Pathetic. No accountability. No Justice. No peace.

STOP BEING NAIVE. . .he is telling us like we should know. . .until the rules are in place for him to "ACT LIKE WHATEVER JOE PUBLIC SAY HE SHOULD DO". . .yinna will have to wait on the current policies, processes and procedures to work as intended!! Rule by mob or vigilantism is asinine and stupid. . . EVERY MAN IS ENTITLED TO HIS PROPER DAY IN COURT. . .AS LONG AS THE PROCESS ALLOWS. HOW CAN YOU HAVE JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY OR JUSTICE WITHOUT DUE PROCESS IN LAW FOR EVERYBODY?

DON'T ANSWER THAT. . .YOU GER JUST MUDDLE UP THE WATER MORE. . .JUST STAY SILENT PLEASE!!

He has a point though.
Our legislation, laws, protocols and procedures are so antiquated that they are essentially useless. Out entire legal and legislative system needs to be overhauled.

The Police has a Service Commission ....... that is its job to deal with rogue officers.
Then, off course, the State will act on its recommendations.
The COP talking foolishness.

Remember the case where the COP fired a police on recommendation from the PSC. . .the court overturn that decision because they are public servants as well. Lets just say like you say "the state will act on its recommendations". . .then when the state acts. . .WHAT THE HELL WILL IT ACT ON? THEM SAME LAWS, POLICIES, PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES MAN. This country is in so much dumb situations because our leaders are wont to act contrary to rules when they want to "get" someone. . . causing this nation to pay tons of monies. . .like in the Japanese man's case a few years ago!! Or like in the Jean Rony case.

Yall thing lawyer Smith is some ingenious lawyer aye? HEEN THAT SMART AT ALL. . .HE JUST GOOD AT FOLLOWING YALL DUMB DECISIONS THAT ARE CONTRARY TO LAW. . .THEN HE JUST SHOW WHERE YINNA GONE AN DID SOME CRAP. . .AGAINST ESTABLISHED LAWS. . .PURE AND SIMPLE!!

Sheep. . .you are one of the sober minds around here. . .don't mind especially that lawyer. . .that police has rights too. Remember the case with them three persons who said the police beat them. . .they came after the statue of limitation had expired! So do you fire the police officer. . .because we believe that he did beat them? We will get out hips sued if we do. . .the law has expunged any avenue for criminal trial!! We lost the bite of that apple. . .SO JUST SUCK IT UP AND MOVE ON!!

Mind ya statement there fella!! That statement is a philosophically loaded gun! You have to define what do you mean by "outside of the law". . .because on the face of it. . .the syllogistic conclusion is NOTHING. . .because where there is no law (outside of law). . .there is no law. . .ergo no offences. . .hence no punishments! Now if you preference "contrary to law". . .the answer is easy. . .whatever such law and any related ones prescribe. . .out side of such prescriptions delineated in such laws. . .there are no jurisdiction. . . that person has a right of freedom!

My gawd ... the commissioner of police just declared that he has no power to oversee the actions of his officers. OK, if that’s true ... just exactly what IS his job?

In the U.S., any officer involved in a shooting, no matter the circumstances, is *immediately* taken off the streets, placed on paid leave or administrative duty until the circumstances are investigated and resolved. If the officer is found to have shot a person illegally, he/she is dismissed and faces potential criminal or civil action.

But here? ... well, of course, nobody is EVER responsible for ANYTHING.

Go and reread that information. . .you are talking about TV policing in the USA. . .each district has its internal investigative unit, public safety or public integrity unis for such matters. Questionable shooting like the one going on right now in Louisville is a case in point. . . man running in the street with a gun. . .police said that they asked him to drop the gun. . .he did not. . .he fired no shots. . .police shot him multiple times. . .he dies! Plenty questions lingers. . .two officers are given administrative leave by Public Integrity Unit while they investigate. In contrast, officers respond to persons robbing a bank. . .suspects attempts to run away. . .firing on police with automatic gun fire. . .police return fire. . .suspect shot and killed all out in the open! No questions lingers. . .what is there to investigate. . .the shooting is not suspect by anyone!!

Sorry ... *every* shot fired by a U.S. cop is investigated. I know this from experience. Some are ruled justifiable, some not. But NOWHERE does a chief of police throw up his hands and say, “There’s nothing I can do.” And that’s what happened here.

Yes, yes to identify such poppycock talk, when it was so when we Colony of Out Islands former policeman's commish's - had indeed "booted" officers they had deemed be in misconduct and betrayal PeoplesPublicTrust, yes, no...... Case in point - .comrade commish Greenslade, 'fired' 13 policeman's from the ranks Colony Out Islands policeman's force in 2016 for misconduct and betrayal of the public trust.... .and the commish commented with the booting that, "I make no apologies for I sent them home and I took back PeoplesPublic's uniforms, and asked them not to enter policeman's headquarters again, or any other policeman's place nor property"..... Yes, no to not letting misconduct off the hook, yes,no?

So a police officer can wrongfully kill someone and keep his job with no repercussions? And the courts can find an officer guilty of wrongful death but cannot penalize him? So what are the requirements to apply to become a police officer again? Seems like being a police officer makes you immune to being punished for committing a crime. You are, in fact above the law.

what a failure. If an officer unlawfully kills, is this not a crime, i.e. manslaughter or perhaps murder. Surely it is a crime , and surely the officer needs arresting and firing and to face trial.

Then you go as a citizen and have him arrested. . .or better still. . .you and John go and arrest him. . .yall have that right in law ya know!! That officer will have the right to shoot both of you for being jackazzes. . .right to defend himself from two hot headed illiterate law breaking yard chickens who are attempting to take away his right to due process and constitutional freedoms! I een know who ger hide behind whom. . .but I can tell yall there will be some "things" coming yall way. . .followed by a suit. Iffin ya can't hear or choose to act the fool. . .ya ger feel!! Yinna think yall so righteous in ya indignation. . .yinna go arrest him yasef!!

And while ya at it. . .google what a Coroner Court is??? The public prosecutor's office will determine if the officer is changed. . .

Actually you are the bigger of ALL jacka$$es. First of all the commissioner should NOT have to wait on a coroner's court to determine if one of his officers acted unlawfully. An internal investigation should take place and the officer should be put on leave, pending the outcome of the coroner's court and/or any other legal action that may be taken. And now go check go your mother about the two hot headed illiterate law breaking yard chickens..because one is still missing.

perhaps murderers are not murderers, but instead, just unlawful killers.

Boy our police force is a waste, other than protect those in power, what good are they.

There are two ways you can kill a person in the Bahamas and get away with it. You can either become a police officer and kill them in the line of duty as you will be investigated by your comrades and will likely get away with it even if the Coroners Court finds you guilty.... OR you can kill in the course of dangerous driving and get the maximum fine of $10,000 and walk away scott free.

Hear, hear. Well-said, Jack.

There is now another one around here. . .killing by acting stupid!!

What a crock of pure unadulterated bull! If there is no law on the books that says a murdering aka unlawful killing cop must lose his job, then by damn, pass one. This should be a good bill for Minister Dames to present to the HOA! Be a good legacy for him!

Another chicken head out of the bushes. . .een know what the hell is going on. . .heen read a dang thing. . .mouth running over time. . .brains in reverse gear. . .dumbness as usual!! Carry on there skippy. . . maybe one day common sense will find you sleeping. . .gee ya lil bit!

YOU are a primo sicko!

Plicks2 jus love them police. You will not hear any objective or rational comments from him about no police matters. Perhaps he is a retired cop who done his share of police work under cover of the cells in the back of the police station where mo one can hear the screams.

SEEMS WID DA OVERABUNDANCE OF LAWYERS.....STILL QUESTIONS ON MAJOR ISSUES LIKE QUIETING OF PEOPLES LANDS..AS UNFAIR AS I THINK...TO PORE PEOPLE..AN IT STILL EXISTS........AN LIKE ....
.SEEMS PUTS 10 LAWYERS IN ONE ROOM .....SEEMS Y.A GETS 10 DIFFERENT ANSWERS !!!!!.....DIS MATTER ...AS ... DONE WID INVESTIGATIONS.ONE SINGLE PART.........DA OFFICER HAS TO HAVE UP AN HAVE HIS LEGAL SIDE HAVE A SAY...ON HIS PART ...

Any two Nassau lawyers involved in a case, on opposing sides, will quietly get together for lunch and figure out how long they can stretch it out and how badly they can bleed their clients. Bet on it.

Monkeys and Baboons at it again.

The worst thing we did was become independent, we can't run a country for crap! SAD!

Comrade Capt, imagine what magical windfall influx English Pounds awaits colony's Out Island of FREE port, if FREE porters, offered to grant automatic Out Islander Residency Status to the 40,000 Englishman's and Englishwoman's, threatening go into exile - should England decide leave the EU, yes, no switch over driving on right hand side roads makes ex Brits feel welcomed they new Out Island home, yes, no?