by Jerome Pinder
A recent Tribune article entitled "Man charged with abusing young boys" reported that a 36 year old man was arraigned before the courts for abusing four young boys. The man was charged with having sex with the four youngsters who are between the ages and 2 and 6.
I cannot put into words on this site, as to the punishment this man should receive if guilty. I will say that the hang man's rope is too easy for him. The man, if guilty and others like him are wild animals and should be treated as such.
I have long heard that child abuse is more prevalent than we would like to believe, however, most cases go unreported.
While I would love to carry out punishment on these individuals, let's look at what God has to say about the treatment of his Children. The Bible Says:
Ephesians 6:4 – And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Matthew 18:6 – But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
Jesus himself said in Mathew 19:14 – Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.
God's opinion on children is clear.
Since the above individual, and others like him, could not drown himself before abusing children, perhaps it is time to tie blocks to his ankles and drop him off between Nassau and Andros.
Before you drop him down, cut his you know whats off & drop him in while bleeding to death so the sharks can finish him off. Anyone who can do that to a child should not remain on this earth, period.
This is an issue Jerome, that has haunted me for years and of all the things that successive governments have failed to do this one disturbs me more than any other. They need to pass the necessary laws that would allow these perverts to be eliminated as quickly as possible.
There is hardly a week goes by that I don’t think of the case of the man who took a six year old into the bush and had her in a car all night raping and beating her. Some workmen found her the next morning walking out of the bush covered in blood.
The beast was given six years (“because that was all the law would allow, because it was his first offence”). That was about four years ago and he is now walking the streets just like you and me.
No government that would allow a dastardly act like this can be referred to as a civilized nation.
With things like this hanging over their heads (and there are many more), instead of appearing at the opening of Parliament in their $3000 hats and $4000 dresses they should be attired in sack cloth and ashes.
Horrendous… Sickening… Disgusting… Revolting…
I cannot begin to describe the repulsive feelings this sort of story evokes!
Sadly, far too many cases of abuse are never reported – some occurring within “the family”. It seems to be particularly prevalent with teen and pre-teen girls – many times with the knowledge of the mother who is not willing to stand up to the husband or boyfriend. Our laws need to help them.
Parents entrust their children to teachers in schools and churches; to family members and friends. Yet this trust is obliterated by such horrible acts of sexual abuse against innocent children. Legislation needs to be updated… punishment should be made to fit the crime a little better.
Some say “It takes a village to raise a child”…
But can you trust the village?? Will our laws hold the villagers accountable when they abuse or molest our children?? Will our judicial system provide appropriate and fitting punishment for these perverted villagers that would harm our innocent children, our grandchildren, our future?? Isn’t it high time to fix the village???
The worst part is… the biggest child sex offenders in The Bahamas are pastors, teachers, police and politicians.
What’s that say about our society?
Does not say much about our society.I don’t know about anyone else but, there is not a Police station on this Island that I would leave my child in, much less anywhere else.