The cries of Guyanese are often unheard. Doubts become muffled screams when the victims of this society’s dysfunction are ignored. Hurt people of this land are often not believed and sometimes alliances are forged with those who harm them. Therefore, to fabricate stories about kidnappings that may generate trauma and intensify fears does nothing but further hurt the society. We cannot encourage “a boy who cried wolf” culture when already the culture is largely to first question victims instead of believing them.
The thought of people being restrained, held against their will, and possibly facing death should disturb the nation. Faking reports of kidnappings opens the door for real kidnappings to occur and for society to ignore and doubt. It may boost the confidence of offenders who want to create havoc in the society. Their plots for how to get away with murder may just conclude with their freedom as it often does for criminals in Guyana.