Jamaica Gleaner News- Letters - Sunday

Letter of the Day - Death penalty: Are MPs leaders or followers?

The Editor, SIR: I MUST commend the leadership and courage of the members of parliament (MPs), in the current debate on the retention of capital punishment in Jamaica, who have gone on record...

Think of the victims

The Editor, SIR: I AM a member of the United States Army and have been living in America since January of 1989. The maximum punishment for committing a murder is death by a firing squad.

Longing for the past

The Editor, SIR: HAVING GROWN up in Kingston, Jamaica, I have and do cherish the memories of a time when the safety and security of citizens was not maintained by armed Jamaica Constabulary Force officers, armed private-security...

Let them pay

The Editor, SIR: I AM in full support of the death penalty for convicted murderers. While the act of hanging may seem gruesome, the heinous acts committed by these criminals are no less grisly.

Hang them all!

The Editor, SIR: I AM shaken by the numerous cases of homicide that occur yearly. The crime rate has exploded over the last decade, and as a regular online reader who would like to return home, I am terrified.

Long overdue

The Editor, SIR: I WISH to share with your avid rea-ders my take on capital punishment, which has created quite a stir lately. So many people in Jamaica are suffering and living in fear and if the only thing that can minimise these illicit acts is to resume capital punishment...

Punish them!

The Editor, SIR: I start off with a quote from the prime minister saying that these criminals are "hard of hearing". Words uttered in frustration from the prime minister after a flare-up of gunshots rocked his meeting on Sunday at the National Arena. I really had to laugh, because I have never agreed with him more.