One of two Haitian men shot early Tuesday morning died in hospital soon after, becoming the 46th murder victim for the year, police reported.

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I signed in just to create a thread and hit basis on this topic, but you beat me to it. we need stricter laws that will put fear in the people and ensure safety. I'm a person who likes to inquire and one topic i like to research is law. We all know that Castro has very stern laws for his people, laws that i feel are a bit inhumane. the country that has my favorite laws, is India. I've heard stories from friends who visited and they said they were followed for about two mile by a young man (sweating with anxioty) who was trying to return $20 that they dropped in a store.... because if he was to take it although he found it on the floor, he could face serious charges. I also discovered on th einternet that a young boy was cougth stealing and got his hand rolled over by a vehicle. :hammer:

We are supose to be a christian nation, but our people are lacking morals!!!!!! I am completely beffuddled as to why these problems appear unsolvable :'( this is very sad and unbearable for people as my-self. People who like to think ahead of time. Reason being, people who are supose to be helping to make the situation better and eliminating the problem are the ones who worsen the circumstances :footmouth ....

I can go on all day but i would much rather observe what's on the minds of my nation....

And to you people who continue to "do ya part" :angel: THANKS TO YOU ALL

"LOVE YA MUCH":hammer:

They haven't discussed any substantive solutions. We all know it is bad and spiralling out of control. It's not the PLP or FNM fault/problem. It's all our fault, because we've become too concerned with personal wealth and money as opposed to building a nation and a sense of community. We drive into downtown in the AM and drive pass all the Grants, Bain Town, etc. with our blinders on all the way to Sea Breeze, Yamacraw, Cable Beach, etc.. So here's my attempt at some solutions...

1. More funding needs to be allocated to increase the effectiveness of the Police Force. The leadership and culture is antiquated and belongs to a time when our country was more peaceful and less violent. It is a totally new era in which we have not updated our approach to fighting crime. Yes the Bahamas civil service has a lot of "Pork Barrel" Ministires that are ineffective and need to be let go as well as privatize and outsource work that ministries are inadequate at doing. Police need to be patrolling the streets 24/7 not sitting on their ...es at the station eating chicken sous and pig feet. Our policing approach is lazy and ineffective. Law enforcement needs to be seen not just when there's a parade or event at the fish fry or screaming sirens when the GG is going to/from Government House. That $7 million should be reinvested in a fleet of police cruisers and other equipment, but it won't.

2. Urban Renewal/Community policing is an imporatnt ingredient in the solution. The more we invest in our communities the more we will see positive results. We have forgotten that many of us came from those very same communities that are now in shambles partly because we don't do what works. I've seen Jewish communities become oasises (sp?) in inner city communities in the US. Why? They invest in themselves.

3. Bahamians have a poor attitude about volunteerism. Now, they'll donate some money here and there, support a steak-out (especially when food and alcohol is involved) but they rarely give of their time to mentor youth, support communtiy based programs that would deter a lot of kids from crime. Especially the professional elite Bahamians with their multitude of law, masters and PhD degrees solely concerned about the almighty dollar and could care less about showing a kid the path they took to success.If we don't give of our time to rebuilding communities they will fail period.

4. The Ministry of Youth and Culture needs to be educated that there's more to youth experiences than junkanoo, musical instruments, and traditonal sports like baseball and basketball. We have a whole archipelago that can be explored through youth programs. We ahve the BNT, Nature Conservancy, the BERC, etc. that could use a youth labor force in the Summer months. We have Agriculture and Fisheries that could use a youth program to educate about the science of fishing and farming. Not just how to be a farm laborer. We have a gazillion bankers and accountants that can support workshiops in various communities on entrepreneurship. Whew! I could go on and on about this one.

5. Our immigrant communities need to be fully integrated into Bahamian society to offset the frustration they endure from being so disenfranchised by our society. We have and are creating an entire sub-culture mainly of immigrants that have been turned into second-class citizens who are disallowed from the full Bahamian experience. I could care less what candidates' parents are of Haitian decent. This is childish stuff we deal with.

Bottom line is it won't get better until we all start caring and doing something to solve it. We already know how the economies of some Caribbean states have been devastated by the growth in violent crime. Let's learn from their mistakes.

well I'm begining to think that only the church and the Lord can save us now. these young men have developed an attitude of hate and anger. their souls need to be saved and their lives turned around. bring back the big tent crusades like what the SDA used to have. show them a better and kinder way to live and teach them how to have respect for one another thru the cleansing blood of Jesus Christ.

well I'm begining to think that only the church and the Lord can save us now. these young men have developed an attitude of hate and anger. their souls need to be saved and their lives turned around. bring back the big tent crusades like what the SDA used to have. show them a better and kinder way to live and teach them how to have respect for one another thru the cleansing blood of Jesus Christ.

The fact of the matter is that the church cannot even save itself from the nonsense that goes on within its ranks.

This is no time to look up into the sky for a solution when we all know the problem.

The young men in this country are the problem.

And the solution is simple. If every man who has a son (or sons) took ultimate responsibility for bringing them up properly, we would have a more stable society today and in the long run.

You don't need the church for that either, just basic common sense. Men in this society need to be MEN and stop allowing their offspring to run wild.

Then again, few in this society know how to be real men.

well I'm begining to think that only the church and the Lord can save us now. these young men have developed an attitude of hate and anger. their souls need to be saved and their lives turned around. bring back the big tent crusades like what the SDA used to have. show them a better and kinder way to live and teach them how to have respect for one another thru the cleansing blood of Jesus Christ.

Church wont save them, it cant save itself .. start cleaning up the gallows, put some real physical fear back in the criminals .. they may switch then .. or at least stop what they are doing .. otherwise right now they just dont care ... even if they goto fox hill, they will be out again to do what they want ..

murder rate has been stuck on 46 for the past week? Interesting since there must have been just about 1 murder a day since they reported 46 last week.
Hmmmmm....

murder rate has been stuck on 46 for the past week? Interesting since there must have been just about 1 murder a day since they reported 46 last week.
Hmmmmm....


Man don't jinx it. :shhh:

Let's hope the madness has pased.

School needs to hurry up and start so we can get these jokers BACK in the classroom and into their books 7 hours of the day.

Man don't jinx it. :shhh:
Let's hope the madness has pased.
School needs to hurry up and start so we can get these jokers BACK in the classroom and into their books 7 hours of the day.


can they read?

send them to the gallows. just get rid of the bad apples one time. we don't need or want them.

well I'm begining to think that only the church and the Lord can save us now. these young men have developed an attitude of hate and anger. their souls need to be saved and their lives turned around. bring back the big tent crusades like what the SDA used to have. show them a better and kinder way to live and teach them how to have respect for one another thru the cleansing blood of Jesus Christ.

The church is part of the problem! There are to many "bishop, reverend, doctor" whatever they call themselves that are into "church" for their own gain. The young people see this, do not be fooled! Why should they listen to the hypocrite's and false prophets. What is the message the cult leaders are sending out. The sexual molestation, blatant monetary greed and obvious two faced approach by a large portion of the "church" has ruled them out from any positive they might have been able to affect. They are a major source of the vexing problems faced by this nation!