PM says last night’s shooting was done by well-known criminal element

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This shooting was ostensibly done by a criminal element who is known to the police for gun crimes. Interestingly, he was recently given bail.

The judiciary is failing our society by giving these known un-empathetic, destructive, criminal elements bail and short sentences, allowing them to become repeat offenders, thereby destabilizing our society with their routine criminal acts of crime and violence.

While sentencing is the exclusive domain of the judiciary, as a member of the legislature, I am of the firm view that our judiciary is failing us.

Be empathetic to our people and not criminals.

Crime and violence must not pay and those who engage in crime and violence must surely pay.

We cannot reign in criminals with slaps on the wrist; they must be severely punished especially, repeat offenders who are involved in gun crimes.

Protect our society; up the sentencing now and end the bail for these hardcore criminals.

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Comments (11)

  • Bush lawyer August 7, 2024, 8:19 AM

    Parliament must take responsibility for not making the necessary amendments to the judiciary the lawful authority to do so. Bail is the constitional rights of everyone. Our constitution says no one must deprived of they liberty unless by due process. So please attorney General let’s take bills to house of parliament to deal with these criminals.
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  • Colombo August 7, 2024, 8:25 AM

    Although the constitution guarantees bailouts, common sense says that the judiciary must used its authority to ensure that repeated well known violators are not given reduced bailouts so easily.
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  • Donna August 7, 2024, 9:15 AM

    How can Cutie Benjamin take a bill to Parliament to be amended when he himself has a passport fraud case that has been hanging over his head for years? If the head is slack, then the bottom will be slacker. Yes, I agree that these gun crimes need to be stiffer punishment; however, the root cause of how these guns are getting into the country and getting on our streets needs to be tackled also at the highest priority. The type of guns on our streets today is more advanced than that the Police and the ABDF have. That is why our police are so afraid; they’re outnumbered when it comes to firearms.
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  • asking August 7, 2024, 12:37 PM

    everyone have the right to get bail right?
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  • sarah August 7, 2024, 12:38 PM

    the need more punishment for these guys who feel they can take people lives
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  • Mike August 7, 2024, 2:24 PM

    They need to take these kind of animals off the streets
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  • Jerry August 7, 2024, 2:26 PM

    The police officers need to get better at their work and start responding to crime scenes better
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  • Joanna August 7, 2024, 2:28 PM

    Officers need to do more vehicular and feet patrols because this is getting out of hand in our little beautiful antigua
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    • rose August 7, 2024, 4:30 PM

      agreeed!!
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  • Nisa August 7, 2024, 2:29 PM

    The corruption in the system is worsening everyday so crime won’t stop at all
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  • roger August 7, 2024, 4:30 PM

    get this animal off the streets !! wicked animal!
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