I am incensed that Neil Adams can pen his “It’s indeed a travesty, laws in Guyana are made to be broken” in the July 4, 2011, KN. I need to remind him that if this were so, then here in Guyana we would not have a civil society, and that there would no need for the judiciary. It may be true that many people do not adhere to the ‘rules and regulations ‘but that is not symptomatic of bad governance, and hence, no blame should be cast at the PPP/C’s feet. First, Guyana is not a place where anything goes. If the laws that were set up to ensure the smooth and orderly management of society are   flagrantly disregarded, then there is the ‘course of the law’ that must ensue. So in the case mentioned of ‘littering of the environment,’ it is people like you who must be civic minded. I assume that you do not litter, but I wonder if, after having seen an occurrence of littering, you have confronted the perpetrator, or reported him to the police. This I dare say is where the breakdown sometimes takes place.  
Your second example (the noise nuisance) also warrants the same explanation.  This problem is indeed pervasive, but I ask again, why is this so. If the likes of you (Neil Adams) just ‘grumble and gripe’ nothing will be done. There is a tendency among Guyanese to be complacent, and expect a lot of ‘spoon feeding.’ If this lethargy can be expunged, then a lot of changes will take place. I close with what happened to me recently.
I was ejected from a minibus because I objected to overloading and ‘loud music.’ I reported the matter to the relevant police station, and the matter was addressed. It took me a day to make sure that the matter was resolved, and I was told that few people are like me. Now think on this: if the citizens sit back and expect changes, then they will sit forever. We have to capitalize on the provisions in the Legal Codes. So I say to Neil Adams-do the right thing. Report incidents of ‘law-flouting.’