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Bahamianpride says...

Rape & especially statutory rape, pedophilia, huge problems in the Bahamas, grown men profiling molesting little girls & little boys, what's worse is nothing serious being done to address the problem. It's was the norm growing up in Nassau to see grown men whistling, cornering, touching or manipulating young girls. Many ended up pregnant before even finishing school & the men went onto their next conquest, leaving abandoned fatherless children with no moral or financial support. We have a culture in the streets that shows complete disrespect to women and the aggression towards them is backed by a macho dysfunction attitude that this makes u a man rather than a coward. But who is to teach men to be men when many men are raised without men around

Bahamianpride says...

Tal, Police do not bother rich people or the politically connected unless forced too do so like in this case. In any instance where it does happen they were pressured into it by the politics of the day. To do so otherwise is suicidal. Poor people are easy pickens. Many have limited education, don't know their rights, and of course cannot hire Monroe, Smith or any of these lawyers to make life hell for anyone who would violate those rights.. If anything the politicians are bullying the judges to free her or anyone with wealth and connection on bond. U know how all these murderers get loose on bail, they pay with drug money or have family in powerful positions to make calls. Tell u what Tal, my prediction is she gets bond eventially and even better, she gets off on self defense. They could save the country a fortune now by just releasing her on 5 million bond. The way i see it we'll be up 5 million and have one less case clogging the court system because chances are we'll never see her again.

Bahamianpride says...

Tal, the rights of the poor are the main ones being violated and needs protecting the most. The rich don't need u or my protection in the Bahamas. Its the poor who suffer from police brutality, economic and social injustices. Besides this is not an issue of evidence or justice, we know she killed him, why who knows, this is an issue of risk of flight from justice. I know what it's like to have your rights violated by the police & system, it's happened to me multiple times. This is not the case here. I do agree the system should be about equal justice, but that utophia does not exist. Justice is determine by status, economics & political connections in the Bahamas & around the world. Nobody with money gets injustice in the Bahamas. In fact I would say we sell our souls to help them get off. Off the top of my head I cannot recall an incident in my life history where Bahamian police was found to fabricate anything against rich white people. You got 1 Tal.

Bahamianpride says...

Tal, you know that for her or any person of wealth, influence or power in the Bahamas to be arrested or charged with any crime the evidence had to be overwhelming. The police are the fact finders and in a case where physical evidence is all you have then offcourse the police reports, testimony will be what's used to seal the case. In her case the police did not make immediate arrest but the physical evidence was so overwhelming that even stevie wonder would have made a move. Tal, eventially she's going to walk free, aquitted because of good lawyers, bribes or just incompentancy with evidence or process. Her spending a little time at Her Majesty Prison is the longest she'll suffer before walking free of any crime in the near future. I'm more concerned about some poor bahamian sitting in fox hill for months for a joint. Now that's injustice.

Bahamianpride says...

Set her free you'll never see her again, she is being held on charges of cold blooded murder in a case where all evidence points to her. The judge is correct to deny her bail, and for those who say other accused murderers have been given bail, well u gotta start correcting the system with someone. If she was some poor black Bahamian from over the hill there would be 0 compassion.

Bahamianpride says...

Definitely enlightening, I never liked corporal punishment as a kid, so l never did it with my own. Nothing good comes from beating kids, especial when taking away privileges works just as good. Religious indoctrination prevents openmindedness to many in our culture especially when combined with low education & poverty. There are many factors in dealing with crime. 1St population control both with illegal immigration & unplanned births. Then the question of dealing with 2 generations of poorly socialized individuals and those 25 & below males that are especially dangerous both because economic and socialization factors. I have come to the belief that a combination life time incarceration for the worse, economic & educational opportunities for others, & focusing on a new generation is our best option out of this mess.

Bahamianpride says...

Meeting with Head of country over 10 jobs, now this is interesting. This is the problem with our country anything from licensing to any legality or process, people feel to get things done u must go through a politician. The danger in this is that it handicaps individuals motivation and gives to much power to politicians. People are always looking to circumvent system in place to handle things with politics. This is a matter for the labor department. I listen to many of my fellow Bahamians complain about the govt this and govt that, many of whom are so dependent on this call the politician system that they never get up of their lazy butts and make something happen or take responsibility for their own life.

Bahamianpride says...

Wow the moral police... what a waste of government resources, people are being killed, robbed, and rapped on this island.. Unless this is an issue of human trafficking or any unwilling participation leave the oldest profession in the world alone, legalize and tax it.

Bahamianpride says...

Great article but we all accept that human emotion is a part of our animal nature which is why laws and rules exist. The problem we have in the Bahamas that inflates social issues is the lack of consequences, enforced ethical and social codes of conduct or even laws. What is the consequence for being a corrupt politician in the Bahamas? How many people get arrested for official misconduct? How many wealthy Bahamians get arrested for misconduct period? what are the consequences for domestic violence or failing to take care of ones responsibilities and why are these consequences not consistently enforced? Why are murderers or violent individuals out on bail? When the rule of law or code of ethics are enforced in homes, school, society in general, with some degree of fairness & consistency people generally realize they may feel a certain way about another person but in most cases will resist the temptation to act as either a matter of ethics or self preservation.. After all you saw what happened to the last person who did that.. When cops see cops consistently arrested or sanctioned for abuse they conduct themselves with some level of professionalism. When businesses, including banks are subjected to enforced regulation they have something to fear. Party affiliations, Family affiliations, wealth are what determine how things are handled in the Bahamas, the rule of law is a joke. Nobody even follows the rules of the road.. To clean up this mess we have, like Banker once mentioned, we may have to educate and socialize an entire new generation of kids to save this country.

Bahamianpride says...

The difference between violence in U.S, Canada, UK & Bahamas is there are places in those first 3 that have not had murders or violent crimes in decades. Violence can happen anywhere but because of size and economics u have certain choices to avoid high crime or highly populated areas so people are not paralyzed by fear like in the Bahamas especially Nassau. When I'm home getting robbed or killed is a constant thought, it's just stressful to be looking over your shoulder all the time because of the frequency of violent acts on such small islands, I cannot just move 50 or 200 miles away to better environment. Even driving is extremely stressful, nobody follows the rules and half the population don't have insurance or legal vehicles. Face it, drastic changes have to happen or we're left forced to live in a police state to survive.

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