In defense of the CJ, he is right. Judges are not limited to only looking at cases in the Bahamas but at worldwide trends in law outside of this jurisdiction that are persuasive. We signed on the Privy Council as our final court so until WE change that, ain't nothing happening.
The courts can only enforce laws that are passed by parliament so trust me, its not the court, it's the darned lawmakers, One simple referendum to amend the constitution is all that is needed and I don't doubt for a second it would pass unanimously cuz Bahamians are so fed up. But, of course, the lawmakers just don't give a sh*t. I guess there are no kickbacks to get unless its stem cell or numbers so to hell in a hand basket with the country and citizens who want change be damned!
I was flabbergasted when I read this. Is anyone safe? I mean, what does it take to get our lawmakers off their asse** to amend the laws for stiffer penalties for criminals? I guess the numbers business and stem cell is far more important than the lives of our citizens. I am just so gad darn sick of living here!
Why do we leave these choices in the hands of a corrupt government where cronyism is the order of the day? Don't we have enough sensible, educated Bahamians to make up a Board to do these things? Such honours should be made by a non-partisan unbiased group of people. Take this away as well as the QC and judicial appointments. They both reek of cronyism.
In my mind, I think we should focus on the little things first.
Hardened criminals start off committing small offences and then graduate to bigger things. Petty stealing evolves to house breaking which evolves to assault, which evolves to murder (just as an example) so we should start from the ground up. Catch the perpetrators in the small crimes, and you won't need to worry about catching them after they are career hardened criminals.
In many cases you can't get the police to follow up on what they probably consider as petty crime (petty crime in my mind being anything outside of drugs or murder). They make it obvious this is not their concern.
I know of at least 2 persons whose homes were broken into and the police never showed up. In one case, the perpetrator left a footprint on the door and his fingerprints all over the house and house was about a block from the police station. In the other, the owner recorded the beak-in on camera. In both cases the individuals had to go to the station to report it and nothing came of it. This leaves people with a feeling that the police do not care. They then become bitter and when they witness crime, they just don't speak up. If the police can show real concern for these small matters, then people will be more apt to cooperate in the big matters.
Additionally, our streets should be manned. You know there is no rule of law in a country if persons can run red lights, overtake, block traffic and the like with no fear of being reprimanded for it. Out streets should be saturated with road traffic cops to get a handle on this. If we can strike fear in the hearts of road traffic offenders for traffic offences, then dealing with the petty criminals should be easy.
Glad to see Mr. Gomez cleared the air and gave the real reason. He has a reputation to uphold and I'm sure he wouldn't want the record to reflect that he left because of the so-called pittance of a salary he was receiving as an MP AND Cabinet Minister. Service above self. Wish more persons would go into government for that instead of high salaries and kickbacks.
jackbnimble says...
Man I was thinking the same thing. Hindsight...
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jackbnimble says...
and equally as prompt at getting out of office!
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jackbnimble says...
In defense of the CJ, he is right. Judges are not limited to only looking at cases in the Bahamas but at worldwide trends in law outside of this jurisdiction that are persuasive. We signed on the Privy Council as our final court so until WE change that, ain't nothing happening.
The courts can only enforce laws that are passed by parliament so trust me, its not the court, it's the darned lawmakers, One simple referendum to amend the constitution is all that is needed and I don't doubt for a second it would pass unanimously cuz Bahamians are so fed up. But, of course, the lawmakers just don't give a sh*t. I guess there are no kickbacks to get unless its stem cell or numbers so to hell in a hand basket with the country and citizens who want change be damned!
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jackbnimble says...
I was flabbergasted when I read this. Is anyone safe? I mean, what does it take to get our lawmakers off their asse** to amend the laws for stiffer penalties for criminals? I guess the numbers business and stem cell is far more important than the lives of our citizens. I am just so gad darn sick of living here!
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jackbnimble says...
Why do we leave these choices in the hands of a corrupt government where cronyism is the order of the day? Don't we have enough sensible, educated Bahamians to make up a Board to do these things? Such honours should be made by a non-partisan unbiased group of people. Take this away as well as the QC and judicial appointments. They both reek of cronyism.
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jackbnimble says...
In my mind, I think we should focus on the little things first.
Hardened criminals start off committing small offences and then graduate to bigger things. Petty stealing evolves to house breaking which evolves to assault, which evolves to murder (just as an example) so we should start from the ground up. Catch the perpetrators in the small crimes, and you won't need to worry about catching them after they are career hardened criminals.
In many cases you can't get the police to follow up on what they probably consider as petty crime (petty crime in my mind being anything outside of drugs or murder). They make it obvious this is not their concern.
I know of at least 2 persons whose homes were broken into and the police never showed up. In one case, the perpetrator left a footprint on the door and his fingerprints all over the house and house was about a block from the police station. In the other, the owner recorded the beak-in on camera. In both cases the individuals had to go to the station to report it and nothing came of it. This leaves people with a feeling that the police do not care. They then become bitter and when they witness crime, they just don't speak up. If the police can show real concern for these small matters, then people will be more apt to cooperate in the big matters.
Additionally, our streets should be manned. You know there is no rule of law in a country if persons can run red lights, overtake, block traffic and the like with no fear of being reprimanded for it. Out streets should be saturated with road traffic cops to get a handle on this. If we can strike fear in the hearts of road traffic offenders for traffic offences, then dealing with the petty criminals should be easy.
Just a thought.
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jackbnimble says...
When are yall gonna get it? The Emperor IS wearing new clothes!
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jackbnimble says...
There's a reason they call him "the emperor", you know. He personifies the emperor in the emperor's new clothes.
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jackbnimble says...
And have you noticed the common denominator? Young men under 30. It's an annihilation of our future. Clearly we are under attack.
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jackbnimble says...
Glad to see Mr. Gomez cleared the air and gave the real reason. He has a reputation to uphold and I'm sure he wouldn't want the record to reflect that he left because of the so-called pittance of a salary he was receiving as an MP AND Cabinet Minister. Service above self. Wish more persons would go into government for that instead of high salaries and kickbacks.
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