This is really shocking news!
Reads Miadhu News 19th June 2009
"Maldives Police has arrested three people and a minor charged with possession and use of narcotic drugs. . The three people arrested are 5 year old Ibrahim Rafeeu of Manchangolhi Kuredhivaru, 28 year old Ali Mohamed Didi of Hudhuhudhaage / Gn Fuvahmulah and 25 year old Ismail Shifan of M. Opingsun...."
This boy is just 5 years old....and at this tender age he is being charged with possession and use of Narcotic drugs!!!
This is yet again another slap on the faces of all those who are trying to fight the increasing incidence of crime in our small society. Every day our media is reporting incidents of sexual abuse, paedophile....and all sorts of crime, especially crime against children.
Some how I see this child as a victim, a victim of drug abuse, a child abused at the hands of adults who introduced him to the world of crime and addiction by making him use and keep narcotic drugs with him.
When adults involve children / minors in the use and sale of drugs, we have to view it as child abuse. We cannot blame the child as much as we blame the adults who did this to the child. Where was his parents and/or gaurdians? This is a case which amounts to child abuse. I seriously believe that those who involve kids in crime have to be viewed as child abusers. Even the other children from that household is probably vulnerable and have to be offered all the necessary child protection services. The same risk factors which made this boy get abused is true for the siblings and need to be protected from being abused.
Unfortunately, for many of us child abuse only means sexual abuse or physical abuse, but we have to expand our understanding of that definition now. All those who abuse our kids either by introducing them to drugs and/or crime need to be charged for child abuse along with sentencing them for their other crimes. The two adults who were involved in this case need to be investigated on this ground as well.
Further, parents of such children have to be investigated. While it is indeed very sad to accept these terrible realities, I feel something has definitely gone very wrong with parenting these children , gone wrong within the family systems that it is apparent that the core of our society is rotting.
I hope this child gets justice.
I hope the arrest of this child will not give him a permanent admission to the school of crime and sentence him to a life of hopelessness.
I hope this arrest will not become another opening for his progress in the cycle of crime and violence.
This child need proper rehabilitation, ......let us ....stand up for this child and save his future and bring those who abused him , by introducing him to drugs and possession of drugs to face the court of justice.
This is why we cannot allow people who have been sentenced for drug offenses , to roam free on our streets. They are abusing our children.....and we must put a stop to this.
5 comments:
The way I see it, that kid will be forever stigmatized. The adults who introduced him will probably get off easy, though.
That's "justice."
Oh God. Is this just another warning of what lies ahead of us? When are we going to take some solid actions rather than expressing "our concern". We need extensive and strict measures to stop the smuggle of these drugs into Maldives.
absolutely right, the blame goes to parenting. how will a 5 year old probably differentiate between "sugar" and drug?
we cannot further destroy this child's life by exposing him into social abuse and jailing him. He is barely 5, he needs guidance a true path for him to move on,that motivation can only be given to him if he is accepted by the society. since parents failed to take their responsibility some of us or the government itself should take the responsibility of patterning his future, all of us are responsible especially after knowing this.
It's very obviously a case of child abuse! And it's ridiculous to charge him with a crime.
WHO definition of child abuse:
Child maltreatment, sometimes referred to as child abuse and neglect, includes all forms of physical and emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect, and exploitation that results in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, development or dignity. Within this broad definition, five subtypes can be distinguished – physical abuse; sexual abuse; neglect and negligent treatment; emotional abuse; and exploitation.
This would include religious indoctrination as well (Hell-speak, ritual circumcision, forcing the child to stick to the parent's religion) Unfortunately most Maldivians would disagree, just like the authorities who charged this child.
Alif Laam Gaaf@
Not only we need to stop ine drug influx, but we need to kill the environment that causes a market for teh drugs in the first place.
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