Dear Editor,
The continuous slaying of our women should be of great concern to all right-minded citizens; daily statistics would show an upsurge in domestic violence perpetrated against our women.
Daily headlines read: ‘Women hacked to death by jealous lover’; ‘Woman burnt by jilted lover’; ‘Woman slain after row with husband,’ and the list can go on.
The question must be asked, where have our good men gone; are they asleep or have they hidden in the wilderness?
We must take a firm stand against domestic violence now; we must lift our voices now and condemn in the strongest possible ways our disgust and anguish against cowardly, barbaric acts of men who have no pride or dignity in themselves, for they have come from a woman’s womb and should treat all women with respect.
The moral values that have stood the test of time have fallen; the home, school and social and religious organizations have taken a back seat, while vulgarity, lewdness and terror reign unattended.
Gone are the days when we could look up to elders and community leaders for guidance; even in our homes children lack good etiquette and manners. There are too many single parents with little or no time to instil moral values and virtues; also with the advancement of technology the society has imploded with impurities and there is no more regard for decency.
I want to plead with everyone, especially my fellow men, to let us join hands and hearts and speak out against any form of abuse directed towards our women; and let us be good role models for our sons so that they will learn at a tender age to love and treat our women with love and dignity.
All NGOs should start a campaign to rescue our women from further harm and tribulation so that we will be able to bring about positive change in our society.
Yours faithfully,
Andre Fortune
