Dear Editor,
With the pardoning of some prisoners by President David Granger there are some people who believes that President David Granger has erred; that people who commit crimes should spend time in prison for the crimes they committed.
People who commit crimes should also be forgiven for their crimes. What kind of society will we be should we condemn people who commit crimes to live forever in captivity? Or, even take their lives as punishment for their crimes? Punishment for crimes is important to send a strong message to embolden criminals. However, mercy and forgiveness is just as important. Therefore, President David Granger has not erred in pardoning some people for crimes committed by them.
We should be looking to develop a kind and caring society whereby we look out for each other and help each other. Guyanese society have been fractured too long by distrust in between peoples. We need to rebuild trust in between peoples.
Yours faithfully,
Sean Ori
