I simply cannot believe what I’m reading here! Did Michael Pintard really suggest that government officials open a dialogue with gang leaders?!?! You’ve gotta be shitting me! No wonder the PLP has been able to operate unchecked and without overview seeing that a weak invalid appears to be sitting as leader of the opposition!

Open discussions with a criminal element would only reduce the sovereignty of the government while legitimizing the criminal activity of gang members!! How has our country sunken so low??? Giving strength and credibility to gangs by hosting “open talks” undermines our laws and makes a mockery of our standards, not to mention our national security!! Furthermore, it empowers and emboldens criminals to assume that their murderous actions are an effective way of influencing the government!! Mr Pintard; criminals should not be placed on the same platform as our officials less we lose our sovereignty!! A man in your position should know that! We should be elevating our standards, not reducing them to the scum and refuse associated with street crime!! Michael Pintard is a fool and needs to abdicate his position immediately!!

Our astute men and women need to come forward and take the reins from these derelict so called leaders! They don’t have a damn clue regarding what to say or what to do! When it comes to gang leaders and murderers the only discussion being held should be how to circumvent the privy council and expedite hangings!! We should be executing murderers not hosting discussions with them!!

Everything Cobalt stated is totally correct!

You must forgive Pintard ............. his friends were Toogie & Bobo

But ............ the gangsters are already in Parliament and they talk every Wednesday. And their accomplices are on the PF & DF.

You can't make this shit up .......... the country is becoming Gaza West.

Pintard has again proven himself to be an incompetent buffoon. He will soon be advocating the reins of government be turned over to the gang leaders or, worse still, tyrant Minnis.

When a bleeding heart neighbour started giving chances time a small time thief, crime went up in the neighbourhood.

Guy shoots people in broad daylight, killing bystanders and now we GATS to talk?

How about getting all the gang members together for a meeting and arresting all of them in accordance with our gang laws? Once they are behind bars then you can talk to them.

Seriously, if the FNM plans to run to the next election they have to get rid of of both Pintard and Minnis. Otherwise really do not bother even contesting the election. You will be wasting your time and money.

Ain't long now .............. Convention coming soon.

All of the sensible people are shaking their heads and wondering how did we get to this point where Brave is PM & Pintard is leader. But, that is what you get, when you tired of what you had. Bahamians thought Minnis was bad, but look what they got in 2021. Now, they praying for Minnis to come back.

Let us pray that our 242 people stop looking for GOD to be our earthly ruler. That seems to be the perception of what it will take to be a "good Bahamian PM". If you measure PMs after Pindling, what criteria are being used to compare them (given Pindling's pros & cons) ????????

Can't wait for the Gorilla to return ................

You're one of the very few souls praying for tyrannical Minnis to come back. No single Bahamian has more blood on his hands than the very arrogant and nasty Minnis whose authoritarian and cruel conduct during the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian and throughout the COVID-19 crisis literally destroyed the lives of untold thousands of people. By the way, that other Gorilla fella you refer to is destined to remain nothing but an extinct political dinosaur.

Strange that everyone seems against it. Many countries in the world try this process to reduce crime, even our Neighbour to the North the US. If it works then great, if not what have you lost? You do this behind closed doors not in the open. But yup lets continue as is and see if that helps.

The USA is a bad example to compare your country against ........ it is the most violent society without a declared war or civil insurrection.The USA had six hundred mass shootings in 2023. Nothing worth comparing with there.

All **AI** security minister should have to do is call upon a resource within. - Comrade ``Brother", The Honourable Senator, Senior Gang Consultant Rodney Moncur, JP. --- Yes??

Mr Pintard. let's look at what's happening in Haiti, I think that is the carnage that happens when you reason with gangs, who are a form of terrorist. They have to be eliminated.

Any word on how our troops are doing in Haiti? LMAO

How about you just arrest, or even better, execute the gang leaders? How did we get to a point that we're negotiating with the terrorists?

We now live on a Colony of Out Islands in which amazing technology Artificial Intelligence (Al) can create an App that could detect crime committers through the use of algorithms that can learn how to 24 hour monitor and distinguish one gang member from another. ----Even Senior Advisor to the premiership, Comrade Rodney Moncur is aware that even via the mere thought of committing a criminal act. --- Yes?

Might being a part of a gang a crime. What the hell, talk to gang leaders. That sounds ridiculous.

The RedParty Leader Comrade Michael, wants the popoulaces' to think.Gangs are organized into hierarchies like you see on American TV and YouTube --- When the majority are based on where the Younger Ones live. --- Lots are no more than Leaderless Crews that don’t even think of themselves as Gangs.—  They’re just a bunch misguided souls who are **trying to get by** that ---- **Policemans' have labeled as Gangs.** --- Yes?