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John says...

Attention Mr. Perry Christie: When you are really serious about tackling crime in this country and especially murder, you need to invest in resources other than jails, the police force and crime fighting equipment. Basically you are dealing with psychologically "damaged" young people who can no longer control their actions. This is a situation that was started some 20 years ago. Once persons are exposed to certain drugs or chemicals, they lose the ability to control their (violence) actions. They virtually become zombies, devoid of human feelings. There are criminal psychologists who can give better details. Most of the illegal drugs on the street has been altered and contribute to the serious crime problem. It is destroying many young people. More than half the young men in New Providence inner cities are abusing substances that alter their character and their behavior.
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"In 1995, the criminologist and political scientist John DiIulio was invited to the White House to attend a working dinner on juvenile crime. "President Clinton took copious notes and asked lots of questions," he reported. So what did DiIulio tell him? In late 1995 DiIulio wrote a magazine article that gives us a pretty good taste:

The Coming of the Super-Predators

We're talking about kids who have absolutely no respect for human life and no sense of the future....And make no mistake. While the trouble will be greatest in black inner-city neighborhoods, other places are also certain to have burgeoning youth-crime problems that will spill over into upscale central-city districts, inner-ring suburbs, and even the rural heartland.

...."They kill or maim on impulse, without any intelligible motive"....The buzz of impulsive violence, the vacant stares and smiles, and the remorseless eyes....they quite literally have no concept of the future....they place zero value on the lives of their victims, whom they reflexively dehumanize.... capable of committing the most heinous acts of physical violence for the most trivial reasons....for as long as their youthful energies hold out, they will do what comes "naturally": murder, rape, rob, assault, burglarize, deal deadly drugs, and get high.

It's hardly surprising that this made an impression. A couple of months later, in early 1996, Hillary Clinton gave a speech about her husband's anti-crime agenda. In particular, she noted his efforts against drug gangs:

We also have to have an organized effort against gangs, just as in a previous generation we had an organized effort against the mob. We need to take these people on. They are often connected to big drug cartels, they are not just gangs of kids anymore. They are often the kinds of kids that are called "super-predators"—no conscience, no empathy. We can talk about why they ended up that way, but first we have to bring them to heel."

Kevin Drum.

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John says...

So what do you think would be the result if over 100 foreigners were being killed in this country every year? Do you get the picture now? The fish smells rotten.

John says...

Invest in Bahamians first not foreigners coming here and mistreating Bahamians..are you a foreigner..i knew it.

John says...

Don't worry, "we gat dis."

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Posted 21 March 2017, 6:27 a.m. Suggest removal

John says...

stop selling the country and our birthrites out to f***oreigners***, may who can't stand our guts..lets unite on that first. Your legacy is that more murders occurred under your watch than any other pm, more Bahamians remained unemployed for longer periods than any other pm, Bahamiaans paid more taxes, per individual than under any other pm,and corruption under your government seems unlatch...now lets not forget the national debt, the four downgrades Aand the massive deception about licensing and regulating webshops. Bahamians have no confidence in you Mr. PM and so they will not rally behind you. You ignored their pleas and cries for your five years in office not you want to unite with election fever in the air,,NOT!

John says...

Eight percent coupon rate so tempting..yes salacious.

John says...

Perry Christie has just confirmed something: The delays and stalling by the contractor while Izmirilian was the developer was intentional, deliberate and a tactic used to steal Bah Mar from the original developer. Hurry up! Election soon come!

John says...

Well another one murdered.. go snickers some more den

John says...

y'all continue to snicker ...y'all judgement soon come.

John says...

Did you speak with the parents or any family member to know they did not notice the boys missing or even report them missing? There were the Carifta trails on Saturday with several other activities that involved young people.Sometimes if you report an incident at one police station it does not necessary be relayed to all other stations. You both demonstrate prejudice, especially to say that these boys were gang members.in the absence of facts.