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JohnBrown says...

a) The Bahamas government should not encourage or force citizens to make any decisions on ill conceived referendums concerning oil drilling – after you have slept with the enemy (ruthless oil scavengers) regarding oil deposits that lay within the territory of the Bahamas – for the next ten years. With a scarcity of resources world wide, the price of such oil could only escalate in the next ten years. Why such an frantic big black gold oil rush? Does your oil masters that might have assisted you in the past elections have your head on a chopping block? Is there a time table for you to pay to the piper? Have you made promises to multi-nationals that you can not keep? My friend, If oil is there, it will be there until such time as we have succeeded in establishing a sustainable high quality of living for most Bahamian, based on our Agriculture and Fisheries industries. Those are the talents that God gave us Bahamians, and the same ones that have been neglected and squandered by politicians for far too long, under the guise of entertainment, tourism and having fun serving Lucifer- the father of the lie – while our people starve. “My people perish from a lack of knowledge”, Hosea 4:6 (KJV).

b) The responsible thing to do is to immediately purchase four fit for purpose fishing trawlers between 150 to 200 feet long: one fishing vessel will operate out of each of four island Andros, Abaco, Nassau, and Eleuthera. All young Bahamians 21 or older will be eligible for training to be a crew member and/or work in the fishing industry. The fishermen onboard this fleet of Bahamian fishing boats shall be commissioned as look-outs or care takers of the fishing industry: this means that they shall be duty-bound by oath to alert the Royal Defence Force to any infringements, theft of fish or fishing opportunities that unauthorized fishing vessels, poachers, human traffickers, drug traffickers, arms traffickers or any illegalities that are being advanced within Bahamian territorial waters. This means that a six to eight week intensive, but thorough trawler operational training programs will have to be completed by the crew of new fishermen. Simultaneously, you must start the construction of one large scaled modern fish hatchery on each of the four above named islands, under the capable guidance of Bahamian oceanographers, marine life scientists, and environmental experts. The final aspect of the this third prong or degree program shall be the international marketing of our fish to a universe of discriminating fish lovers plates within 24 hours of being caught. This would require skilled marketing experts to establish contracts for daily purchases and prompt delivery of fresh Grouper, Jacks, Grunts, Porgies, Tuna, Blue Marlins, Sailfishes, Swordfishes, Turbots and Yellowtail Snappers to African, North American, European and Asian countries of the world.

JohnBrown says...

d) All prison guards shall be properly trained in jujitsu or aikido and in the effective and efficient use of three types of weapons: B&T TP 9mm; FN P90, and a double barrel shot gun, one of which they shall be required to carry during their work shift. Prison officers shall be rotated between the Fox hill, Abaco, and Eleuthera prison facilities every 90 days. They will be trained to shoot to kill if ever resisting prisoners pose a threat of escape through an uprising or insurrection or in any manner threaten the lives of officers. Where there are one or two rebellious inmates who are not killed on the spot, they shall be administered the cat-o-nine- tail with diligence, in an amount prescribed by the superior officer in charge at the time. Pain generally accelerates learning, as it was from the day of birth. This recommendation does in anyway seek to imply a that the fathers and mothers of such rebels were bad parents or that they did not give all that they could towards guiding such resisters into the upright path. Therefore, our government shall especially remember such victimized mothers and give them on mothers day some flowers in honour of their past well intentions and in sympathy for their suffering, as their offsprings endures a life altering learning experience.

e) Finally, as a facilitator, your government must help small business farmers with loans and technical know-how, for them to return to their farms and take pride in developing quality produce, which would ensure their continued success. Such a bold strategy would require the aid of Bahamian marketing experts committed under oath to establish premium buyers and guaranteeing the picking of mature shippable green fruit and vegetables destined for African, Canadian and European countries, by air or by sea. We as a nation shall commit to never again scorning or wasting food, but before any food products starts to spoil, we shall give it away to the needy.

The Third Prong

JohnBrown says...

The second prong

Firstly you must use your new government’s power of eminent domain to seize and clear with tractors two five square miles tracts of land: one plot in Eleuthera (between Savannas Sound and Tarpum bay) and the other in Northern Abaco (just outside Coopers Town), which will be used as a key part of your crime prevention and reduction initial models. Upon each plot of land, during your first three months in office, you must immediately erect two buildings separated by about fifty yards: a modern prison and a prison guards’ housing quarters for officers while regulating the ACG prisoners.

a) Each of the two prisons must be able to house five hundred prisoners in two person cells with basic amenities. There would be a dining room which could feed up to 200 inmates over the course of a twenty minute period, and a sewage system that could pump environmentally friendly waste into the ocean on the north side of each Island.

b) The prison officers quarters shall be able to accommodate 150 prison guards, each living in a single bedroom with a private shower, toilet and television. Under normal conditions, in this three storied guards quarters there would only be 100 to 120 fit and on the ready, alert prison guards, reporting to a superior officer and a deputy on location at all times.

c) There shall be a first aid centre where a doctor and a nurse shall provide reasonable care to a prisoner’s injuries upon the recommendation of the superior officer or his deputy. The doctor and nurse shall be afforded accommodations equal to those of the prison guards, along with a shared government vehicle for them to leave the compound and recreate from time to time in local village, during the period of their renewable annual service contract.

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a) A bill must be enacted into law which provides that any and all sentences for Torts that have a criminal aspect and/or any petty criminal acts shall require the convicted individual to serve a mandatory minimum term of 5 years hard labour on an Agricultural Chain Gang (ACG). For example, if an individual drives their car into a parked vehicle because of brakes failure, a civil wrong or tort has occurred. However, if that same person while driving a car experienced brake failure and crashes into a parked automobile, after having consumed more alcohol than the legal limit, not only has a tort been committed but also a crime. Should there be a chain gang for a Tort with a criminal aspect to it? Yes, because a chain gang would work wonders for the healing of the mind, body and spirit, while constantly reminding those convicts, their families and our nation of the seriousness of the gift of life! When forced to walk silently on egg shells or rice paper one acquires a higher sense of respect for self and others, at arms length. Hard labour while baking in the hot sun could serve to effectively rehabilitate a criminal or release them from their shackles through an untimely demise from sun stroke. Other minor infractions subjected to such an act of law will include shoplifting, purse snatching, simple assault, motor-vehicle theft, house breaking, receiving stolen goods, selling stolen goods, stealing from your employer, simple violations of public trust (lying to a police officer or an officer of the court) and all first time white collar offenders. Their work day will be from dusk to dawn.

b) Any and all convictions for violent crime such as murder and criminal homicide (voluntary manslaughter), forcible rape, aggravated assault, robbery and arson, gross violations of public trust (where a public official commits fraud, knowingly makes a false arrest, lies to the court or defrauds the general public in a harmful manner or where a person of the general public purges oneself in a court of law) they will begin by receiving a minimum sentence of thirty years with added time up and to a life sentence based on the severity, savageness and brutality of the event. Such violent or heinous criminal convicts will also be relegated to the ACG for the duration of their sentence. Nevertheless, where there is evidenced of criminal homicide or premeditated murder such person (s) when convicted shall be put to death by hanging or lethal injection, without preference, to any secret order affiliations which they might have nor shall they be entitled to receive any form of preferred treatment or mercy from the Privy Council, the United States or any other appeals court or body outside of the jurisdiction of the Bahamas. Neither shall we ask for or accept any advice from glory-seeking attorneys from Amnesty international regarding what is fair or just treatment for prisoners of our sovereign nation. If we do not stand on our own two feet we shall fall on our faces.

JohnBrown says...

How To Create A Relatively Crime-Free Productive Bahamian Society

Dear Mr Christie and cohorts, the three prong program outlined below must be implement over the course of the next six months, and it does not include the use of police men from other jurisdictions, just simple common sense which is not common. Effective immediately, convicted criminals shall be entitled to an appeal system that affords them no more than thirty extra days of the court’s time period – win, lose or draw. Justice must be swift and meaningful to all parties affected. Furthermore, upon conviction, a criminal shall surrenders most if not all of their citizenship rights regarding fair treatment as a human being and then ones only recourse shall be rehabilitation through daily hard labour and such relief as the cat-o’-nine tail shall offer. This means that in short order all convicted criminals shall be relegated to hard labour, toiling for ten hours daily on massive agricultural venues. Thereafter, never again shall a criminal receive or be motivated to seek a free lunch from society, but with humility that one will serve as a tool to resurrect and maintain a booming Bahamian agricultural industry. No wiggle room or special protection shall be provided for deviant police officers, prison officers, politicians, economist, bankers, religious personalities or entities, healthcare professionals, or secret order criminals. You stand now between a rock and a hard place.

The first prong:

JohnBrown says...

Talk is cheep Allyson. And you as a politician, have been talking that talk and walking that walk as one big pontificator of political hot air and nothing more from Washiongton, D.C. straight through the hallowed halls of supposed justice in Bahamas for quite some time. I am going to try - in the following postings - to lead you and yours in the right direction.

JohnBrown says...

The prerequisite consultation should only come after reception of ten strokes with the cat o'nine tail and the wounds have been properly packed with salt... then there are others awaiting some fresh meet with your arival on the Agrecultural Chain Gang (AGC). Then you will really need psychiatric help.

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Would honorable and good gentlemen play politics with crime and criminals who disfigure the lives of our citizens? Or would they bring crime to screeching halt and thereby squash the fear based supposed greater need for more police officers, whilst we are on our way to a becoming a police or military state lead by the biggest educated criminals? MMMMMMnnnnn?

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