Monday, June 26, 2017
EDITOR, The Tribune.
ACCORDING to Wikipedia, threatening the president of the United States is a Class E Felony under United States Code Title 18, Section 871.
This law consists of knowingly and willingly mailing or otherwise making any threat to take the life of, to kidnap, or to inflict bodily harm upon the president of the United States, as per Wikipedia.
PLP chairman Emeritus Errington “Minky” Isaacs publicly threatened to “strike” PM Dr Hubert Minnis in his mouth.
Isaacs should have been, at the very least, taken into custody and warned not to ever again threaten bodily harm to the PM.
He set a very dangerous precedent and should have been made an example of.
Absolutely no one, no matter how prominent or wealthy they are, should be allowed to engage in such reckless behaviour.
No one should be allowed to threaten the PM or any lawmaker, for that matter.
I don’t recall hearing any FNMs publicly threaten to harm former PM Perry Christie, despite his administration’s disastrous stewardship of the nation’s finances.
This country just endured the absolute worst five year period of governance since the colonial era.
Christie was the worst PM this country has ever had. The man was that bad as a PM. This cannot be stated enough.
They nearly wrecked this country. PLPs such as Isaacs are livid that they are no longer in a position to benefit from the treasury.
Millions of dollars that emanated from VAT benefitted an inner circle of PLPs, while tens of thousands of Bahamians struggled to buy groceries and keep up with their mortgage and utility payments, due to VAT.
PLPs are the reason why VAT was unable to put a dent on the national debt.
Had Isaacs threatened President Donald Trump on American soil, the Secret Service would have wasted no time in apprehending him.
He would have been liable to more than one year imprisonment with a potential fine of $250,000.
The American government don’t treat this crime like a misdemeanor.
What Isaacs did must be taken seriously by the RBPF and other law enforcement agencies.
While PLPs may not like Minnis as a person, due to him leading a massive political tsunami which virtually wiped out the their party on election day, they have no right to threaten him.
Minnis is the PM. PLPs must stop sulking and get over it.
THE WHISTLEBLOWER
Nassau,
June 24, 2017.
Comments
CatIslandBoy says...
Even though I am a strong FNM supporter, and an avid defender of Doc, I don't feel as though Isaac's threat amounts to criminal conduct. Yes, his statement shows gross disrespect to the Prime Minister, and should be discouraged as we seek to elevate political discourse in our country. Isaacs said that if Minnis repeated his claims, to his face, outside the privileged halls of Parliament, he would strike him in the mouth. This does not rise to the level of a crime in the United States, and anyone making such a threat against a U.S. president would not be visited by the Secret Service. The Prime Minister did the honourable thing in just simply ignoring the rantings of an old fool who is seeing his access to the Bahamian cookie jar slipping away.
Posted 26 June 2017, 8:04 p.m. Suggest removal
alfalfa says...
I agree with your comment about the rantings of an old fool, but a threat of bodily harm (made publicly), is a serious matter. Minky has remained quiet, earning big time bucks from his crony contracts. The minute he is called out by the PM he is ranting, raving, and threatening. Yes, he should be at least questioned and warned by the police. Otherwise more may feel they have the right to do the same. On another note, I would put my money on Doc to kick his a-s, hands down.
Posted 27 June 2017, 4:08 p.m. Suggest removal
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