Dear Editor,
I CRIED for my country when I read the news that people are threatening the life of Justice Claudette Singh, who is the Chairperson of GECOM.
How can Man’s heart be so cruel to want to threaten the lives of others, because you do not agree with them, or do not like what they do?

I am sad that my fellow countrymen and women continue to believe that their verbally abusive behaviour is okay. It is even more saddening that this has moved from hurling racial slurs to thinking they are God, to want to take someone’s life, or put a price on the life of another. (How shameful and lawless this is!)

In these moments of sadness, with how the races are going at each other’s throat, party supporters are fighting, Justice Singh’s words that she is not fearful make me feel all is not lost. It is nice to know that there are still people in position who will not allow a threat to stop them from doing what is right.

To those who don’t want a recount, and think that insulting Justice Singh, threatening her, or calling her false names, I say “shame on you!” Only cowards and bullies behave the way you do. Editor, I add my voice in condemnation of the threat on Justice Singh’s life; I add my voice to let the bullies, the cowards and the intolerant know there are many like Justice Singh who are not afraid of them. To those people, I know that my speaking out will not still your voice, will not make you put away your pen, will not stop you tapping poisonous words from your keyboards, will not stop you printing ugly things, or, as my mother would say, “If you have nothing nice to say, be quiet.” You will continue with the crass behaviour until enough voices are raised in condemnation; enough persons unfriend you, or withdraw from supporting you.

Regards,
Beniprashad Rayman