to save them is for them to save themselves, and not all are interested in that.

By: watching

watching — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 13:23:40 +0000

well stated by Mr Commissiong.

By: Jeremy Deacon

Jeremy Deacon — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 12:39:38 +0000

It is long past the time, in my opinion, to write articles like these. (I wonder what the ratio of words to murders are – 100,000 to 1?) and it is time to offer practical solutions.
If the Mincy report suggested a way forward, highlight that here – and go on to say that you are organizing a meeting with the Minister, the Police Commissioner etc to try and put a structure/a plan in place to help.
Spell out the steps to be taken and how everybody can actually play a part.
It is actions not words that are needed.

By: San George

San George — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 12:38:26 +0000

Hopelessness is what breeds it. Bad leadership perpetuates hopelessness.
Quo Fata Ferunt.