DEEP SOCIAL PROBLEMS could be the cause of the recent flare-up of gun violence here, and not just illegal drug activity, according to two leading criminal lawyers.
Andrew Pilgrim, a Queen’s Counsel, and Arthur Holder are convinced the recent spate of shootings is a result of the deficient state of some youths. They said this must be addressed to effectively tackle the problem.
“The truth is we are lying down in the bed where our education system has failed us,” said Pilgrim, noting that each year more than 100 young men left secondary schools with no certification. They did not go into any programmes to learn skills and few of them got jobs.
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