Let them keep their “locks”! Everyone’s entitled to their “beliefs”, as long as they don’t interfere with others who ‘believe’ something different or flys in the face of science.

Allowing exemptions of commonly issued immunisations for potentially life saving public health diseases is another matter. Unimmunized folks, especially children reap the benefit of ‘Herd Immunity’ when the overwhelming majority are immunized. It is not only unfair to the public, but since the benefit is lost when the immune population is reduced (in the case of measles that’s less than 95% of the population being immunized!), it is dangerous to us all.

You take another man life. And you want to keep your locks.what about the man's right to life??

The Rastafarian has been existing as with their religious beliefs for some time with their legal rights by some Bahamian Authority to exist and function legally. and practice their religion. Their beliefs include their locks and also the fundamental part of Sacrament is the frequent use of marijuana. The Bahamian Officials FULLY knew that the time the Marijuana was illegal and the entire Rastafarian was allowed including their other practices of religious beliefs.

To now at this time to have the locks associated with the Rastafarian religious beliefs cut off should be illegal especially with the certified Elders of the Religion supporting their member.

Rasta locks are more sacred than a man or women’s life. How crazy is it?

... they don't understand that he was in court because he violated the laws of the land and is now subject to the orders of the court? If he didn't commit the crime he would still have his freedom!

Committing murder forfeits all ... the convicted murderer has no rights in society

.....weeelll on the respecting the various numbers of religious groups registered as an official entity ???? under a the Bahamas national Religious Organization ????? is there an one ???? or which official group who decides ???? --------- there will have to be accommodation to their religious beliefs. For instance the Rastafarians do have their beliefs of having fresh foods especially ORGANIC Foods and not the tinned foods, they also follow the natural medicines from barks and plants etc, no autopsies and avoid western medicines and of course have to have their Sacrament.

Other Religious entities have beliefs of not registering or voting for Political parties at national Elections or having the right of not standing in view of their respect of National Anthem or belief of certain holidays etc. etc. There is also the long issue in medical care required by religious beliefs and religious beliefs of denial of certain medical treatments.

There is also the nation religious standing of the in respect to abortions and especially in cases where little girls having their own small bodies growing and having by illegal horrific manner to have a little baby and all the extremely life threatening to both situation involved.

............given that there are many religious entities which seems to have been Registered, there must be some AUTHORITY which would have to examine the difference in CULTS, in others which is a large entity like Voodoo and worship by many followers. Is it any Authority ????? or can anyone just start a Church ????

..........in April 2003 Haiti's President Jean-Bertrand Aristide did give executive decree to recognize Voodoo as a officially recognized religion and accordingly with the 150,000 Haitians in the Bahamas, must be practicing the religion that goes back thousands of years. Fundamental in the religion are numbers of gods and the sacrifices or use of chickens, snakes and crapaud (frogs).

Violate his rights??? Sorry, he violated the Law by killing a human being & anybody is supposed to care about his hair???

**"Bussed off to "debtors prison"** for being judged as financially challenged!"
"One part of society mustn't use external metrics to judge another culture." -- Must guard against * dreadlocks Defendants',** being subject to first paying a visit to the barber....before appearances before a bench of justice. --- This is what awaits those standing their ground, and others lacking sufficient funds for a barber's haircut. --- **Basically, they'll be bussed through the Debtors' Prison gate.** -- Yes?

Has anyone ever told these Rasta folks that they are not officially recognized as a religion in The Bahamas (or even Jamaica)???

And if you're not officially recognized by the Government as a religion (or denomination), then you are at the mercy of the State.

Rastas need to take that up with the AG, Cabinet etc ...... They are not a state-recognized religion in 242. Period.

Real decent respectable Rastas don't commit hardcore criminal activities ..... They may smoke weed (ganja), but they don't go around killing ppl.

That Rasta imposter (in jail) who getting his locks cut off was a natty dread 🤔

"and concluded decisions on prisoners’ hair rest with prison officials, not the court."
Can we get a list of ALL the things that the Court does not have jurisdiction over ?

Priest Marcus said that he has been locked up more than once and he has had his locks cut three times. I don't know of many other so called priests who have been in jail that many times.
With all the hair the gentlemen have covered in the photo, it would be easy to hide a barber razor in their locks .Cut them off for the safety of the other inmates.