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July 28, 2008
Children Being Trained for a Life of Crime
 A senior investigator, with the Jamaica Constabulary Force, who wishes to remain anonymous, has reported that Jamaican children, as young as three years, are being taught to smoke marijuana, consume alcohol and use firearms as part of their training for a life of crime.
The senior investigator, with more than 20 years experience in law enforcement, said that the child criminal has no emotion, no soul, no fear, no feelings, or sense of reasoning, they only know how to be criminals.
This sentiment was supported not only by police statistics, but by Dr. Henley Morgan, head of the innercity project, Caribbean Applied Technology, in Trench Town. He said that these children are "...predisposed to crime and violence. Shaped from the womb..."
Police statistics reveal that in 2005-2006, approximately 150 minors, (12-15 years), were arrested for a myriad of crimes, while in 2005, 826 criminals, (12-20 years), were arrested. According to the investigator, the 18-25 year old criminals are being replaced by the 12-13 year olds.
It has been revealed that older siblings, immediate and extended family members are responsible for initiating these children from as early as six years old into a life of crime.
By the age of 15, these children have acquired up to 10 years experience in criminal activities and a growing appetite for murder. It is this criminal legacy which is hampering the governments crime management initiative.
Lawman Lynch, a former resident of the innercity and president of the KSA Action Forum Youth Organisation, a Safe School Ambassador as well as a Youth and Community Development consultant, told the Sunday Observer that these children must be rescued through education and social intervention, which must include parenting skills, as he sees where "...there is dire need for good parents."
Source: The Jamaica Observer
Posted by yardFlex at July 28, 2008 02:16 PM
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Posted by: Senne'
on July 28, 2008 02:44 PM
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Children are very observative. They see and hear everything, whether you realize it or not. Unfortunately, they will copy what they see. Lord have mercy!!
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Posted by: kay
on July 28, 2008 02:59 PM
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Posted by: TASHI
on July 28, 2008 03:04 PM
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Oh my god what is jamaica coming to? what the hell is going with these people? dem think dem deh a africa? because that's how i see the youths live over there....
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Posted by: Wade Cameron
on July 28, 2008 03:31 PM
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Whatta disgrace! Di same ting wha gwan inna Africa a gwan in Jamaica, Well a so di system treat black wen dem nuh have no full understanding of dem self. Mi just feel so sorry fi mi people dem, cause dem a mek di system tun dem into vampier... Only wen di almighty come will we realize di wickidness of our ways, till den black people lost.
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Posted by: tuku
on July 28, 2008 05:31 PM
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Now mi si y dem little youth yah nowadays so arrogant an violent at such young age
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Posted by: bee
on July 29, 2008 10:20 AM
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If you see the problem, why not try to find a solution. This is a disgrace to our small nation that we cant find a way to better monitior our people and the things they do. we need more things in the community for our youths and better role models. see if this was a story about a party or some dan an stupid entertainer everyone would have a comment but when it someting factual and have to do with the people and our youths everyone turn a blind eye what a shame
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Posted by: Ricardo
on July 29, 2008 11:03 AM
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Dem waan di ghetto yute dem fi dead. mi a 14 an yunger yute dem dan mi a buss gun. A wha jamaica a deal wid. the system mash up.
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Posted by: Ricardo
on July 29, 2008 11:43 AM
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Dem waan di ghetto yute dem fi dead. mi a 14 an yunger yute dem dan mi a buss gun. A wha jamaica a deal wid. the system mash up.
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Posted by: Debra
on July 29, 2008 12:23 PM
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The children are our future. Are we living in Jamaica or is it Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique? Rebels in these countries kidnap young boys from their homes and train them to be "killer rebel soldiers". Concerned Jamaicans need to watch movies like Hotel Rwanda, Primevil, Rising Sun, Blood diamond and a few other I can't remember to see the devastating effect this can have on a country.
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Posted by: shi shi
on July 29, 2008 01:53 PM
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I find it very ignorant when u say the same thing happens in africa there are young children in europe and america who also raised in a life of crime black people are the first to blame their own race thats y i will always respect one aspect of the white people they play the black man minds like chess and no matter wat u say they got ya'll on lock nothing so jus continue killing each other and blame it on each other.
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Posted by: Senne'
on July 29, 2008 04:36 PM
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@ shi shi - you hurt my heart when you say those things. We need to lift each other up, Sister. Not help the "Man" break our people down.....Peace & Love!
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Posted by: shi shi
on July 29, 2008 06:35 PM
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@ senne well am sorry if you took it the wrong way but we black people need to stop saying all the right words like "we need to lift each other up" but wen wen it comes to action no-one wants to do nothing remember this black man is black man greatest enemy dats how i c it the white man jus know how and where to plant the hate seed and he know we will carry it on like fire look at the music industry how many famous white entertainers have beef with each other to my knowledge this people be doing collabos like a m.f. and gettin that cake but look at us e.g. movado & kartel aint even made it international but beefing instead of gettin that paper so i aint tryin to change nothing if we wana kill each other do it.
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Posted by: Mel
on July 30, 2008 03:29 AM
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I think this topic is very sad I believe in this instance all people need in this world is a connection with God and that now a days is rear. I don't believe in blame the whites or compare our nation to theres we are all individual and we are responsible for our own action. We all were given free will and we know wrong from right and that is what alot of people fail to understand and abide with whats right. The world will never be crime free we just all need to try and get along.
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Posted by: UpNorth
on July 30, 2008 08:49 AM
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Although I don't live in Jamaica, it is one of the places that I love to visit. In saying that, the problems that face blacks in general are everywhere cross continents some are just at different levels. I agree with Bee, we need to find a resolution and we need to start figuring out a game plan soon! To some degree I agree with Shi Shi as well because those who are in control will always be able to "play the black man's mind like chess" why? BECAUSE WE HAVE NO UNITY. We as a people need to start doing for ourselves. Us adults need to start giving the young children some sort of hope, build their self-esteem etc so hopefully they can see that there are other positive things to do in life besides picking up a gun. We as a people need to start looking inward in our own mirrors to make corrections as it seems as if things are becoming like the domino effect. Things have to start on a small scale because every choice we make affects our children. As an example I will be 31 yrs-old this Friday and I made a decision when I left high school that I would wait to have children when I was married or until I felt certain that the man that I am with would be there to be a role model in my childs life. We all have seen the effects of what happens to a child in a single family home when there isn't a positive male figure. Children go to the streets and start learning the wrong things. I say all of this to say JA has MANY possiblities and in a lot of ways Jamaicans and most caribbean islands I feel have more leeway than us up north, your countries have more natural resources and I'm not just talking about land. Caribbean people haven't been as tainted or "mind controlled" as we have. I have been to many countries and I have never seen a people who are destined for such potential as I see plenty of entrepreneurs who have the drive and hustle every time someone is trying to get me to buy a t-shirt at their shop. Imagine what can happen with the same drive if we all find a way to come together for a common goal. A message to all of us: "Don't wait for our governments to help US!"
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Posted by: tugz
on July 30, 2008 12:12 PM
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All who wait on GOD to come get frig,is we must bare the responsibility, not a imaginary GOD
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Posted by: Senne'
on July 30, 2008 01:13 PM
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@ shi shi - Sister, you are right about the action part. None of us can deny that. Our people cry out and the "government" that was put in place to help the people instead help themselves. Greed is our biggest adversary, I believe. If we have what we NEED, then why can't we use our resources (not just money) and help the person reaching out?
@UpNorth - You are right about the children, our children. They are the future and they need us to guide, nurture and be examples so that they will be grounded and successful. Father Help Us...
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Posted by: T
on July 31, 2008 12:27 PM
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and the usa and israel still di biggest manufacturers of guns and dem also di ones a ball sey dem a di free ones democracy dem a bring dem sey
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Posted by: Proud Jamaican
on July 31, 2008 04:17 PM
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unno wicked that likkle bwoy nuh jamaican. But seriously there is a problem with these children seeing and hearing things in their environment and wanting to emulate it. Our country needs help because pretty soon we are going to be missing a generation.
Bless de almighty nuh moore mudah via owah youts dem,i man sense dat dem juss nid fi do dah revienj via dem babywro according to wat dem did ,i magin human cargo,brutalising rape and mudah,let de youts dem do de work o'da almighty cau ya nuh as it was written as it muss be dung.yes rasta
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