It is cold comfort, I suppose, that in both cases of murder the police have arrested some suspects; the lives of three budding professionals have been snuffed out forever, at a time when the country is crying out for teachers.

But why are our communities so violent? Why do we believe in solving our problems violently, seemingly unaware or uncaring that such violence exacerbates the problems?

There will never be a substitute for early grooming during the formative years: learning it all at mom's knee, where a child learns the difference between what is right and what is wrong; what to do and what not to do, and what to say and what not to say.

Such training, assuming the broader neighbourhood subscribes to such norms - it should, if its members were themselves so groomed - will translate into a flourishing of teenagers imbued with respect for themselves, which ought to extend to respect for other members of the community.

If we as adults have no respect for the rules and codes of normal human behaviour, and if we have no respect for the laws of the land, then we can hardly be surprised if our offspring turn out to be the sort of people they are.

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