Rory
01-12-07, - 05:52 AM
http://www.jonesbahamas.com/?c=45&a=11167
QUOTE:
"Some years ago I discovered that one of my sons was involved in the drug business, when he as arrested by Police. I personally went to the Police Station and questioned him. On being told where his "stash" of firearms was, he did have quite an arsenal – I collected them and brought them to Nassau and handed them over to the Commissioner of Police. I spoke with the Prosecutor – who is still alive – and asked him not to be lenient. He was not (lenient) and my son was sent to Prison. I spoke with the Superintendent of Prisons and asked that no favours be given and that his (my son’s) sojourn (LOL) in that institution would be an experience that he (my son) would not only remember, but would have no intention of repeating during the remainder of his stay on this planet.
Today, that son is a useful and productive member of society with a wife and a number of lovely children."
Ummm .. stash of weapons?? Do we know if they ever killed anyone?? Sounds like one is already biased on this matter, and should not even be writing this article to begin with.
QUOTE:
"The methods used by U.S. Law Enforcement Agencies, in obtaining evidence, are in 99% of such cases, illegal and the evidence obtained is not admissible in any Court of Law outside the continental U.S.A."
But they get the job done. And look at the size of the US population compared to The Bahamian population. Now we have criminals loose all over our country because of our legal system (not the cops fault) which is old school and needs to get with the times. Stings and Entrapment should be an everyday occurance here, we need to weed out the bad and deal with them. Stick an old car out on the side of the road and wait for someone to steal it .. then lock them up. They are thieves whether the cops placed the vehicle there or not, so treat them as such. Buy a baggie from a dealer on Bay Street, then lock him up, he was selling dope to Tourists .. and he is a criminal, treat him as such. Longer Prison terms will help also.
QUOTE:
"While I do not approve of drug trafficking, I vehemently disagree with a system whereby one who commits a crime in The Bahamas can be unceremoniously arrested and tried in a second country for committing a crime against that country."
One needs to rethink this statement as it applies to the case at hand. Okay today it was "just" drugs, so if it was a bomb tomorrow, they sent it on a plane headed for the US, actually it would be a crime here and there. But for the sake of the argument at hand, they committed a crime against the US not the Bahamas. Sure, makes sense that they should be arrested here if there is evidence, but who really cares WHERE they are arrested and imprisoned once they are taken off the street either way .. whoops, the criminals do!
QUOTE: (this is where it gets funny)
"If there were no buyers or users in the U.S., then there would not be the need for suppliers from any other country."
That statement is basically saying it is okay to deal drugs because there is demand in the US, there is a need and if there wasn't, our otherwise drug dealing scumbags would be bankers or working for Atlantis! It doesn't matter whether or not there is demand here or there, they are still criminals if they are supplying illegal drugs to the US OR the Bahamas. They are damaging OUR country as well, hurting our Bahamian Citizens. Nobody with any care for our country's well being would care less where they are arrested, which prison they are locked up in, once they are not here on the streets killing our youth.
QUOTE:
"I think that this Treaty between The Bahamas Government and the U.S. on the drug situation should be made public, so that the general public is aware of what it is all about."
Sure, lets let the Drug Dealers know what we are doing to put them away .. yeah that makes sense. May as well just make them the government so they can never be prosecuted and drugs could continue to ruin the country. Hmmmmm ...
QUOTE:
"Some years ago I discovered that one of my sons was involved in the drug business, when he as arrested by Police. I personally went to the Police Station and questioned him. On being told where his "stash" of firearms was, he did have quite an arsenal – I collected them and brought them to Nassau and handed them over to the Commissioner of Police. I spoke with the Prosecutor – who is still alive – and asked him not to be lenient. He was not (lenient) and my son was sent to Prison. I spoke with the Superintendent of Prisons and asked that no favours be given and that his (my son’s) sojourn (LOL) in that institution would be an experience that he (my son) would not only remember, but would have no intention of repeating during the remainder of his stay on this planet.
Today, that son is a useful and productive member of society with a wife and a number of lovely children."
Ummm .. stash of weapons?? Do we know if they ever killed anyone?? Sounds like one is already biased on this matter, and should not even be writing this article to begin with.
QUOTE:
"The methods used by U.S. Law Enforcement Agencies, in obtaining evidence, are in 99% of such cases, illegal and the evidence obtained is not admissible in any Court of Law outside the continental U.S.A."
But they get the job done. And look at the size of the US population compared to The Bahamian population. Now we have criminals loose all over our country because of our legal system (not the cops fault) which is old school and needs to get with the times. Stings and Entrapment should be an everyday occurance here, we need to weed out the bad and deal with them. Stick an old car out on the side of the road and wait for someone to steal it .. then lock them up. They are thieves whether the cops placed the vehicle there or not, so treat them as such. Buy a baggie from a dealer on Bay Street, then lock him up, he was selling dope to Tourists .. and he is a criminal, treat him as such. Longer Prison terms will help also.
QUOTE:
"While I do not approve of drug trafficking, I vehemently disagree with a system whereby one who commits a crime in The Bahamas can be unceremoniously arrested and tried in a second country for committing a crime against that country."
One needs to rethink this statement as it applies to the case at hand. Okay today it was "just" drugs, so if it was a bomb tomorrow, they sent it on a plane headed for the US, actually it would be a crime here and there. But for the sake of the argument at hand, they committed a crime against the US not the Bahamas. Sure, makes sense that they should be arrested here if there is evidence, but who really cares WHERE they are arrested and imprisoned once they are taken off the street either way .. whoops, the criminals do!
QUOTE: (this is where it gets funny)
"If there were no buyers or users in the U.S., then there would not be the need for suppliers from any other country."
That statement is basically saying it is okay to deal drugs because there is demand in the US, there is a need and if there wasn't, our otherwise drug dealing scumbags would be bankers or working for Atlantis! It doesn't matter whether or not there is demand here or there, they are still criminals if they are supplying illegal drugs to the US OR the Bahamas. They are damaging OUR country as well, hurting our Bahamian Citizens. Nobody with any care for our country's well being would care less where they are arrested, which prison they are locked up in, once they are not here on the streets killing our youth.
QUOTE:
"I think that this Treaty between The Bahamas Government and the U.S. on the drug situation should be made public, so that the general public is aware of what it is all about."
Sure, lets let the Drug Dealers know what we are doing to put them away .. yeah that makes sense. May as well just make them the government so they can never be prosecuted and drugs could continue to ruin the country. Hmmmmm ...