Dons As Consultants
With so many heinous
crimes being committed lately many are calling for the most draconian measures
to be meted out. Do we recall the "Gun Court which was painted red because
it dread"," "indefinite detention" among draconian measures
in the era of 70's 80 the murder rate then was a fraction of what it is now.
The evidence is that a mandatory sentences without due process is
injustice and knee jerk reaction seems to make matters worse. The
ideal approach is to look at the conditions that create the need for guns and
ammunition or conflicts and do something about that bolstered by effective
policing/investigations and an efficient justice system. The certainty of
getting caught is the most effective deterrent to crime, the cleared up rate
must improve. You know one top Don recommended that there should be a focus on
reducing the supply of ammunition would make guns useless no one has taken on
his suggestion seriously. These Dons are Criminal Executive Officers (CEOs),it
would be a good idea out of the box to have one or two of them being
consultants to the relevant ministers or ministries and stop bury our heads in
the sand.20/04/15
ISIS
These activities by IS
militants is getting bolder and more often so none of us are safe any part of
the world, they seem to be well organized .financed and brutal. There should be
a focus now on cutting off financing combined with a targeted education program
to would be sympathizers. Only Iran can make a dent if they would be willing to
cooperate with other countries. The stumbling block is that Islamists are not
willing to join with non Islamic people to fight Islamic people. This is a
tough one as war against Islam does not end and they never die, or commit
suicide they are martyrs working in earnest to establish a Caliphate
which is getting larger than Iraq and Syria so instead of being ISIS they are
now IS. 20/04/15
Officers Of The Court Wards...?
Lately a number of
lawyers are being hauled before the courts because of allegations of
impropriety some of them quite prominent.All lawyers should have a client trust
account or otherwise some legally transparent method of securing clients'
funds. Thieves are thieves are found in all walks of life and potential
clientele should do their due diligence also. The General Legal Council does a
good job in trying to weed out the profession and as far as I know it is a no
nonsense organization that can punish you for doing or not doing something that
affects the clients interest. It would be good Mr Derby to get someone
from the General Legal Council on your program to shed some light on
this dark spot tainting the legal profession. 20/04/15
Road Traffic Law
As I read through the
proposed traffic fines under the Road Traffic Act I made the following
observations. Failing to use appropriate hand signal - $2,000. This one needs
to be deleted with the lack of electronic signal being an offence.Overtaking in
an intersection to be added this is a very dangerous activity I see daily.
Overall most of the fines are oppressive, unconscionable and foolish with the
authorities not collecting 60% of traffic fines presently. What's the point of
increasing fines or do they plan to have only traffic police and then a
dedicated traffic prison. Considering that minimum wage is $5600 for a 40hr
work week fines should not be increased more than the average inflation rate
for 10 years whatever that is. Draconian thinking or methods do not correct
ills they make matters worse whether you choose "left or write" one
has to apply reasonable pragmatism.21/04/15
That Youth
The
St Mary youth accused of going to join ISIS is still in custody. What an
injustice on the child of poor black rural people and we say how we love and
care for the poor. Even the deaf and dumb see that this youth needs to go home
to the love and care of his family. These are some of the things that push and harden
youths to turn to all kinds of groups and gangs for solace and rescue from
barbarity and injustice. Time to jus leggo di yute mek him gwaan a him yaad. 21/04/15
Police Impersonator
Fifty-seven-year-old
repeat police impersonator Derrick Thompson, yesterday pleaded guilty to
charges of obtaining money by false pretense and impersonating a police
officer.What
is the protocol regarding the number of policemen who should be working as far
as I know it should be at least two one acts as cover or back up in case of
anything. Any one police accost me no car, bicycle, bike or another police in
sight I immediately get suspicious because most times it is always "left
not write" "left or write" is the correct corrupt approach. Now
if traffic fines are being increased as proposed God help motorists and if you
have 3ounces of ganja instead of 2 you need God's help times two. 21/04/15
Is Councillor Haughton Alone?
Again
they pick on councilor Haughton a weak Hanover link out in rural
Jamaica, why not audit all Parish Councils starting in Kingston let us see
how clean they all are because my guess is all of them have the same modus
operandi "parson christen him pickney first". There should be a full
scale island wide audit of parish councils after which mass suspensions if
needed should take place. Did the council get value for money paid to
family, if yes why suspension?. Is there a rule that qualified family
members of a mayor or any other politician become ineligible for work in
their jurisdiction? 21/04/15
