The Tribune

TRIBUNE readers hit out at both the police and the government following the arrest of activist Rodney Moncur, comparing the modern Bahamas to the restrictive Soviet Union.

Mr Moncur was arrested and questioned for five hours after autopsy photographs of Jamie Smith, a man who died in police custody last month, and the buttocks of another man who claimed to have been beaten by police, were posted on his Facebook page.

Following his release, Mr Moncur claimed police accused him of terrorising the nation and libelling the Royal Bahamas Police Force”. Soon after, the photos disappeared.

Commenting on the situation on www.tribune242.com, “Proudloudandfnm” wrote: “What the hell? Are we living in the Soviet Union?

“I can see taking him in to be questioned but being arrested?! This PLP government is starting to worry me. . . What kind of democracy is this?”

Responding to this comment, “Ayatollah” agreed – “We are living in the USSR”.

“Wave” wrote: “Well it was the Bahamian people who drank the PLP kool-aid. Did you really think there would be a different outcome or they changed their ways? Please tell me you didn’t think that!

Criticising the “slack” security at the morgue for allowing suspicions of stolen photographs to arise in the first place, TalRussell, a frequent pro-PLP commentator, said: “Still, I am the first to admit that the PLP has already taken a number of missteps that are hard not to remind Bahamians of their 2002-2007 mess-ups.”

But according to John33xyz, Bahamians got exactly what they asked for: “If Bahamians were truly unhappy or felt oppressed by police or media or whoever, then certainly at least one seat would have went to a DNA candidate.

“The conclusion? Bahamians love their Communist country just the way it is, so stop complaining (or should I say ‘pretending’ to complain).