Remembering Michell Samaroo

Submitted by Christian Khabay on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 19:00

 
Sometimes we need to step back a bit. With all this electioneering going on stories like these slip through the cracks and we move on.
 
Ironical though, I was first made aware of Ms. Samaroo whilst watching a plea on a platform. I suppose if it hadn’t been done there I would have bypassed it like all the other murders. Strange what it takes for us to pay attention.
 
Tragedy has struck down a family, irrevocable changes have occurred. What strikes me, as most disturbing is that this is not the first time this story has been told. All too often this trend of young people looking for work, going for interviews, end up dead. I’m not alleging any wrongdoing on the part of the prospective employer here but the coincidences are a bit too much to not be paid attention to.
 
What’s being reported raises a lot of questions.
 
 
I may be wrong, but if you apply for a job wouldn’t it be expected that you qualify for then be offered the job before you pay for a Visa and a medical and not be told after you paid for these things that you don’t qualify?
 
 
Is there an implication here that the family is also suspicious of the firm?
 
Gang violence, reprisal killings and such are one thing symptomatic of a society out of control, but killings of these types only bring us all to face up to a reality we all refuse to acknowledge. Politicians, calypsonians, social commentators all allude to this society being one of unity, harmony and love. The fact of the matter is that true evil resides in our land, for one human to do this to another whether it be for a paltry $5000 or not is indicative of the destructive malaise that has held a grip here for now, too long.
 
We all have a responsibility now to protect our loved ones. As parents we have to question the people that interact with our children, we have to bring disreputable business people out into the open so that others aren’t caught in their ‘bait and switch’ schemes. And, it’s probably reached the point where we have to accompany our children, brothers, and sisters whenever red flags like these show up. It’s happening too often.
 

Looking at the relatives of this young woman I can’t imagine the grief, anger and hate they feel. I feel deep sympathy for them as for the many other mothers’ of the disappeared.

With ‘silly season’ coming to an end, in our thoughts, in our prayers, in our hand shakings with prospective candidates let’s remember Michelle Samaroo and all the other young lives cut down before their primes. And whoever asks for your vote remind them of all our babies being taken away from us and find out what they have in place to stop this evil. With all this talk of issues if we all can’t see this as the most important of them all, then not only is our Republic a failed one it might very well be doomed. 

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Michell Samaroo
Gang violence
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Comments

Submitted by From Foreign (not verified) on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 21:38.

T&T, Trinidad especially, is virtually a vortex for missing persons cases. What's even more disturbing is that this problem hasn't registered on anyone's radar. We're busy aiming at gang warfare and the drug trade, poorly, and we cannot come to terms with the disappearances of so many people. Women especially tend to go missing in series. When I hear one has "turned up dead" I immediately brace myself for the even more tragic story just around the bend.

Unsolved mysteries... too many of them. At least her body was found so hopefully the family could have tangible closure. What about the people who just vanish without a trace. How do those families cope?

RIP Michelle Samaroo and all the missing persons who are never found.

Submitted by Taran Rampersad on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 21:40.

We can't count the missing because we don't know who they are...

It leads one to wonder why the media hasn't picked up on this more.

Submitted by From Foreign (not verified) on Sat, 05/15/2010 - 07:43.

Or was it the year before?

The Guardian did a series on unsolved murders, dug up the Akiel Chambers story among others. I guess you have to work with what you know, and the missing persons cases are mostly unknown, kind of like that recession we're not in.

Submitted by Christian Khabay on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 22:26.

Remember the CoP said that there is no human trafficking in Trinidad. A total and abject failure of inteligence gathering by the police service is responsible and the unsubstantiated claim by Philbert is evidence of his incompetence and lack of understanding of crime and its increasing sophistication.