Jamaica Gleaner News- Letters - Tuesday

LETTER OF THE DAY - Death penalty is a hopeless solution

The Editor, Sir: "I say hang them, hang them and hang them high!" I am not a supporter of hanging, but the killing of children is extraordinary and that calls for extraordinary circumstances."The above were the words of former prime minister ...

Visitors opting for cruise

The Editor, Sir:I read your paper almost daily since our family of six will be visiting Jamaica for the fourth straight year this December. I have to say next year, we will be on a cruise instead. Reading the stats and stories of murder...

Endorse Seaga views

The Editor, Sir: I strongly endorse the position taken by former Prime Minister Edward Seaga in the Monday Gleaner. What we are seeing in Jamaica is that these killers have no feeling for the young, the old, the helpless or the unfortunate.

Death penalty as deterrent

The Editor, Sir: Of numerous studies showing the deterrent effect in various locales, most will show that a single execution will prevent from four to 18 murders; of course, there are others that show otherwise.

Don't look away - decide!

The Editor, Sir: I was very disappointed in the poor attendance by the members of the Joint Select Parliamentary Committee on Abortion (six of 12), for such crucial presentations on November 13.An extremely moving testimony was shared by a courageous...

Too much trivia

The Editor, Sir: I write in agreement with your editorial titled 'Waites anti-gay populist nonsense', which appeared in The Gleaner on November 20.Rational people must ask the question, what is it about homosexuality that seems to make otherwise...

Conscience vote abuse of representative role

The Editor, Sir:The ongoing debate on whether to retain or rescind the death penalty in our laws has been quite revealing. It has exposed that many of our representatives are either ignorant of the principles of democracy ...