The Bahamas government is like Game of Thrones...everyone feels entitled to the throne but no one really has shown any worth or potential as to why they deserve it.

Stupid people in places of power that can't tell heads from tails. I have long said place these policemen on 12 hour shifts with a max of 40hrs per week. This can be done by having rotating shifts. If you work 3 full days a week with an on-call option for 4 hours it can be done. There are enough of these silly policemen running around anyway to more than make this work. Or they can do a 2 days on 2 days off with rotating weekends...so many ways they can make 12 hour shifts work and maximize police usage and not worry about 16million in overtime.

But as usual heads in arses can't see nothing but shiite...

On one had I see where this man is coming from about needing to protect yourself, at the same time though if this man had a gun this could have gone differently. No doubt it could have gone differently even now, it is such a catch-22 really.

I don't know Mr. Darling however based on his time-line of events maybe the person he picked up was involved in a criminal act, maybe when he stopped to the bar something was reported shortly after and he was the last known to leave. I am in no way saying the police were right to handle him that way, because even if that was the case they shouldn't have shot at him and they clearly didn't approach him in keeping with the law.

This just highlights that these policemen are on a rampage, but again catch-22 because if I were a policeperson after a someone I suspect may be armed and dangerous (and again there is no proof they didn't think he was) I would be shooting first and asking question later myself. But same time, that shoot first ask questions last could have gotten a presumably innocent man killed.

Such a toss up these days with crime being as it is...the police didn't identify themselves and at that time of night I don't blame Mr. Darling for not stopping. Same time his fleeing that way might have only made him appear suspicious...

I believe in God and the only Bible which is Christian. I don't believe in hypocrites who hide behind scriptures and just spout them expecting just because you believe it others will.

You have to show that your life is more than just the words of the Bible...actions!!!

Are you reading what you post or is your head just buried in the Bible as you type nonsense. Your post clearly states where you are saying that everyone but the person committing the crime is responsible for their actions. Blame the government for not addressing the issue while they were in junior high QUOTE: " This is because they were involved in a gang but once they try to get out they are killed. So this is where the authorities need to get involved: in the junior high schools (and even earlier) and educate youngsters about the consequences of gangs."

Blame the police for placing former and current gang members within society so they don't have a choice but to join the gang QUOTE : "Thirdly, sometime last year I posted where one of the states in the USA, decided to rid all of its jails of latino gang members because of the havoc, including killings, these persons were causing. Jets were chartered and the gang members were deported back to their country of origin. In a matter of months crime in the areas where these gang members were deported to escalated tremendously. Murder in some areas were up over 1000 percent. To make matters worse some locals were fascinated by the gang members when they arrived, all tattoed up and with body piercings so they joined these gangs, some just by tattoing the gang symbols on their bodies."

I see a lot of blame circumstances but never blame yourself. I saw student failing classes does that mean I must fail to, I see other women in gay relationships should I then be gay to. We are all responsible for ourselves, and while a person may be a product of environment in some respect we still have that power to be better than our current situation.

This is what I despise about Bahamian living, blame the government, blame the teachers, blame everyone put the parent and the child....
and I further despise people who hide behind scriptures and quote them without any real purpose. In fact people like you...

/end of conversation

It seems to me that you are one those people who thinks to blame everyone from themselves when things go awry.

I find it hard pressed to believe that anyone is unaware of the consequences of a life of crime. But they see the glamour and the glitter, the fast cash and loose women and to them it's worth whatever consequences.

Fact of the matter is our society is broken from the home, I along with my brother was raised by a single parent. She made ends meet and she taught us right from wrong without the need for illegal activities. Point is these parents know what's going on, but when your thirteen year old son is putting money in your hand and he has no job they turn a blind eye. Even if the 13yr old doesn't know the consequences the parent does, but why say anything when the gang activities is helping to provide for the other 5 children she may have.

All I am saying is the government cannot hold all the blame, and people need to stand up and take back the Bahamas from these criminals.

John it is beside the point that I didn't grow up in Bain Town or on Kemp Road, to say that these young people are unaware of the consequences related to joining gangs give them no credit. With all the media exposure and the general debauchery going on in Nassau these days youngsters know.

Furthermore it isn't the responsibility of authorities to educate young people on the consequences of joining gangs, that is a parents job. To place that responsibility on authorities is unfair and only gives parents an out and excuse when their children become out of hand.

I cannot speak for anyone but myself but I know I don't associate with known criminals. My mother always told me you are known by the company that you keep. I am not looking to be hemmed up because someone assumes I have knowledge of criminal acts. Furthermore I don't hang out in places known to be dangerous, and I am well aware of my surroundings. From I attend a party and realize the crowd is becoming unruly or things seem to be headed towards something that makes me feel uncomfortable I am leaving. I can't tell you how many times I have left an event because I didn't feel comfortable and later heard there was a shooting or something.

Again I can't speak to this young man's situation, he might have just been in a game with friends that took a wrong turn. The point I am trying to make is the young people today have no head for avoiding confrontations. In fact they look for situations to escalate and give them a chance to show how bad they are.

People need to exercise common sense and learn that violence is not the way to resolve issues. Sometimes walking away is a better option than not living to see another day. I know my friends laugh when I say I would walk away from a fight.

It's not a murder celebration however if you live a life of crime and lawlessness and you meet a death in such a manner as you lived whose to blame but you.

As Bahamian Pride said "live by the sword, die by the sword". And I personally find myself hard-pressed to feel sympathy when someone who is involved in heinous criminal activities is murdered. Not saying this is the case here but I am speaking in general regards to the latest series of retaliation murders.

Furthermore in this day and age I do not believe anyone who gets involved in gangs and such situations are not aware of the consequences to their actions. Maybe they are hoping they are bad man/woman enough to be the one to beat before they get beat. But to say they are ignorant of gang related consequences is very silly on your part.
I knew the consequences of joining a gang back in the nineties and I attended private school. Imagine now and these children in public...they know dern well what they are doing.

These fires are being deliberately set..and until the government comes up with some reasonable and sensible solution regarding this landfill there will always be issues.