"Somalis mourn another loss; Community 'fed up' with slayings, wants more help from police," The Journal, April 27.
I mean no disrespect to the dead, but hearing the Somali community get all up in arms about the deaths of young men in their community sounds incredulous.
This has come up before. The police are at their wits' end trying to solve crimes involving some members of the Somali community, but are given no help by that community. They have set up a liaison program to try to work with the community, but have got nowhere.
The young man who was recently killed in Fort McMurray was charged in January with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and possession of the proceeds of crime. Cocaine is a serious drug.
I can understand the community being overcome with grief at this young man's death, but when it subsides, the community should not accuse the authorities of being negligent in trying to solve the crime.
The police are not mind readers; they can't work miracles without the co-operation of the Somali community.
As for anyone doing and dealing drugs, it doesn't matter where you come from, it will catch up to you eventually. Sadly, murder is one of the common ways it does. Here's a suggestion: Just say no.
A.B. Schurman, Sherwood
Source:The Edmonton Journal
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