Parmanan Persaud
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In light of what happened yesterday to Parmanan Persaud (or Permanand Persad…the media can’t seem to agree which is the correct spelling), aren’t there some people who just deserve to die?
I’m struggling to find something relevant to say. But what does one say when a 13 year old boy gets raped, chopped, throat slit, head bashed it, teeth broken and spine broken. What could ever sound relevant? It would be nothing short or arrogance on my part to believe I can say anything that means anything.
All Permanand’s uncle could muster was that he would chop up the perpetrator.
“I will chop him up. If I see him before the police pick him up, I will chop him up. I don’t care what happens afterwards.”
Staring off into the distance and waving his hands to demonstrate, he said this in the coolest, most matter-of-fact way I have ever heard anyone say anything like this.
Who could blame him? With his nephew’s blood spread all over the floor of an abandoned house, who could blame him? Aren’t there some people who just deserve to die?
Where did this evil come from? In light of Dane, Akiel, Sean, Amy and now Parmanan, is Trinidad and Tobago even beautiful anymore?
17 Responses to “Parmanan Persaud”
By Alexia on Nov 1, 2006 | Reply
Mani we have been discussing this on Hottie blog. When, when will it end. It saddens everyone to see another child loss to evils of our country because our gov’t does not see fit to put laws in place to safe guard our children. They preach about 20/20 vision while our children suffer under there leardership.
As I said on Hottie blog:
“When you enforce laws people obey the law. When you allow lawlessness to persist it only breeds more lawlessness.”
Mr. Manning do you understand the above quote, you have allowed, you have participated, and you encourage the infestation of lawlessness.
By Anonymous on Nov 1, 2006 | Reply
By Hottie Hottie on Nov 1, 2006 | Reply
Mani boy. I asking myself the same thing. But this, how Trinidad feeling about this crime, is only for a while. Because we have beers to drink on Friday. And fete to go to on Saturday. And beach on Sunday. And everybody will forget that this was one of the good boys. This wasn’t a bandit. This wasn’t a thief. This wasn’t a boy skipping school to go and smoke weed with his classmates. This was a boy killed by a friend he went to help. He was killed by an act of kindness. And if that doesn’t hurt to the core, I don’t know what will.
By Alexia on Nov 1, 2006 | Reply
Hottie you are so right, its only when you live outside your country you relaize there is time for fun, and then there is time for seriousness. And if we try educating them on what we have learnt from living abroad, the ignorant ones (who i think may up the majority of the voting population) there quick responce is “this is trinidad whey yuh think yeh is america, we ain’t hav time with that, I have a party to go to, outfit to buy, them day is to much rules to live by, and them big boys breaking the rules, & taking bribes so a little man like mehself doh have a choice.”
By Hottie Hottie on Nov 1, 2006 | Reply
Alexia, exactly. All ah we tief.
By boysieringo on Nov 1, 2006 | Reply
May the angels grant him comfort! We’re going to have 10 days of blame and then back to de fete. This occurs with the “uneducated-voting public” and extends to the so called “educated” elite (51 degrees/jenny’s liming & foreign based) trinis. All of we to blame!!
I had to ask someone yesterday “When yuh buying your xmas curtains?” in response to their question of “How sweet t&t turn so bad? So much crime!” My response had to do with the blind eye we turn to the drug trade (the killer is an addict). POS is the only capital with 20-sumthin’ cloth stores on 4 main streets and we like to believe that 80 million dollar drug busts take place in Laventille and not down-de-islands.
I agree with the solution to enforce the law, added to that invoke accountability at all levels.
By Vami on Nov 1, 2006 | Reply
this makes me wonder about trinidad. maggots like this bastard shouldn’t even be given a trial or even considered. what he did was nothing that we can call close to human. it is gruesome. imagine no one is safe in trinidad. and on top of all that, i did notice the difference in the name spelling. this is emotionally draining.
By Chennette on Nov 1, 2006 | Reply
I feel so sorry for his parents – they send him to his aunt and uncle for a better life and this is what happens.
By Hottie Hottie on Nov 1, 2006 | Reply
What is even more sickening is that the villagers are attacking the parents, stating that they failed to protect their son. How the hell do you protect your child from something like that? And how much better can you do as a parent than recognise your inability to take care of your child the way he/she deserves and give him/her to someone who can. Everybody’s looking for someone else to blame. Where the hell was the village when the parents couldn’t afford to feed him? Where the hell were they when a KNOWN addict was allowed to live in an ABANDONED house in their midst? Everybody will shift the blame for the next few days then, as I said, back to wine and jam. Because we doh deal with nuttin. Life is one big fete. Trinidad sweet, woiiii! Tobago nice, ahhh! Lewwe drink a rum fuh dat! A child get killed? That sad, lemme make sure mine insde the house…. nice. Back to fete.
By ed on Nov 1, 2006 | Reply
You all seem to forget that God is a Trini, so we have nothing to worry about.
Seriously, though — what I find saddest about this is that these types of incidents are actually pretty difficult to prevent. Beyond having a good mental health system (which we do not), I am not sure what you do to stop these kinds of random tragedies. I don’t mean to sound callous or anything, it’s just the way I see this.
By Alexia on Nov 2, 2006 | Reply
Mani I am lost for words right now its Thursday 2, 10:45 & I am reading the express, and what I read believe it or not brought a tear to my eye and pain in my heart.
This is where my tear and heart cries in pain for my family, friends, and the good upstanding people of Trinidad:-
1) COPS ON KIDNAPPING CHARGE FREED –
I read this article and felt so sick to my stomach. I am amazed that with all the progress our country has made these SCUMS walk out of court free to commit their crime again!
2) WORLD CUP LEGISLATION PASSED -
With more serious matters at hand the gov’t found and made special time to pass this bill. Yet on the heels of P death there is nothing in place to protect our children.
3) DOMA-LAWLESSNESS WRECKING TRINI WAY OF LIFE
They have been demanding assistance from our gov’t for such a long time. Have our gov’t done anything to help or come up with suggestions or make special time to pass a special LEGISLATION & BILL to deal with these criminals. NO, NOT ONE DAMN THING! But they found time to pass legislation for Cricket and what’s worst; Section 11 says hefty fines for breaking world cup rules and gives a list.
So the gov’t is telling US that WC Cricket takes PRECEDENCE OVER OUR SAFETY?
YOU, THE GOVERNMENT, YOU ARE TELLING THE CITIZENS OF T&T ITS OK TO BE SHOT, ROB, RAPE, MURDER, KIDNAP, HAVE INNOCENT CHILDREN BE TORTURED AND KILLED CAUSE YOU DO NOT SEE IT FIT TO MAKE A SPECIAL SITTING & TIME TO PASS A SPECIAL LEGISLATION & BILL THAT WILL SERVERLY DEAL WITH THESE CRIMINALS.
Something gotta give, something gotta give, something….
By Alexia on Nov 2, 2006 | Reply
And why the mudda ass these prisoners have cell phone in jail..for crying out loud what the hell? Somebody please give me a damn good explantation.
By Mani on Nov 2, 2006 | Reply
Thank you all for your comments. It’s a terrible thing that happened. I agree with Johnboy who commented in the chat box that we have to face the fact that something is wrong with us. I also agree with Ed in saying that I’m not sure there is very much the Government can do to prevent the random sicko from attacking.
Alexia, I do have to correct you on one thing though. The CWC legislation known as the Sunset legislation absolutely had to be passed by midnight on November 1st or the Government would have had to pay a $5m fine. I’m not sure that we could have hosted any games if we didn’t pass it. It’s actually their fault that it was hustled through at virtually the last moment. And phone in jail, well that come like nothing now. The prisoners does even call in on radio call in programmes all the time.
Hottie, I agree is that same idiocy and fete mentality that have us so that have us so.
By law on Nov 2, 2006 | Reply
It seems as though the more advanced we become, it seems as though the less we care about each other. Progress brings with it, it’s own ills and misfortune — more crime, increased drug use, gun running, lawlessness — and we have a Government that seems to be unable to handle these various problems. We need various support systems (that should be funded by the Government and all concerned citizens) such as an increase in social services for the less fortunate, experienced case workers for abused women and children, counselors, psychologists, community centers–which is something I had in my neighborhodd when I was growing up. Do we need another smelter plant? Hell no. What the hell is the government really doing or thinking? What about really working on the health care system instead of just offering lip service. Papa Manning acting real arrogant and seems not to be really looking at what is taking place in the country. There is a time for wine and jam and a time to get down to business and really iron out the problems. And every one needs to work at it — Government and every concerned citizen. Every day I wonder what more can I do to contribute to uplifting my country.
By lime on Nov 2, 2006 | Reply
dear god in heaven, what sort of evil perpetrates this?
By Atasha on Nov 3, 2006 | Reply
I hear horrible things such as this happening too often over here. There are some really sick people who walk among us. I am scared for my children
By Mani on Nov 4, 2006 | Reply
Law, I agree. However, the gov’t keeps paying lip service to the issue of crime. They know it’s a big problem but aren’t really doing a whole lot about it. And at the core of all of this is the gov’t’s unwillingness to admit that they really don’t have a clue what they should do about it.
Lime, Atasha, it’s a really a sad situation. You should have seen the images of his classmates shedding tears for him. It was heartbreaking.