One last thing, I agree that the focus shouldn’t only be on women. Men are also abused in this country, and no one seems to care because they’re “men” and they can take it. We need to protect our men, too.

“From my perspective, there is a link between bible clutching religious fundamentalists and social backwardness.”

Porcupine, you ain’t the only one.

If we can’t agree on what constitutes rape, regardless of a piece of jewelry and a piece of paper, we’re way worse off than I thought.

Ladies, if this is something you care about, be careful who you date.

I agree that every citizen should get involved with regards to stomping out crime. I see that written over and over again in the comments section of online newspapers and Facebook. My question is, what do we do? What are the actionable steps we can take to stop crime in the Bahamas?

This too sweet! Amen!

Because:

"Facebook [and the internet] gives every person with a computer or smartphone a voice in cyberworld. But how closely does cyberworld approximate the real world? How closely should it?"

A rebellious spirit shouldn't be the only thing dictating your political opinions. Logic, critical thinking skills, and research of more than just something you read on the Internet by someone who has no real knowledge of the matter at hand. (I.e. I heard my mummy Grammy sister cousin uncle pastor say...)

I don't mean this to be a personal attack on the author. It goes for everyone.

@jackbnimble

Don't you think that Leslie Miller's speech might have had something to do with it? Just sayin.

“I wish I could speak about **something going on personally in my life** as prime minister (but) I don’t want to say (anything) about it now because **it is a matter of national security** and why you see more police around me.”

All I can say to this is, I hope that when the life of an "average" citizen is threatened, it's taken this seriously.

Also, someone please correct me if I am wrong. Doesn't "national security" refer to the well-being of the nation? Not just one individual? Don't get me wrong, threats against anyone should be taken seriously in this day and age, but they're hardly a matter of national security...

Does this also mean there are less police available to help combat the actual murders and other crimes going on in our country?

Hanging and firing squads? That's the answer to crime? All of these criminals were children once. I think we need to take a "prevention is better than cure" approach to crime. Improve education. Not just academics such as maths and english, but sex ed and conflict resolution. I know this is an extremely hard thing to do, as a lot of these criminals come from broken homes, but we need to try. It seems that the only time people get in an uproar is when a person murders someone else. Why aren't we more proactive in ensuring that children get the help, love and support they need?

Don't get me wrong, I know there are a lot of young parents out there that don't know any better than to either dump their children on the grandparents or beat them to within an inch of their life when they do the most trivial things. This is by no means an easy problem to fix. But I think that adult Bahamians need to come together and discuss plausible actions to take with our children. Teachers, psychologists, etc. All persons with knowledge of family dynamics should band together to try tackle this problem.

And don't forget, there have been cases in the States where people were put to death and years later were proven without a shadow of a doubt to be innocent. With the corruption of the government and police force, I wouldn't trust either to condemn anyone to death.

My fellow Bahamians: Please, PLEASE, stop dragging politics into everything. I am so sick and tired of hearing about how the PLP did this and the FNM did that. The fact of the matter is, the government is corrupt no matter WHICH party you are talking about.

Audley Hanna did NOT have insurance when he said he did, point blank. That is a white collar crime if I ever heard of one. While I do not condone vandalism of any kind, I can understand why Dave Dion Moxey would do what he did; he was not getting paid.

If there's one thing we want more of is employment opportunities. But what's the point of having a job if you're not going to get paid for it?

Also, Hanna's claim of rebuilding that dormitory for free, quite frankly, terrifies me. He lied about insurance and is not paying his employees, where is he going to "find [the money] if it becomes necessary"? If he wants to correct his mistakes, he needs to pay that money back. And the government needs to hire a competent, honest contractor, if there is such a thing...