‘Take responsibility’ – Jagdeo urges persons to desist from sharing violent videos

As a gruesome and graphic video continues to be shared widely across social media, Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday urged persons to desist from sharing such content.

The Vice President spoke at his weekly press conference at Freedom House, the People’s Progressive Paty Civic Headquarters.

The video he referred to shows a woman being shot at by her partner. The video also shows the woman succumbing to her injuries and her young son witnessing the tragedy unfold.

“You can stop it from being disseminated by not sharing it, people can take responsibility,” Jagdeo said on Thursday.

He added, “Why would you share these gruesome videos, especially of people being subjected to violence? I want to urge people to not do so. Just imagine the victims were members of your family; how would you feel if you saw this circulated widely?”

The Vice President also asked persons to desist from sharing any content that is racist, untrue or that undermines Guyana’s sovereignty.