Gangs and Governance in Haiti: A Deadly Cycle Unravels The recent gang attack that left 47 people dead, including four mourned at a crowded funeral service in Kenscoff, is only the latest manifestation of Haiti's entrenched problem with violence.
This brutal episode reveals not just a failure of security forces to prevent such attacks but also a systemic breakdown in governance and public trust.
The sheer scale of this massacre – 150 heavily armed gang members participating in the August 23 attack – sends a stark message about the extent to which organized crime has infiltrated Haitian society.