IT seems as though decadence, in every sphere here in Guyana, is so much the norm, that even the law enforcers have now become totally inured. In fact, these ‘guardian’ of the societies are themselves culpable. They themselves foster many peccadilloes, and this is quite disgusting indeed.
On September 29, 2010, at the Annandale Market Road junction, a petite and petty police woman was involved in a verbal altercation with two male pranksters. These guys had fun at her expense. Also right in Annandale, at the junction of Ramsingh and Market Streets, there are at least ten males, around the 14-19 age group, who are not in school neither at work. So as expected, their impish minds lead them to hurl invectives at passers-by and school girls. Their raucous cacophony is most annoying. They of course impede traffic, and since this has gone on uninterrupted, I suspect it will get worse.
Recently, this group of delinquents has turned to drinking and smoking. Many times the Vigilance police were alerted, but as expected, ‘are not inclined to respond. I guess an upset villager pent up anger, redounding in a beating/killing may do the trick.
Another bothering and running sore is that of these roving and vagrant junkies who are all over the village of Annandale. The most irksome aspect of these outcasts is that of their purloining behaviour. They roam the village at nights and make off with people’s items-buckets, plants, etc. You know what is most upsetting? The absolute negligence of the police patrols. Seldom (it is a surprise when they are seen) would the police scour the village for these delinquents. The thing is that these recalcitrant elements are so readily and easily available, and yet Vigilance is immune to them. Here again, may an enraged response that engenders death may just do the trick. I hope the ‘nip in the bud’ metaphor still prevails.