So what happens when the government does not give a damn?

Haiti is a troubled country and those who have been elected to govern are either taken advantage of the country or they don’t give a damn about the inhabitants and in some cases both assessment would apply. I am sure many of you are aware of the school that collapsed last week and if you were unfortunate to have seen the pictures, I am sure you were both sad and disappointed. But then again, you could as well be one of those people who don’t give a damn about others, so therefore assuming you were moved by what happened could be a very bad assumption on my end.

Let’s get back to the topic at hand; why wasn’t this school inspected prior to its re-opening 8 years ago? Better yet, isn’t there a system in place whereby those in charge, presumably the department of education, would go out and visit these schools before the fiscal school year begin? It’s troublesome to think that those who are put in place to educate our kids and the future of our country do not give a damn about their safety. The people who live nearby by this school knew that something of this nature could happen; the minute they saw the building they recognized that it wasn’t set on the proper foundation, so why wasn’t this brought forth to the administration? Why did they have to wait for this tragedy to happen to come forward?

I know many of you are probably saying that this school is a private institution and I shouldn’t be placing the blame on the government; well my friend, most of the schools in Haiti are privately owned so therefore the government should take extreme measures to make sure that these schools are safe. I’d like to think that the private schools should be examined a lot more thoroughly so that the government can prevent this sort of incident.

I happen to know an extended family member of the owner of the school and I feel bad for her because well, they have taken him into custody and giving how the judicial system work in Haiti, he will not get a fair trial and he will be crucified. Matter of fact, they could kill him before the trial even begin, so I will keep them in my prayers but then again, he’s at fault. Because of him the lives of over 700 kids have been altered. 100 or so kids are now dead. And it’s being reported that some of them are still trapped in that building; I now fear they all may dead giving that it has been more than 72 hours.

So doesn’t the government give a damn? I could come up with plenty of reasons but then again I don’t you to feel brainwashed; so if you’re able to think on your own, I hope you can answer that question. Otherwise go ahead and ‘live your life’ and do ‘whatever you like’.