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UNEMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYABLE IN THE KILLING FIELDS
Mark Wignall
Thursday, April 22, 2010
JUST before the last Christmas holidays I had promised "Hothead" some work. Just anything to do around the yard.
He was 20 years old, had been inside and out of reform school and had done time in prison for robbery with aggravation. Against the better judgement of all in the community who told me, "Don't mek da bwoy deh come near yuh yaad. Him a tief and nuh wan' work," I still insisted that he had to be given a chance or else he would eventually go big time in criminality. Some even told me that he was involved with a group of rapists.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/colum...ril-22_7541188
Mark Wignall
Thursday, April 22, 2010
JUST before the last Christmas holidays I had promised "Hothead" some work. Just anything to do around the yard.
He was 20 years old, had been inside and out of reform school and had done time in prison for robbery with aggravation. Against the better judgement of all in the community who told me, "Don't mek da bwoy deh come near yuh yaad. Him a tief and nuh wan' work," I still insisted that he had to be given a chance or else he would eventually go big time in criminality. Some even told me that he was involved with a group of rapists.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/colum...ril-22_7541188
