{"id":174006,"date":"2023-05-17T13:01:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T17:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=174006"},"modified":"2023-05-17T13:01:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T17:01:12","slug":"letter-please-stop-lying-on-ppl-pickney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/letter-please-stop-lying-on-ppl-pickney\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: Please stop lying on ppl pickney"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Really? The teen trio escaped from the former US navy base? This statement makes the Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force look really bad.<\/p>

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This is like throwing around the blame and making up stories to try to please the general \u00a0population.<\/p>\n

Please, You act like we the public don\u2019t have army and prison officer friends and family \u00a0who would actually speak the truth.<\/p>

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Let the general population know, 3 trio of teens from court to maximum security at 1735, then were brought into the general population (but separated from the other inmates).<\/p>

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Also, why not mention that the teens were being educated and mentored by two inmates?<\/p>\n

You guys wouldn\u2019t mention the positives that came out from them being at 1735, just because of public backlash ?<\/p>

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We need to have programmes like this to help curb youth violence. I\u2019m sure we\u2019ve \u00a0seen the TV show Scared Straight.<\/p>\n

When would yall learn to tell the truth and stop trying to sugar coat everything?<\/p>

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