Dear Editor,
On reading Joslyn’s letter referring to MP [Member of Parliament – Ed.] Labega it reminded me of what my mother used to say to us when we were growing up. You’re not a thief until they catch you. My father would tell her, “You are giving those children mixed messages.” I know that Ms. Morton is sincere in her writing, but with my experience in dealing with the community I would have gone about it differently. I definitely would make use of MP Labega because of his transformation, but owing to the fact that there are so many different reasons why youngsters are led astray I believe that we have to be careful not to send the wrong messages.
My mother used to tell us, “Not everybody is born with the same luck.” Along with that I would add that I would not want the youngsters to be under the impression that there is always a job available for them later on in life. So again I have to congratulate Ms. Morton for her extra effort to help enlighten the youth and hopefully this forms a chain reaction.
Russell A. Simmons
