Barbadians laughed at a political campaign which focused on the degradation of moral values which would inevitably lead to an increase in Crime and Violence. Given the corruption associated with political life, it is no surprise that politicians who side step and ridicule this type of campaign. It is also no surprise to me that the last results of the Nation/Cadres poll revealed that David Thompson was so widely believed to be more morally equipped and have a higher integrity rating than others polled. This politician made the integral mistake of bringing a sense of morality to politics. Or did he? It is obvious by the incidence of crime both here and regionally that crime is an increasing problem which has snowballed over the last decade. I applaud the DLP in their efforts to keep this stallion in the stall and regret that it has now managed to trample all over the beautiful flora which adorn our Eden. I used to be able to talk and correct the “Wild Boys” in my neighborhood but no more, certainly not when they boast of their abuse of drugs, their regular stays at the prison and their growing willingness to violently battle their dragons.