With the continued problems of missing teenagers and rise in the number of murdered children, I have heard nothing in the news about the possibility of a serial killer. Why not?

I am in the United States and if an area the size of Jamaica, equal to that of our state of Connecticut, was having such an issue of children showing up murdered we would be talking about the possibility of a serial killer roaming around, yet I have heard nothing of this in your media.

I do not believe that all of a sudden you have a bunch of madmen running around killing children. It seems more likely you have a few killers on your hands that are escalating.

I would also like to note that I am tired of hearing that these children are being snatched while left alone by their parents as they walked to or from school alone! Where is the responsibility of the parents? If you must work, can't a neighbour or family member watch them? If they walk to school, find them a buddy to walk with or give them a cellphone.

- Stephanie Weis

stephynegril@yahoo.com

PM overexposed

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has been most articulate in outlining and presenting the policies, programmes, plans and projections of the administration since his party won the elections of 2007.

He is to be commended. He is well-informed on geopolitical and local matters, and does an excellent job of responding to, explaining and addressing the most burning issues of the day. I also admire his courage. He is not afraid of the fire. Politics and political reactions are very unpredictable, but he seems always prepared and ready for the front line. He, however, runs the risk of overexposure.

The prime minister and commander in chief leads from the front, but is not expected to lead all the charges all the time.

Dr Daive FaceyDR Facey@gmail.com

Inhumane treatment

I listened to Gregory Mair calling for the removal of flogging from our law books because it is inhumane treatment and reminiscent of a past of oppression and indignity.

This is a good sign and a step in the right direction. There are numerous laws which are out of step with modern thinking and the value of human rights and dignity. Each one should be removed as we get closer to a Charter of Rights.

I sit here amused and wonder which parliamentarian is going to be bold enough to call for the repeal of the country's buggery laws in the climate of Jamaica's homophobic culture. Surely, criminalising individuals for what is evidently a private act is inhumane treatment.

If the Christians are right, homosexuals will have to answer to God, a greater punishment than any parliament or court could impose.

Harold Malcolmbruce_26@hotmail.comLondon School of Economics