Gang violence creates recruiting opportunities for Haitian army
Widespread gang activity in Haiti created conditions where individuals have a hard time finding jobs, paying bills, feeding themselves, etc. Gang violence contributed to reducing employment opportunities, leaving many without opportunities they normally would have if conditions were better. So, when the Haitian Army called for recruits, many young Haitian men answered the call.
From Associated Press:
Haiti’s government has not said how many soldiers it aims to hire nor how many have applied so far, but documents published online by the Defense Ministry show that at least 3,000 people were selected in mid-August and asked to submit documents as they await physical and mental tests.
If all were hired, that would more than double the force strength of 2,000 of early last year.
About 60% of Haiti’s population of nearly 12 million people earn less than $2 a day, with inflation soaring to double digits in recent years.
“Most young kids are not working,” said Emerson Celadon, a 25-year-old mechanic who applied and was selected for the next round. “I was making some money, but … that is still not enough for a family of four.”
It’s not clear how much soldiers earn, Defense Minister Jean-Marc Bernier Antoine did not return messages for comment. However, Celadon said friends in the army told him they make about $300 a month.
On a recent afternoon, Celadon joined hundreds of mostly young men lined up outside a former U.N. base, a yellow envelope under his arm, waiting to take the first of several required tests to join the army.
Additional Reading:
Samon, E., & Coto, D. (2024, August 28). Haiti’s army wants recruits to fight gangs, and youths jump at the rare job offer. Associated Press. Link.
Category: Society
Thank God that can never happen here.
I would also note that 10% of the population of Haiti now lives in the United States.
Those fine upstanding lads are identified as TdF, a Venezuelan gang.
Embrace the diversity.
Now with tacticool firearms and narco-funding…
Foreign shitbaggery in the People’s Democratic Republic of Coloradistan.
National Guard needed– local defunded and DEI-ed police ain’t gonna handle this with social workers.
It’s twue. The COAG found out that they were arresting black people at twice the rate of white people. This the national average but decided it was still too much.
My folks lived in Aurora for a few months in the mid 80’s, dad was being treated for prostate cancer at FItzimons. Aurora wasn’t exactly a nice neighborhood even then.
Needs more gun control. Kamala Harris on Day 1 will make it happen.
Nothing that Mr. Mossberg and double-ought buck can’t handle.
Actually, given how bad these gangs of illegals have infested the state at the governors invitation, Mr. Mossberg may need to step back and let Ma Deuce have her say..
Germans have moved on to thinking they need knife control, soon to be stick and gravity control.
When fists are outlawed…
Dems have been working to destroy this state for at least a decade, and have passed gun laws that would make Newsome jealous. Truly a deep blue shithole.. Just look up “gang of four” to see how the gov and others bought the state govt.
TdF is at risk of being shot by anti-social, freedom-obsessed people they rob– Democrats must prevent that and punish “racist” citizens!
One more reason I’m leaving Colorado as soon as practicable.. Thanks Gov Polesmoker! Your sanctuary state bullshit got us here..
Maybe we could find a Global Initiative Foundation that could raise money to help the people of Haiti. After all, wasn’t there such a thing when the hurricane came thru a few years back?
I like your idea. You would have to find a trustworthy person to run it because some greedy politicians might use it to reward people who gave them money instead of using it to help the people of Haiti.
I think we should just feed the Haitians well and encourage rampant reproduction, outlaw birth control. Eventually they will overload the island and capsize it.
HEY NOW, that “foundation built a total of SEVEN houses in Haiti, but they had a very high “Overhead cost”, bless their hearts.
That must be where Biden got his EV charging station idea
That is one more than the Red Cross. But they did it with only half a billion.
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-the-red-cross-raised-half-a-billion-dollars-for-haiti-and-built-6-homes/
Only 94 cents of every dollar went to overhead, you know!
They are probably joining to gain access to abortions and transgender reassignment surgery.
Who are the suckers that are gonna pay for that army?
Oh, wait….
Well, the Haitian government could generate some money by following the business plans of other countries by providing their troops as stabilizing Third World Shitholes as a peacekeeping force. There is an urgent need for those peacekeeping forces in…Haiti. 🥴
Perhaps Nigeria and Haiti could trade “Peacekeepers”, paid for by the UN of course.
They will rent it out to the UN for use as “Peace Keepers”. Nigeria does it and, like Nigeria, Haiti has no real use for an Army since everything is peaceful and calm in both countries.
The nephew of HacknStone’s lovely bride Rosetta Stone is in the Philippine Army, and did a peacekeeping tour in Haiti a few years back. He called his Auntie Rosetta and inquired about taking a bus during long weekend from Haiti to Bethesda Maryland. Rosetta told him to hold off until Joe Builds a train to Haiti.
He could have just jumped on a boat. There’s quite a lot of traffic between there and South Florida.
Their last war ended in 1856, when the Dominican Republican had finally had enough of their bullshit and seceded.
Half of the island functions, half the island is f*cked-up.
Turn the island over to the UN.
Why do you hate the Haitians so much?
It’s not the Hatians I hate it’s the UN.
They can crib up that building in New York and barge it
down to Port-au-Prince.
Imagine the peace that will break out.
Go ahead, imagine……….
Great idea! Move the UN to a neutral country like Haiti. New York is short of parking spaces, anyway.
That is definitely the best idea I heard all month, and I’ve heard every one of Harris’s ideas.
Fightin’ cannibal gangbangers who threaten everyday life and stability?
Aurora is just off the end of the runway of Lowry AFB.. seems like a few problems with bomb racks could solve this other problem pretty quickly.. First the Gov mansion, next the apartment buildings that have been taken over..