Dear Editor,
With reference to the June 16/08 SN story `Battered and nude body of teen found on Hope Beach’.

I had to read this story in three sittings, that’s how much it takes your breath away! It is such a horrible thing to do to anyone!

I remember a conversation that I had with my daughter only two days ago! I wanted to teach her how to spot a psychopath because many of these murders could be avoided if parents are more vigilant, if they train themselves to spot these people within our midst, and then pray that our daughters would listen before it’s too late.

My daughter is 12, and I am pre-empting this, explaining to her that I don’t know if I would be around when she gets older, (a car could kill me and I am her mother, I want her to be safe, regardless) so I just want her to be aware that psychopaths could be spotted if she knows exactly what she’s looking for.

I have this link to provide to parents, and I am hoping that there are enough mothers who would read this story within SN on the net so that they could click on the link and read the thread.

Take your time, you could read it in several visits but I can promise you, at the end of it, you’ll begin to appreciate that per capita, there seems to be far too many psychopaths in Guyana, and that this national conversation about what we should do with them to prevent these heinous crimes, should begin now.

The thread is called How Do We Tell If Our Partner Is A Psychopath?
Find some time to read the entire thread. One day, who knows, you might be glad that you did. I hope that it never has to come to that. For overseas Guyanese, we all know parents with daughters back home, if they have no computer, print the thread and send it to them, if they do, encourage them to find the time to read it.
http://www.guyanesereunions.com/guyanaforums/showthread.php?t=641

Yours faithfully,
gap1
(Extracted from the comments section
on the Stabroek News website)