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Taking Responsibility

Crime is a real problem in Jamaica Hundreds are dead, there's no solution to the problem Even the police are giving up ...the police commissioner has resigned ...sir trust me, no one man can solve this problem...you did your best In the meantime, we are still counting bodies We hear the cries but ...no solutions We only can call on God now The problem started long before our time, when garrison politics was the order of the day Few are educated No real opportunities The big man distributing guns in the inner city Young men smoking weed on the corner Pregnant teenagers Women selling themselves for a few dollars No father in the house and our men still believe they should have" gal in a bungle " Where is the church in all of this? busy talking about the cover of a phone book and nothing on crime ...seriously We can't win the war on crime until we win the war in the family, we need real role models, we need real men …yes MEN The truth is until we start teaching our men to be responsible we will never win the war on crime until it's at our front door before we get serious When our women stop washing bloody clothing for their gun men son and mate Yes, we all need to stop accepting bull **** before all this will end Until then we will continue to count bodies, when will it end, when the society start taking responsibility

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Date: 8/16/2017 12:11:00 PM
Mercy, so devastating very powerful voice thanks for sharing. There's a reason it's over 500 reads. Blessings --James
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