No respect for the dead

[stikid09]

Chairman hits alcohol, music, stunts at cremation site



CHAIRMAN of the Siparia Regional Corporation Dr Glenn Ramadharsingh said he is saddened by what he calls the "desecration" of the Shore of Peace cremation site, where within recent times, alcohol, blasting music and even car and motorcycle stunts have been part of the cremation ceremony by some mourners.

To clamp down on this form of disrespect to both the dead and their mourning relatives and friends, Ramadharsingh promised the installation of CCTV cameras and tighter security at the cremation site.

Allana Maharaj, in a letter published in Newsday last week, wrote about the "distasteful and inconsiderate" action she witnessed while attending a cremation for a relative at the Shore of Peace located at the Mosquito Creek in south Trinidad.

“There were other cremations taking place on that day, including one held in a most scandalous manner. The attendees at that cremation had absolutely no consideration for other grieving families.

“There were extremely loud, reckless bikers, a blaring music truck, alcohol, trailer-drawn jet ski, cars etc, all indiscriminately encroaching on the pyre of another deceased person. The chaos resembled that of a street show,” Maharaj wrote.

She said their action cast an unnecessary distraction on the solemnity of the occasion. She said the elderly among them were scared of being hit by vehicles which were somehow allowed on to the restricted areas where pyres were burning.

Maharaj said the Shore of Peace, as the name suggests, is a sacred mourning ground used by people of different faiths and those who use the facility must be thoughtful and considerate. “Alcohol is not used by many faiths in their religious ceremonies, so to see people with champagne and other alcoholic beverages is totally unacceptable,” Maharaj wrote.

Ramadharsingh said he was not aware of that particular incident but noted it is an emerging trend they would have to deal with. Such behaviour is not unique to the Shore of Peace. Last March, mourners poured bottles of Moët champagne and Johnny Walker whiskey on the body of murdered auto parts dealer Sheron Sukhdeo at the Waterloo Cremation site in Carapichaima. Thick gold chains with massive medallions were also placed around his neck but quickly removed before the fire consumed his body.

In a similar scene, Sukhdeo's brother-in-law Phillip Basant who was murdered days later, also got a champagne and whiskey send-off at his funeral. “I can certainly see the distress such behaviour can cause, and rest assured, the council would take appropriate and proportionate measures to eliminate such unwanted activities,” Ramadharsingh said.

“This is the new way of young people carrying out final rites. This is an emerging trend. We now have music trucks, bikers, even cars being taken to the sites. It is a new development, so we now have to develop a whole new policy framework to deal with it. We have to be cognisant that elderly people and other mourners could become afraid and distressed by such actions.”

Ramadharsingh said the corporation has already started a programme of installing cameras throughout some of its facilities and the Shore of Peace is next on the cards to also combat reports of break-ins of parked vehicles while mourners cremate their dead. He said the cameras would be monitored by the central command of the municipal police at Siparia.

Source: https://newsday.co.tt/2019/01/14/no-res ... -the-dead/

[daron]

installation of CCTV cameras and tighter security at the cremation site.
Somebody will (eat ah Food)
Meaning getting the job/contract for this.

[Dizzy28]

installation of CCTV cameras and tighter security at the cremation site.
Somebody will (eat ah Food)
Meaning getting the job/contract for this.

In any contract fairly won or not someone eats a food though.

[zoom rader]

Most of these perpetrators are dumb young injuns.

[timelapse]

Most of these perpetrators are dumb young injuns.

I glad if they do this. Last two funerals I went to, some family members had cars broken into.

[MaxPower]

Its amazing how you dumb trinis go crazy over cheap johnnie walker and Moet as if its the biggest thing ever...

[Sundar]

Its amazing how you dumb trinis go crazy over cheap johnnie walker and Moet as if its the biggest thing ever...

you haven't watched enough music videos dude....

[maj. tom]

These hooligans right.... but you see it's really the failings of their parents who could not teach them basic human respect, or any attempt to understand their own culture. You feel any of these young boys didn't have a home and house that their father made? They grow up on the road? Why their fathers couldn't teach them discipline and how to respect other people's beliefs and what is sacred ground?

They should fine the parents too when they catch them. If they have any plans to catch them, because a simple police investigation could put all of them in a jail cell before the end of today.

[sMASH]

at the end of the day, that is the generation that will be taking over, the older ones will be dying off.
that will be the new normal.

[Gem_in_i]

I was there, not for the biker funeral but another one.
It was loud with music truck and bike noise. They had a van with big cooler at back sharing out drinks, drone, people filming from on top the music truck, taking selfies with all the bikes etc. They only stopped with the noise when the rain started.

[mero]

Rajiest pic of all time.

Unpopular opinion: pic hard af

[airuma]

These hooligans right.... but you see it's really the failings of their parents who could not teach them basic human respect, or any attempt to understand their own culture. You feel any of these young boys didn't have a home and house that their father made? They grow up on the road? Why their fathers couldn't teach them discipline and how to respect other people's beliefs and what is sacred ground?

They should fine the parents too when they catch them. If they have any plans to catch them, because a simple police investigation could put all of them in a jail cell before the end of today.

Good to know there are others who understand the role of proper parenting. We have many mothers and fathers but few parents in this country!

[Rovin]

leff dem nah dem is good bois , dem eh do nobody nutten ..... if dey cyar make noise they go sell drugs & do crimes

[shogun]

No respect for the dead, less for the living. It's what we deserve. Lots of people will fail to see how they contribute to the degradation through actions and utterances, but hypocrisy flowin' like water everywhere these days.

[nervewrecker]

Right now they beating up on fb how people dont understand them.

Prior to that it was dem alone have fass up cars and everyone else jealous. Dem men is driff men, dem har driff car and they control the streets.

One phag doing donuts by pepper village government school and telling people on facebook how thats outside fyzabad police station.

[zoom rader]

PNM behaviour finally reach raj, moral and spiritual values.

[K74T]

[j.o.e]

No more fyaahz by the pyres?

[Numb3r4]

We are not mourning the dead but celebrating the life of.

[supernedd]

Times changing .. people pass their grief in different ways.. so man must jus be quiet n say rip ... they celebrated your life n have a send off.. most people does want a funeral like that

[supernedd]

We are not mourning the dead but celebrating the life of.

Exactly

[De Dragon]

We are not mourning the dead but celebrating the life of.

Exactly

Then do your loud, obnoxious, and sacrilegious "celebrating" in a location where others not so inclined don't have to be affected.

[supernedd]

We are not mourning the dead but celebrating the life of.

Exactly

Then do your loud, obnoxious, and sacrilegious "celebrating" in a location where others not so inclined don't have to be affected.

Well yea . That is sense. Like how u have the wedding at d church n then party after . Somewhere else .. i could live with that

[timelapse]

I feel an inclination to start preaching at car shows, drift meets etc on a bull horn loud enough to drown out the sounds of the cars.So how much they like that

[16 cycles]

so "ploi" is the new "rip"???

[SR]

But this was endorsed by ian alleyne for he boy sheron

[timelapse]

But this was endorsed by ian alleyne for he boy sheron

Therefore it endorsed by boolas

[supernedd]

But this was endorsed by ian alleyne for he boy sheron

Therefore it endorsed by boolas

Hahahahaahaha

[MaxPower]

People not respected when they livin, yuh go respect them when they dead?

[ruffneck_12]

I feel an inclination to start preaching at car shows, drift meets etc on a bull horn loud enough to drown out the sounds of the cars.So how much they like that

loooool

somebody should actually do that