Letter of the Day | Broadcasting Commission’s ban a massive step in the right direction
Published:Thursday | October 13, 2022 | 12:06 AM
THE EDITOR, Sir:
Thank you Broadcasting Commission for your recent “delayed broadcast” of a directive to media houses, banning the broadcast of any music or utterance that promotes illegal activity. You have a free hand to do what is right for Jamaica without any fear of political repercussions because your members are not elected by the people.
A refusal by (the) Government to take specific, common-sense steps to counter the scourge of crime and indiscipline is a direct challenge to, and contradiction of, its proposition that Jamaica is the ‘place of choice to live, work, raise families and do business’.
The twin-headed monster of crime and indiscipline can be defeated only by a multipronged, coordinated, and sustained attack at the social, economic, cultural, psychological and spiritual roots of the problem. The successful formula must include a menu of things that are to be done, as well as things that are not to be done by the Government and all stakeholders in our national initiative. It makes no sense to be pouring water and gasolene on the fire in a seeming attempt to extinguish it. I congratulate the Broadcasting Commission on a massive baby step in the right direction. I encourage the Government to throw the full weight of its political mandate behind the eradication of crime and indiscipline. Only then will many of our problems be solved, not overnight, but in a relatively short period of time.
GODFREY E. MCALLISTER
Consumer Advocate
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