The fact that a plea deal could be offered for such a heinous crime speaks volumes about our justice system. We have prosecutors too lazy to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law and a court system too slow and clogged to try matters in a timely fashion resulting in criminals beating the rap and a victim's family without justice. The system is truly broken and this is sad all around.

A home without insurance? How did he secure such a large mortgage without one? That being the case, think its simpler perhaps to downsize to a more affordable home and put the children in public school. Lots of hurting families of murder victims out there with bigger problems. Problems that are not as easily solvable as setting up a gofund me page.

We do not have a murder problem. We have a gun problem. If we cannot control the guns that come into the country, how do we expect to control the murders? How is it that the criminals have such easy access to guns and murder for hire is a lucrative business?

There is also the illegal immigration aspect of it. We don't even know who is in our country. We are allowing migrants in from countries with a history of violence with no effort to put laws in place to stop them being hired and matriculating. Successive Governments continue to use illegal migration as a tool for votes, so what else do we expect? We can continue to bury our heads in the sand until we have a sun sea and sand destination that nobody wants to come to or we can pass the proper laws to put an end to it - starting with our precious constitution.

I was very much against the American travel advisories but I now realize that at this pace - with people being shot in traffic and in broad daylight, it's only a matter of time before the tourist are actually affected. The persons with guns have no regard for life, whether it's killing their intended target or some innocent bystander.

We have got to get our house in order!

Would to God we would put that same energy into guns and human smuggling, what a wonderful world The Bahamas would be.

What's concerning is not that they are finally knocking these illegal structures down, it's that that they appear to be leaving the illegal residents in place. So where are they going to go? The man is practically admitting he's living here illegally and has been for decades with a full family in tow. Doesn't have a home and no papers and is prepared to continue to live - even if it means he lives on his garbage truck.

Something is wrong with this picture. If we are going to get rid of the shanty towns, shouldn't we also be dealing with the illegal persons who dwell there?

I sure do hope this is not just a PR stunt and like Abaco, they simply move to another part of the island and start building again. We have to have some appreciation for how determined these people are and our response should send a stronger message.

They are also flooding the depressed areas with guns. We cannot get a handle on the illegal weapons, so how can we ever expect to control murder and armed robbery? First they flood the poor black areas with drugs. Now that the drug area is virtually gone, they now flood them with guns. We had better wake up. They are out to extinguish the black man.

Very true. We can't legally execute them, but they can illegally kill or attempt to kill whoever they want.

I do agree with Enrique's comment. The Government left it too long. Now all they're going to do is what they did after Dorian. Hide in the bushes until they get a chance to start again. Can the Government not use Drones to watch development on the island. It's obvious they are short on man power or do not have the will to control it but something has to be done to stop them from even starting to build. The thing is Abaco has essentially been a hub for illegal Haitians because it's close enough for them to illegally migrate to the US. They need lookout points on all of these islands. We are too wide open. Anything and anyone can get in.

Only in The Bahamas could the underground illegal numbers houses open 'web shops' right in our faces fully functional for years while everyone (including the Governmrnt who grants the licences) knows it's an illegal gambling house, pay a few politicians off by funding their campaigns, get those same politicians to hold a so-called 'referendum' to get Bahamians to agree to make the illegal activity legal, get slapped down with big 'hell no!' and yet turn around and still pass a law to make the illegal number houses legal so that all those persons who are already broke and struggling on a mostly minimum wage cheque can continue to give their last to a get-something-for-nothing numbers house, continue to be broke while they stay rich and then watch the now legal number houses turn around and give a meal voucher to the mostly broke and struggling people who keep them rich and hold them up as demi gods for giving back a trupence of the profits they have made off their poor struggling backs. Only in The Bahamas, I say.

If it was up to the public, I would agree but it's up to the delegates which are largely controlled by the leaders. I wish her luck.