With the overnight death of one of Guyana's children Mr. Daemon Belgrave, at the hands of local law enforcement, all peace loving members of society must stand together and be outspoken in condemning those who perpetrate these deeds.
The insidious plague of death of Guyanese by members of law enforcement in Guyana must be investigated by the international court of human rights in The Hague, Netherlands.
If the Government of Guyana has socially and economically emasculated the members of law enforcement and emboldened them with promises of monies or other trinkets outside the legitimate remuneration process, they are cornering Guyanese into seeking redress using unconventional methods.
The number of unsolved, deaths, “accidental” deaths, investigations not reaching the courts and the number that has been dismissed for untold reasons belies the government assertions that many of the victims were law breakers or law enforcement was diligently doing its duty. The killing of protesters, innocent bystanders and the terrorizing of citizens by law enforcement is at an all time high. The culture by law enforcement that they have to “get their man” at all cost is barbaric and must be halted. The motto of Guyana’s law enforcement was “Protect and Serve”, but to serve and protect whom, is the question
The conclusion by some that persons who are engaged by law enforcement are guilty, does not meet the international standard of the judicial process and I call upon the government of Guyana to desist from using law enforcement personnel as a means to an end.
The government and their supporters seeks to tell the world that there is prosperity in Guyana, but large buildings, well stocked stores, cell phones and an explosion in vehicular traffic are not the true signs of a developing society when thongs of individuals are harangued by law enforcement, denied opportunities for a multitude of reasons, several hundred dead without credible investigations, parents have to decide between feeding and sending their children to school or paying the utilities and bribery is the official way of doing business.
I call upon the International Governments and agencies that were so “hell bent” on free and fair elections in Guyana to ensure that they use the same fervor to preserve the safety of Guyanese by forcing the overhauling of government with international pressure (sanctions) so that there is measurable and sustainable results with the aim to creating that “free” society.
Guyanese don’t need folks from foreign lands visiting with the mindset that Guyana is a place for just for parties or adventure, and “what happens in Guyana stays in Guyana” or that Guyanese are an exotic species to be studied and used as fertile material for the anthropologists. Guyanese need be able to have high expectancy of justice and equal opportunities to build their communities, they don’t need encouragement to be dependent on hand outs for anyone, then need education, and direct project funding which will create the confidence, knowledge and path to raise themselves out of the socio-economic quagmire they have found themselves in. Guyanese need someone that will hold the wrongdoers responsible for their actions and bring to bear the full force of the international community to resolve this culling of a society
Parting words: The idea of one solution fits all is wrong and therefore the Jeffersonian model of democracy might work well in some situations but every country has its own legacy of history that must be taken into consideration. Yesterday’s remedies are not necessarily the solutions of today and all of the tomorrows.