Who is the editor ? There are so many references to the RBDF when you are clearly talking about the RBPF. Get it together.

Agree with him. Too much ankle bracelets committing crimes

truth be told our judicial system is failing ,our educational system is failing and our moral compass is broken,,,

its no secret those defence lawyers break a law or two,lock their asses up for a change

I agree wholehartedly with the Commissioner. I can understand his and the RBPF's dissatisfaction after going out of their way to arrest these people only to have them released to the streets to commit the same crime plus possibly others.

As for the editor.......We all should know by now the articles are not proofread!! Talk about the education system!!!

I wholeheartedly support you on this statement Commissioner,i don't see why a suspect has been charged with a serious crime and back on the streets,it is demoralizing to those hardworking officers who have tried their best to bring in the slime off the streets,but I have one word of advice,the police need to lock up some of those attorneys,they need to be scrutinized more often,it is a known fact that they sometimes dabble on the wrong side of the law.

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First off no one accused of comitting murder should ever be granted bail. Guys are now killing two, three and four times and coming out to brag and celebrate, putting teardrops under their eyes tattoed with pride. One for each person they kill. Bring these animals to swift justice and keep them locked away until such time as we stop fooling ourselves and see the need for capital punsihment. Secondly, everyone knows that there is something wrong with our court system. Persons are spending more time in jail for small amounts of drugs than persons spend for comitting serious and violent crimes. And criminals have adopted the sit and wait game. When your case doesn't come to trial in a timely manner you get bail and if it never comes to trial you are free. Many of these judges and lawyers who let and get criminals off easliy live in gated communities, where (for now) they do not feel the full brunt of crime, and others (judges) are foreigners who will pack their bags after their staint on the bench and return home. One time ago persons use to fear going to Fox Hill Prison...now they willing to do time up there standing in a corner on their heads.Many call it home or a place for a short vacation. Need to put justice back in the courts..and punishment back in the prisons.

YOU could be "accused" of committing murder, silly. That could be YOU in prison for 5 years waiting on a trial. That is why OUR Constitution protects US from trumped up charges holding us in prison forever. People always say "those people". It's not "those people" - it's you. You just haven't been accused yet. Believe me, anything can happen at anytime. You can one day find your whole life turned upside down in a jiffy - and wonder what the heck happened. Then people will be saying - "Oh, that guy - he's a murderer". And that would be you - even though you are innocent. Our Constitution was not written by idiots, nor was it written for "them" - it was written for YOU.

I have never seen any figures in the media detailing the total amount and breakdown of the annual police overtime bill?

What percentage of overtime pay accounts for the total police wages over the past 12 months? What percentage in overtime is being paid out to officers, compared to front-line policeman's?

What is the total amount being earned by all members of the Force, from businesses and individuals they private security services for?

I sympathize with the Commissioner, this is not an easy problem to solve, it has been years in the making and will need years in the resolution.

The Commissioner could probably put his first complaint to BJN, who shortly after elected said something like ~*the prison sentences were too harsh and the govt would be reviewing them...*

Is the Commissioner's team as equally disturbed to see people using legitimate businesses as a cover for illegal activity? White collar crime **is** crime and very often is the source of funding for more nefarious activity... Attack it **all**, do not reward criminal activity. The Comissioner is right in saying that the courts contribute to the problem but they cannot be used as the scapegoats. The justices could just as easily point to the prisons and say there's no place to house the criminals, the prisons could point to the homes and say look at the young people we're producing, the homes could look at society and say you haven't given me a chance here, it's my environment. They are all correct.

We pay a group of people a hefty salary each year to oversee these complex issues and produce comprehensive solutions. Sadly some of them cannot even read properly. Bahamians must start realizing, at the constituency level what an awful power a vote is. If each constituency has a competent representative, it will not matter which party is in power. Honest, hard working men (who respect women) and feel the weight of every decision they make about our lives.

Too idealistic no doubt as I hear we now have a Director of Religious Tourism or some such title...

Commiss, it's time to admit that you are way, way over your head and in need of help. Now the question is, is your pride bigger than your ego or vise versa?

How many other countries do you see where crimes are solved so quickly. Murderers are literally apprehended days after these crimes are committed. The reason there is no end to this crime is because there are no major consequences for these actions. You would sooner be put in jail for'stealing electricity' than killing someone. Our justice system has to be among the worst in the region, if not the world.

Too many people spending too long in prison for petty crimes - clogging up the prison and the courts.

Serious crimes cannot be brought to trial in a timely manner, and therefore by our Constitution they must be set free. People do not understand how important that is to protect people from being sent to prison for no reason.

If you are ACCUSED of a crime and arrested (a crime you did not do) - do you really want to spend 5 years in jail waiting for trial? Think about it. This could be you ! That is why the system lets them go. The courts won't give them a trial in a reasonable time.

The Commish is right that they should not be out in just a few weeks though. A few weeks is too short, and not unreasonable.

The problem is SIMPLE to solve really - but Bahamians do not want to pay the taxes to solve it. What if a 5% duty was added to all breadbasket food store items - and stores were not allowed to raise the prices of these goods by more than the amount that 5% would justify ? People would complain that the poor were being abused.

The money would be used to build SEVEN more court rooms and supply them with SEVEN more judges and 14 more court stenographers (those being one of the main reasons why cases are delayed - when they decide to go to the beach for the day).

That costs money. Are you willing to pay for it with SLIGHTLY higher prices for bread, sugar, flour, eggs, cooking oil ? Why these items instead of gas tax or head tax? Because everyone would then have to pay - not just some people.

A referendum on that would have made a whole lot more sense than satisfying the silly urges of the church builders.

Let the people decide if they want to pay for a good court/criminal system. Also the same vote would demand (if you vote yes) that criminal sentences for possession of drugs be reduced to 5 times less than what they are now, and for possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana there be no penalty.

But that won't happen. The church won't allow it. It's a choice for people to make. Keep giving your money to the churches who oppose civilization and keep reaping the results of out of control crime. Don't stop now. Someone will be murdered in the next 7 days - most likely.

Every time you see a church being built - think about the money spent on the building materials and ask yourself - "Why are those building materials NOT being used to build another courtroom?"
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Commissioner,

The Judicial System does have its challenges; however, you are a part of the judicial system. identify the issues and agitate that they must be addressed. additionally, I am disappointed Commissioner that more than 8months after the referendum on gambling, number housed are opening up on average one a week. Lets address this high degree of lawlessness and racketeering!

Sincerely,