Revolutionary 8 years, 10 months ago on THE BIG QUESTION: What would YOU do to reduce crime in 2016?
THE BIG QUESTION: What would YOU do to reduce crime in 2016?
This is a complex question and deserves a complex answer. For the short term: 1) Legalize Marijuana. Legalizing marijuana would drain the street gangs of their revenue (and perhaps turn them into taxable business's). It would greatly reduce our black-market, who's transactions lead to a large portion of our crime. It would reduce unemployment, a HUGE contributor to crime (theft and armed robbery, which can end violently). It would free up the police to look for violent criminals and real crime. It would depopulate our crowded prisons, so that our violent offenders no longer need to be granted bail. It would give the government the tax revenue it needs to combat our criminal-crisis. No more gangs. No more petty criminals crowding jail. No more wasting money and police efforts on a losing battle.
2) Reduce Unemployment As mentioned previously, unemployment contributes directly to crime rates. When there are huge numbers of people unemployed, many are forced to resort to crime to get by. Government could have reduced unemployment with the massive construction projects we've seen done by Chinese workers. Employing foreign labour should only happen when local labour isn't an option. Massive projects like Bahamar, the Sports Stadium and the current hotel were great opportunities to reduce unemployment by negotiating Bahamian involvement with the investors/constructors.
3) Policing Reform Weather the RBPF is short staffed or low on supplies is unknown to me, but I rarely see enough of them where I should. Should either be the case, funds must be allocated to fix this. Our officers should be frequenting the high crime neighborhoods and doing routine checkups on those recently out of prison. That being said, they must not alienate themselves from these communities, but be apart of them. With our culture today, police have to put great effort into being seen as community leaders rather than oppressors.
Revolutionary 8 years, 10 months ago on THE BIG QUESTION: What would YOU do to reduce crime in 2016?
THE BIG QUESTION: What would YOU do to reduce crime in 2016?
For the long term: 1) Improve The Standard of Bahamian Education. This includes higher quality teachers and faculty (making it harder to become a teacher at government schools and/or hiring higher caliber foreign teachers), higher pay and respect for those teachers (respect via more national recognition, ALWAYS paying them), a thorough review of the educational curriculum in government schools.
2) Rehabilitative Prison System. As much as some Bahamians are in favor of capital punishment, years of data in almost every country on earth shows that the death penalty doesn't lower murder rates at all. In the US, states with a death penalty have had a higher murder rate for 22 consecutive years than those without. What has been shown to work well is rehabilitative prison systems. This would mean changing Fox Hill from a dilapidated human rights violation into a modern, rehabilitative correctional facility. Norway, for example, has one of the lowest recidivism rates (meaning inmates don't return after leaving) in the world, and has seen a massive decline in crime since implementing its "restorative justice", meaning that inmates focus on righting their wrong rather than just being punished for it.
*Although this just skims the surface of only a few solutions, all of these suggestions have sufficient data to back them up if you have the time to research them.
Godson 8 years, 10 months ago on THE BIG QUESTION: What would YOU do to reduce crime in 2016?
THE BIG QUESTION: What would YOU do to reduce crime in 2016?
STOP ALIENATING AND MARGINALIZING CITIZENS DUE TO SOME INDISCRETION THE PERSONS MIGHT HAVE COMMITTED IN THE PAST. We can ill afford to continue ostracizing persons who have had to overcome poverty, social and environmental flaws dominant in the community they were born and raise in. To begin with, they were ill prepared from the get-go to deal with these crippling factors, however, they rose above the hurdles which can be attested. These persons possess have valuable life experiences and education from which the community can tap into so as to gather insight as to a solution going forward. An unforgiving attitude only perpetuates the damage already done and serves to incur further despair and alienation resulting in resentment to the society they were meant to partner with.
g9822033 8 years, 10 months ago on THE BIG QUESTION: What would YOU do to reduce crime in 2016?
THE BIG QUESTION: What would YOU do to reduce crime in 2016?
- Implement a long term (20 years) strategy to educate our people.
- Discourage teen pregnancies, too many young girls getting pregnant thinking that the 'man' is going to stick around. Make abortion easily accessible and pay - through NIB - adult females that do not have children up to the age of 30.
- Create a national lottery and do away with the numbers houses.
- Legalise soft drugs (specifically marijuana) and turn it into an industry such as it is in the Netherlands.
- Legalise prostitution and confine to certain location such as it is in Nevada.
Points 3, 4 & 5 will increase government revenues and decrease law enforcement costs.
banker 8 years, 10 months ago on Minister calls Butler-Turner ‘nasty, vicious opportunist’
Minister calls Butler-Turner ‘nasty, vicious opportunist’
Cat fight! Cat fight! I would ask the minister to disclose her interests in the jetski operations.
Emac 8 years, 10 months ago on Minister calls Butler-Turner ‘nasty, vicious opportunist’
Minister calls Butler-Turner ‘nasty, vicious opportunist’
What record is this woman referring to? Musby one a dem vinyl records ya does play ay? That is the biggest problems with these Politians, they are delusional to say the least!
ThisIsOurs 7 years, 9 months ago on Ministry responds to 'rubbish' Bahamas 'terrorist' report
Ministry responds to 'rubbish' Bahamas 'terrorist' report
Chile please, these guys wouldn't know a terrorist if they were wrapped in the Isis flag, they too busy looking in people emails.
John 5 years, 8 months ago on ED FIELDS: Just look around - why's the spotlight always on us?
ED FIELDS: Just look around - why's the spotlight always on us?
Can someone please explain what relationship Tal Russell has with The Tribune such that after years he continues to scribble such incomprehensible gibberish tithe annoyance and distraction of other who seek intellectual stimulation or, at least to read what they can understand. Even a child learns to write that which is comprehensib at the age of five.
milesair 5 years, 7 months ago on Trump’s promise on crime alerts: President told warnings old and overblown
Trump’s promise on crime alerts: President told warnings old and overblown
If you think Trump is one of the U.S.A.'s greatest leaders, you are NOT paying attention! Trump stands for everything that is unAmerican. From his racist rants, and Islamaphobia, to calling certain countries "$hithole" countries, to his always standing for the rich and corporate America and the interests of himself and his family Trump is the worst 'leader the U.S. has had in the last fifty years! The Bahamas needs to take a stand for its own best interests and quit worrying what the U.S. wants it to do! You sound just like one of Trump's racist buddies from the KKK or Nazi party, you know, what Trump calls the "good people"!
pingmydling 5 years, 7 months ago on Trump’s promise on crime alerts: President told warnings old and overblown
Trump’s promise on crime alerts: President told warnings old and overblown
Captain Baboon you must be one of the last great white suprematists. MLK is turning In his grave.
pingmydling 5 years, 7 months ago on Trump’s promise on crime alerts: President told warnings old and overblown
Trump’s promise on crime alerts: President told warnings old and overblown
Captain Baboo Bahamians are kind compassionate people, so you must come from somewhere else. I suggest you go back to where you slid out from and take your maga with you.
pingmydling 5 years, 7 months ago on Trump’s promise on crime alerts: President told warnings old and overblown
Trump’s promise on crime alerts: President told warnings old and overblown
Of course not all white Americans are racist, only the 40% that voted for Trump are. Oh, and you of course .
BahamaPundit 5 years, 7 months ago on WTO to ‘modernise 70-year-old model’
WTO to ‘modernise 70-year-old model’
"He urged Bahamians to follow Fiji’s example." Really, your best argument for us joining WTO is a bottled water?
John 5 years, 7 months ago on WE’RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT CLEARER: Bethel defends proposed changes to Immigration law
WE’RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT CLEARER: Bethel defends proposed changes to Immigration law
Why such a small window considering how slow the process moves for getting these things done. Two things government should consider. Make Drivers Education a part of the 12 grade curriculum in all government schools. Start a program in the schools where all students can do all the necessary paperwork and apply for status while still in school. A mobile service that can go from school to school and even those on the family islands. Make the process more seamless and less faustrating rather than one that seeks to criminalize jail and depot potential citizens. Of course this is only kicking the ball further down the street because you are not only giving persons who may be victims of circumstance and who may otherwise be upstanding citizens with good potential, a criminal record, but you are attempting to deport them from the only country they know. What do you think will be their first goal when they arrive in Haiti, a strange and impoverished land with no family or friends?
thephoenix562 5 years, 7 months ago on WE’RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT CLEARER: Bethel defends proposed changes to Immigration law
WE’RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT CLEARER: Bethel defends proposed changes to Immigration law
Under 18 you cant apply for anything,your parents or guardian has to do it.I do agree that 6 months is a short time considering the documents that will be required.Considering some Bahamians cant get passports in 6 months and some Bahamians are now being told after multiple passports,voters cards,years of service to their country that at age 60 etc that they have to prove they are Bahamian.Ah well
Chucky 5 years, 7 months ago on WE’RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT CLEARER: Bethel defends proposed changes to Immigration law
WE’RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT CLEARER: Bethel defends proposed changes to Immigration law
what about all the lost applications
every government office has desks littered with stacks of paper and filea covered in dust
what about all the corruption immigration , so many who applied whos file " went missing " due to lack of or insufficient bribe money
sheeprunner12 5 years, 7 months ago on WE’RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT CLEARER: Bethel defends proposed changes to Immigration law
WE’RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT CLEARER: Bethel defends proposed changes to Immigration law
Mudda ........... you have a point. But what are we to do with the 50,000 non-citizen persons without legal Bahamian status who have been here a least 2 generations???? ............ We need a house cleaning exercise, like it or not.
It has lingered too long ......... since the 1960s for some- like Frankie Campbell who was fortunate enough to get sorted out by SLOP. Thousands (either immigrants or single parents offspring) are not as lucky as Creole Frankie.
sheeprunner12 5 years, 7 months ago on WE’RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT CLEARER: Bethel defends proposed changes to Immigration law
WE’RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT CLEARER: Bethel defends proposed changes to Immigration law
But if these persons were born here and are U18 or otherwise ......... they have certain entitlements by the Constitution ........... it's the illegal immigrants and others without legal rights that can be deported .......... and it is NOT 80,000 for sure. There are those who have applied and 10-20 years later, still have gotten NO official word from our Government. Is it their fault???????
Clamshell 5 years, 3 months ago on Police appear to drag woman across the road
Police appear to drag woman across the road
... “To Protect And Serve.”
sheeprunner12 10 years, 2 months ago on Rollins calls for amendment to define matrimony
Rollins calls for amendment to define matrimony
Ur nuts ............. marriage is a LEGAL social contract with two shareholders in a 50-50 binding agreement. The rest is gravy....... love, kids etc.