Are we victims of our own morass of doublespeak on crime?

This piece in the Nassau Guardian, quoting Mr. Philip Davis (PLP), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works as saying that "all of us must come together again to make a concerted effort to stop this scourge of crime" is an eye opener.

I'm not sure when the political class has allowed us to come together on this issue.

In fact it was Mr. Davis political party that planted the seed of division on crime when they implied the former government was responsible for the crimes being committed during their election campaign last year.

And now that one of his security detail has been shot, his admonitions take a different turn.

Of course we need to come together on helping solve crime, but there were many people highly offended by Mr. Davis comments on crime only a short 14 months ago.

Maybe a retraction would help our society respond differently?

Many in our political class seem stuck in a morass of doublespeak.

Is there any wonder so many things are dysfunctional?