Murdered young men in Guyana are often condemned in death. Killed without a trial, conviction, or a sentence for death, like a public stoning, where even after livor mortis has begun, the stones continue to be thrown. Beyond their funerals, the interrogation of the dead continues, and often the murderer walks free. Instead of scrutinizing the murderer, the focus is shifted to the murdered. Any society where accusation, trial, and execution can occur on the spot and it is an accepted norm, is a society where the safety of all is under threat.
