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Seventh-day Adventist Pastor and former independent senator Clive Dottin issues a stark warning, society is collapsing under the weight of crime. He says the impact on youth and communities is deeply alarming, and calls for stricter measures under the state of emergency to curb the growing threat.

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00:00Pastor Dutton tells the Morning Edition he supports the cancellation of the Independence Day parade,
00:07emphasizing that citizens' safety and the nation's well-being take priority.
00:12He says the current state of crime demands urgent and critical action.
00:18I'm not saying the society is collapsing, you know.
00:21The society has collapsed because of corruption in your major institutions,
00:25including your major security institutions.
00:28Why do we want to have fireworks, all right, in the dark?
00:31So when it explodes in the sky, we'll see all who have guns in the audience.
00:34We don't want that. We have to be responsible.
00:38Pastor Dutton, who is also a former member of the Police Service Commission, says
00:42the state of emergency should impose even stricter restrictions.
00:47We should never have a state of emergency without a co-few,
00:51whether you want to stay at 11 o'clock or whenever, because people are free to enjoy themselves.
00:55That is the problem. You had a party last weekend in Dung Drain, Pierside, there.
01:01Started around midnight. All five, six o'clock in the morning, the young people are partying,
01:06wasting their substance. If I should quote the Bible.
01:09He warns that gangs are exerting more influence over the nation's youth than responsible adults.
01:16Pastor Dutton says tough times call for tough measures,
01:20and he wants to see campaign finance reform as part of broader efforts to protect society.
01:26I am yet to see a party that places at the top of its priority campaign finance reform.
01:32You will never be able to fight the untouchables unless you have meaningful campaign finance reform.
01:38And that has to go hand in hand with any legislation.
01:42And by the way, when you're passing legislation, you have to implement the legislation.
01:48Otherwise, you're spinning top in the proverbial mud.
01:51Nicole M. Romany, TV6 News.
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