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Dr. Quack Say \u2013 No Foul Play<\/p>\n

Rawlston Pompey<\/p>

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When the nation recently sings; \u2018Gird your loin and join the battle,\u2019 it was not only about a war \u2018against fear; hate and poverty,\u2019 but primarily in commemoration of the nation\u2019s political independence from \u2018British colonialism\u2019 [National Anthem: November 1, 1981]. When it joined the world community in commemorating the \u2018War Dead,\u2019 such was in remembrance of two \u2018World Wars.\u2019 These wars saw unwilling men being compulsorily drafted into the military in fighting, dying and missing for the \u2018Masters of Colonialism.\u2019 At the end of these wars, many had sacrificially perished or have been declared; \u2018Missing in Action\u2019 [1914-1918: 1939-1945].<\/p>

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SAVING HUMANITY<\/p>\n

That which followed were these; (i) The captured had been exchanged; (ii) The wounded had their wounds dressed; (iii) The dead had been buried; (iv) The remains of the \u2018Missing\u2019 had been sought; while(v) Statues have been erected; and Poppies being sold\u2019 The war no more, and they perish no more. Among the supposed causes, were said to be; (a) \u2018Curtailing the spread of certain philosophical ideologies by certain world leaders; (b) Ending the genocidal atrocities being perpetrated against certain people; and (c) \u2018Saving Humanity\u2019 from total destruction. The Scripture continues to speak to \u2018Reality and Rumors.\u2019 There shall be no alarm\u2019 [NIV: Matthew 24: 6-]. These speak to the \u2018Birth of Pain\u2019 and the beginning of human suffering.<\/p>

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MENACING EFFECTS OF CRIME<\/p>\n

In fact, these invasive, deadly and destructive \u2018Acts of War,\u2019 were as necessary as many being fought today. Among many important reasons, and in many respects, they were intended to protect sovereignty and safeguard nations. On the \u2018Menacing Effects of Crime,\u2019 while Law enforcement reportedly pushed up their chest and speak glibly that there has been a dip in crime, the citizens, in their hapless and defenceless mode, continue to experience the \u2018Menacing Effects of Crime.\u2019 Daily and nightly, many have been inescapable victims. The citizenry has a contrary view to those in shocking denial. The overwhelming majority continues to see a spike.<\/p>

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PERSPECTIVE<\/p>

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For this discussion, it was considered important to look at the situation respecting; (a) \u2018Missing teenagers; (b) The youths; (c) Mature adults; and (d) Apparent dementia-affected and unsupervised senior citizens.\u2019 It looks at; (i) \u2018The run-aways: (ii) The youths suspectedly caught-up, and sucked into a hostile environment; and (iii) The walk-aways and their traceless disappearances.\u2019 More specifically, it looks at; (a) \u2018The apparent outmoded; outdated and over-used law enforcement non-basis conclusions when bodies are discovered. It has been seen that even in partial or advanced stage of decomposition, \u2018Quacky Officers\u2019 may either disclose; (i) \u2018No foul play suspected; or (iii) No marks of violence.\u2019 These appeared evident in two recently disseminated social and mainstream media \u2018Press Releases.\u2019 Dedicated to those in need of \u2018Care and Protection.\u2019<\/p>\n

PROTECT AND SERVE<\/p>\n

Likened to the scriptural \u2018Salt and Savor\u2019 for taste, the concept \u2018Protect and Serve,\u2019 appears to have lost their meaning. This has been the agency that was charged with many responsibilities, foremost protecting and serving the citizens; Maintaining the peace and good order, through the \u2018Rule of Law.\u2019 None shall disagree that in this era of great trials and tribulations, adversity and tragedy, law enforcement is needed more than ever. In times of adversity, affected and anxious families looked to Law enforcement, not only for protection and service, but primarily for answers and leadership.<\/p>\n

MISSING PERSONS SYNDROME<\/p>\n

This was viewed from the perspective of the \u2018Missing Persons Syndrome,\u2019 and the apparent lack of interest or inability, or lack of commitment or resolve by Law enforcement in helping families in being re-united with those that have gone missing. It shall incense no ill-feelings, nor provoke no apathy and wrath in venturing to look at what the Scripture edifies and curiously, but deliberately asks; \u2018Ye are the salt of the Earth; If the salt has lost its savour, wherewith shall it be salted\u2019 [KJV: Matthew 5: 13]. Apply to Law enforcement, it might reasonably be asked; (a) \u2018Has Law enforcement a resolve in bringing some measure of respite to the anxious and grieving families? (b) What more might be done in bringing closure in the \u2018Missing Persons Reports?\u2019<\/p>\n

POSSIBLE CRIME OF MURDER<\/p>\n

Still, all shall not agree that mediocrity in Law enforcement shall be accepted in modern society. When Law enforcement; (i) \u2018Prematurely jumped to conclusion; and (ii) Neglect to conduct formal, meaningful and thorough investigation into the discovery of lifeless human bodies, they may have allowed a \u2018Possible Crime of Murder\u2019 to go unsolved. The case of an unidentified former Fort Road resident makes the point. Researching online for this commentary, a news portal reported; \u2018The Police say they do not suspect foul play in the badly decomposed body was found in the city.\u2019<\/p>\n

SERIOUS OMISSIONS<\/p>\n

One shudders to think that given what \u2018Police\u2019 reportedly claimed to have known; (i) \u2018No formal investigations were conducted; (ii) No Post mortem examination may have been performed to determine possible \u2018Causes of Death; and (iii) No Coroner\u2019s Inquest touching his death was held. Still, most troubling, has been the reasons reported by a popularly-followed news portal. It states; \u2018According to the Police, the 37-year-old Fort Road resident is a known vagrant, who suffered from mental illness. [Observer Media: October 13, 2017]. Professionally, though not so asked, but these represent serious omissions of the kind capable of being described as \u2018Gross Negligence.\u2019<\/p>\n

FAR FROM STRATEGIC<\/p>\n

More recently, a \u2018Press Releasee,\u2019 purportedly issued by Police \u2018Strategic Communications\u2019 unit- \u2018STRATCOM,\u2019 for public information, and perhaps indirectly to the family, appeared \u2018Far from Strategic.\u2019 It might very well be seen as a \u2018Comedy of Errors;\u2019 (i) \u2018Not sensitizing general public; and (ii) \u2018Prematurely suggesting that; \u2018Preliminary findings by the Police indicate that murder is not suspected at this stage\u2019 [Observer Media: November 7, 2023]. In fact, the contents of a \u2018Press Release,\u2019 such as this one, should have been causing families and loved ones, unnecessary, but added grief and unnecessary anxiety.<\/p>\n

POWERS OF OBSERVATION<\/p>\n

Moreover, families may just have harbored unnerving feelings and thoughts of hopelessness, as to be left in a state of perplexity. Though it may have been out of human curiosity, much credit shall be accorded to the unidentified female farmer. Seemingly, exhibiting keener \u2018Powers of Observation,\u2019 than may not necessarily have resided in some Law enforcers, it led to the discovery of a motor vehicle. It was reportedly parked at the edge of surface-water \u2018Pot Works Dam\u2019 for a suspiciously long period of time. Inquisitively, bravely, yet cautiously, the lone female farmer advanced<\/p>\n

STATISTICALLY TROUBLING<\/p>\n

Though not necessarily in military war, several innocent citizens have been reported \u2018Missing.\u2019 Most harrowingly, have been those families that have seen loved ones \u2018Disappeared without a Trace.\u2019 The experiences of several families and social and mainstream media reports, support these irrefutable assertions. Clearly \u2018Statistically Troubling,\u2019 among the several persons reported missing, includes; (i) \u2018Ayana Christian 21 [December 23, 1999]: (ii) Anisha Millett 14 (deceased-body recovered-Devil\u2019s Bridge) [July 9, 2012]; (iii) Keri-Ann Joshua 24; January 12, 2013]; (iv) Vincia James 26 [April 7, 2017; (v) Roman Mussabekov [May 15, 2017].<\/p>\n

LAST FOUR YEARS<\/p>\n

In the \u2018Last Four Years,\u2019 Law enforcement shall have observed the disturbing trend. They shall have records of the \u2018Traceless Disappearance\u2019 of ; \u2018(vi) Juvere Christopher 20\u2019s (Son of serving female Police officer) [February 25, 2019]; (vii) Senior citizen Hyacinth Gage74 [May 7, 2019]; (viii) Deshawn Devonte Joseph 17 [July 12, 2019]: (ix) Kevon \u2018Sardis\u2019 Bailey 26 [September 22, 2020]; (x) Jerkeem Jackson 16 [November 28, 2021]: (xi) Shamar Harrigan 19 November 14, 2022]; (xii) Kevin Millett Jr. 18 [March 17, 2023]; (xiii) Noah Hurst 24 [April 13, 2023]; (xiv) Senior citizens Steadman Christian 60\u2019s [August 3, 2023]; and (xv) Winston \u2018Mohammed\u2019 Charles 76 [August 27, 2023].<\/p>\n

MISSING AND VANISHED<\/p>\n

Should; (a) \u2018Missing persons record exists; (b) Record showing conduct or progress of investigation updated; and (c) Files opened,\u2019 they shall disclose the identity of those officially reported \u2018Missing and Vanished.\u2019 Such records and files may indicate when tragedy struck the \u2018Jermain Simon\u2019s and Ayana Christian\u2019s families.\u2019 Both overseas students, reportedly returned home to join their respective family for; (i) \u2018The Christmas celebration-1999; and (ii) \u2018Dawn of the \u2018New Millenium.\u2019<\/p>\n

INSENSITIVITY AND RECKLESSNESS<\/p>\n

Incidentally, long before these \u2018Traceless Disappearances, on a night out in the city with student companion \u2018Jermain Simon 20\u2019s,\u2019 Ayana Christian 21,\u2019 fate had worked against them. Mere days before \u2018Christmas 1999,\u2019 the vehicle was reportedly abandoned and found at the \u2018Jabberwock Beach.\u2019 Both appeared to have been kidnapped. Then exhibiting \u2018Insensitivity and Recklessness,\u2019 an inept Law enforcer wrongly assumed that she may have gone on a rendezvous, thereby spending the night at a luxury resort. Mere hours later, Law enforcement realized that tragedy had struck. This was when the male\u2019s body was discovered stuffed in the trunk of her vehicle.<\/p>\n

PRESUMPTION OF DEATH<\/p>\n

His family, though overwhelmed by grief, had the opportunity in seeing him being laid to rest. For the \u2018Everette Christian\u2019 family, they have, and continue to live through the harrowing and nightmarish\u2019 experience of her \u2018Traceless Disappearance.\u2019 Though legal closure might be brought on the \u2018Presumption of Death,\u2019 through a \u2018Coroner\u2019s Inquisition,\u2019 it will bring no solace to her family. As with \u2018Spouses,\u2019 a husband or wife that has not heard or communicated with each other for \u2018seven years,\u2019 a spouse may seek through the Courts to dissolve the marriage.<\/p>\n

MISSING AND LIVING<\/p>\n

Lack of communication between the \u2018Missing and the Living,\u2019 often guided Courts. In recent years, the increasing number of \u2018Missing Person Reports,\u2019 not only appears to have reached the threshold of alarm, but also to a great many citizens, it has reached the point of to be seen as a matter of grave national concern. In a life of tragedy and trauma, and with the inevitability of sorrow and grief that follow death, no family shall be left more horrified and distressed by \u2018Law enforcement Press Releases\u2019 that borders insensitivity. It should be considered an act of inexcusable stupidity, when Law enforcers treat with incivility and triviality, any such report.<\/p>\n

SENSE OF SERIOUSNESS<\/p>\n

In the case of \u2018Missing Loved Ones\u2019 and whereabouts were not immediately known, they are distressed. Then as the minutes grew into hours, days, weeks, months and years, the feelings become eerie, while hope dissipates.\u00a0 Then there are the horrible thoughts of those that may have been subjected to; (a) \u2018Forcible kidnapping; and (b) Possible torturous, painful or painless deaths. In all these, the focus of attention has been placed upon Law enforcement.\u00a0 Law enforcers lacking a \u2018Sense of Seriousness,\u2019 shall be professionally refreshed.<\/p>\n

GRAVE COMMUNITY CONCERN<\/p>\n

None shall deny that the situation regarding \u2018Missing Persons,\u2019 has now reached the disturbing point of \u2018Grave Community Concern.\u2019 Equally as disquieting, have been the gruesome \u2018stumbled-upon bodies\u2019 of persons that may or may not have been reported missing. Some of the bodies were reportedly identified, while others either too far advanced; (a) \u2018In a state of decomposition; and (b) Were burnt beyond recognition\u2019 that without forensic aid, remain unidentified, unclaimed and unburied, or without certain completed formalities, secretly laid to rest.<\/p>\n

INVESTIGATIVE PRESUMPTIONS<\/p>\n

From the perspective of criminality, that which an apparent small minority of Law enforcers appear not to have known there has been certain \u2018Presumptions.\u2019 Constitutionally, there has been; (a) \u2018That of innocence; (b) In the commission of, and trial for a crime; and (c) In the investigation of certain deaths.\u2019 Those skilled in criminal investigations may not only rely on theorizing, but may also harbor presumptions of a crime being committed until the contrary is proved.\u2019 These are neither shared with social media, nor general public.<\/p>\n

CAUSES OF DEATH<\/p>\n

For instance, even when the \u2018Causes of Death\u2019 were not known, in the cases of bodies being discovered, such presumption not only guides an investigative understanding that a crime may have been committed, but also there may be more than one perpetrator. These shall be disproved only by a \u2018Medical History,\u2019 (if any), as is required to be provided by previously or last known attending physicians of the deceased to \u2018Law enforcement and Coroners.\u2019 Such often reveals, inter alia; (a) Known medical conditions; or (b) Consequent upon a post mortem examination, the professional findings of a Pathologist\u2019 that determines the \u2018Causes of Death.\u2019<\/p>\n

SPECULATIVELY DANGEROUS<\/p>\n

Except for possible \u2018Routine Speculation,\u2019 there may have been no medical guidance or professional basis for reaching conclusions such as; (i) \u2018Suspected suicide; and (ii) No suspicion of murder. Thus, be it sudden or tragic; natural or unnatural death, without investigative knowledge being professionally guided by these experts as to the \u2018Causes of Death,\u2019 it has been considered speculatively dangerous for members of Police Services to remove from their thoughts that no criminal act has been perpetrated.<\/p>\n

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  1. QUACK<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    It shall provoke no apathy in asserting that deployment or assignment of personnel within most Police Services,\u2019 were either determined by the evident demoralizing practices of some Police Service Commissions (PSC).\u2019 These are widely known factors that have been responsible for as many \u2018Ducks,\u2019 as there are \u2018Quacks\u2019 in regional Police Services. Most were positioned and assigned responsibilities, well beyond their capacity and professional competency. Then there were the intervening or intrusive influences of the environment.\u2019<\/p>\n

    SUICIDALLY QUACKY<\/p>\n

    Those that are familiar with criminal investigations, know of the investigative principle. This principle informs that where deaths may have occurred in \u2018Mysterious Circumstances.\u2019 When a news portal reported the horrifying discovery through an equally horrifying \u2018STRATCOM Press Release,\u2019 rightly or wrongly, the \u2018Head\u2019 of this unit may easily have been referred to as; \u2018Dr. Quack.\u2019 \u00a0When a news portal quoted from a source, formal or informal, that the investigative approach suggested the treatment as a \u2018Suicidal Death,\u2019 then the Police \u2018Strategic Communications (STRATCOM)\u2019 unit, was itself showing that it may have been \u2018Suicidally Quacky.\u2019<\/p>\n

    REASONABLE CONCLUSIONS<\/p>\n

    When adversity come upon families or tragedy strikes, none may deny the trauma being experienced by those that have lost loved ones. While investigation is really not about harboring \u2018Pre-conceived Ideas,\u2019 reasonable suspicion of; (a) \u2018Foul-Play; and (b) Murder,\u2019 often guides the astute criminal investigators in rationally theorizing strategies and approaches to the investigation. It allows for making informed decisions that may enable the investigator to make assessments and reach reasonable conclusions.<\/p>\n

    LIVING MEMORY<\/p>\n

    Then the \u2018Hapless,\u2019 fearful, sorrowful and grief-stricken families cried for help. As shock waves reverberated across the communities, the members mindful of similar experiences, though not necessarily in significant numbers, bonded together to assist each other. These are universal phenomena, felt and experienced right here in the beautiful, peaceful, sun-drenched twin-island 108-square mile nation of \u2018Antigua and Barbuda.\u2019 While several of the \u2018Missing and Traceless Disappearances\u2019 may have been lost to tragedy, with unforbidden consequences, all have been committed to \u2018Living Memory\u2019 of those left to grieve.<\/p>\n

    AGE OF MAJORITY<\/p>\n

    Respecting the \u2018Teens,\u2019 many have reportedly run away from families. Then within a week to nine days, they safely wend their way back to their dwellings. The teenaged experience appears not to have been the same as those of the youth, mature adults and senior citizens. Several have reportedly disappeared from communities without a trace. As may have been discerned, many youths that have reached the \u2018Age of Majority\u2019 (18 years), often seemed to have been caught up in a hostile and dangerous environment. Professionally speaking, such environment rarely speaks to an appreciation for peaceful co-existence and harmonious relations among youths. There is antagonism, hostility and rivalry, as there is violence. That which was often evident has been retaliatory shootings and tragic deaths.<\/p>\n

    TIME OUT FROM MISERIES<\/p>\n

    As it affects apparent troubled and recalcitrant teens, often out of neglect, desperation and frustration, many seemed to have found ways to escape from these \u2018Miseries.\u2019 The other likely issues, may have stemmed from want of love and; chronic child abuse; and pent-up feelings, possibly due to personal home-grown discontentment; peer pressure; school; and that obtained in the environment.\u2019 These were predominantly known issues that have seriously impacted teen life and young adults. Most either for want of personal space, freedom and liberty, simply took \u2018Time-Out,\u2019 thus venturing into a dangerous and engulfing society.<\/p>\n

    ATTITUDINAL\/BEHAVIORAL CHANGE<\/p>\n

    A teen that was reported missing was identified as \u2018Raffiqua Philip 13\u2019 [October 31, 2023]. Likened to the others, whatever may have been their teen troubles or fond desires, wholesome or unwholesome, it appears that only a concerted parental, community and institutionalized approach, secular and religious, aided by non-regimental strategies may influence meaningful \u2018Attitudinal and Behavioral Change.\u2019 That which shall be understood, is that sentimentality and vexatious acts of brutality, have never solved teenaged-issues. Except there was an enabling environment, and that it was conducive to such change, then society shall know that there will be as many \u2018Teenage truancy and unwanted pregnancy,\u2019 as there are potholes on the road through the \u2018Buckley\u2019s\u2019 community.\u2019<\/p>\n

    PSYCHOLOGICALLY-TROUBLED<\/p>\n

    Unlike the \u2018Traceless Disappearances,\u2019 though certainty was never guaranteed, the optimists always felt, that given the \u2018Prodigal Son Syndrome\u2019 [KJV: Luke 15: 11], the restless or \u2019Psychologically-Troubled Teens,\u2019 were most likely to return home to their loved ones. Recent partial statistics have shown that many teens that may have taken \u2018Time Out,\u2019 have since returned to their respective homes. These include; (i) \u2018Tezean Morance 14 [June 16, 2023]; (ii) Melissa Williams 15\u2019 [June 24, 2023]; (iii) Summer Glo Lake 13, [August 6, 2023]; and (iii) Alicia Grayman 17, [October 28, 2023]: and (iv) Raffiqua Philip 13]. These appear to be at the most vulnerable stage of their individual life.<\/p>\n

    HOPELESSNESS AND DESPAIR<\/p>\n

    Most parents and responsible citizens appeared to have been driven to the point of \u2018Hopelessness and Despair.\u2019 Lives have been shattered, and many parents have been left dismayed, perplexed and distraught. Incidentally, Law enforcement, the State\u2019s agency for social control, was frequently seen more for its incompetence and ineffectiveness, more than for its efficiency and usefulness to the citizenry. This agency of the \u2018State\u2019 was more often seen as; (a) \u2018Under-resourced; or (b) Inadequately equipped; and (c) In want of professional training.\u2019 Notwithstanding, even with a demoralized membership, the overwhelming majority, seems committed to their \u2018Chosen Profession.\u2019<\/p>\n

    COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS<\/p>\n

    In the case of a \u2018Body,\u2019 in spite of the associated challenges, the \u2018Collaborative Efforts\u2019 of families, communities and members of the farming community, that which Law enforcers appeared to have confined themselves, was simply await a call of a discovery of a body, or a residence where a \u2018Runaway Teen\u2019 was seen, visit and take possession of a body or a possible or extended crime scene. After the compulsory, but initial intervention, there has been a deafening silence. Consequently, distress and distraught families, and by extension, general public, anxiously, yet in \u2018Grieving Futility,\u2019 impatiently listens and frantically waits for follow-up reports on the progress of investigations.<\/p>\n

    MARY JOHN: TEENAGE RUNAWAYS<\/p>\n

    None may deny the profound commitment and resolve of, and invaluable contribution made, and continue to be made by social activist and social media personality, \u2019Mary John.\u2019 Through her \u2018Social Activism,\u2019 voluntarily and single-handedly, she has helped many \u2018Teenage Runaways\u2019 back into homes that may have been less than stable. Even with an environment that may have been seen as conducive to \u2018Teenage Rebellion,\u2019 choiceless, she has caused many \u2018Runaways\u2019 to be re-united with their families. Her efforts seemed beyond comparison to the apparent ineffective institutionalized agencies.<\/p>\n

    THE INTERVENTIONISTS<\/p>\n

    It matters not what they are officially called, they are seen as merely \u2018The Interventionists.\u2019 Their individual and collective efforts have not been sufficiently felt. They are; (a) \u2018The Welfare Division and Truant officers; Youth Affairs; and Youth Units.\u2019 Though she may never be accorded the privilege and honor to exhibit a graceful walk down a red carpet at \u2018an Award Ceremony,\u2019 she has shown a steely resolve in helping the disadvantaged teenagers. Unsupported by a scientific poll to test the mind of the nation,\u2019 it was, put to a female national for a response to a possible nomination of an award for her services to humanity.\u2019 One was indeed provided. Whether or not it was a matter of \u2018Jest or Seriousness,\u2019 she responded most candidly.<\/p>\n

    PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE<\/p>\n

    The response was; \u2018It was much easier for a \u2018Cloned Dog\u2019 to visit; (a) \u2018Cabinet; (b) Parliament; and (c) Government House or a Ponzi scheme to be given an award, than an activist to be honored in this country\u2019 [November 10, 2023]. Incidentally, the State\u2019s machinery has prosecutorial consequences dangling just above the head, not for a crime of dishonesty, but for an alleged electronic violation. Though the constitutional principle provides for the right to the \u2018Presumption of Innocence\u2019 [CO: 1981: Section 15], the victimizing culture and discriminatory practices of the \u2018Princes and Princesses of Virtue,\u2019 stood in militation against any such recommendation.<\/p>\n

    DAMES IN PARLIAMENT<\/p>\n

    Now, taken outside the domain of \u2018Award Ceremony,\u2019 the recent \u2018Declaration of Intent,\u2019 by \u2018Dame Sherese (Washington Bramble)\u2019 in vying for a seat in Parliament,\u2019 may also stimulate ambitious interest for the social activist. Dame Sherese, also a social media personality, appears in no better position than \u2018Mary John.\u2019 The \u2018Dame\u2019 also has a \u2018Dangling Gavel\u2019 just above her highlighted head of hair. Whether or not this declarant possesses the same qualities and intellect, \u2018Hansard\u2019 shall show only two distinguished \u2018Dames.\u2019 It will show: (i) \u2018Senate President Hazlyn Francis; and (ii) House Speaker, D. Gisele Isaac\u2019 [2004-2014]. Given Dame Sherese\u2019s declaration, \u2018Hansard\u2019 could very well show the third, but unofficial \u2018Dame\u2019 [ANR: November 7, 2023].<\/p>\n

    WALK-AWAYS<\/p>\n

    That which has been traumatic to many families, has been those that may have walked away from home, and perhaps, for certain medical conditions, many appeared to have lost their sense of direction. Seemingly experienced directional difficulties due to a diminished sense of direction, many appeared to have wandered off into seldom traversed dense vegetation. Consequent upon which, many appeared unable to have negotiated their way out, and back to their safe dwellings. These have been the apparent unsupervised or unattended \u2018Walk-Aways.\u2019<\/p>\n

    SERIOUS FUNCTIONAL LAPSE<\/p>\n

    This may not necessarily have been the case of \u2018Mock Pond Resident, Gwendolyn Williams 49.\u2019 With reasonable promptitude, family members were said to have officially reported the deceased missing. The incident of her disappearance was reported to have occurred some five days after the national celebrations of \u2018Political Independence\u2019 [November 6, 2023]. As has often been religiously done, Law enforcement was known to have alerted general public, with an appeal to the citizenry for assistance. Though they shall not be held responsible for the \u2018Demise of the Deceased,\u2019 it was obvious that \u2018Law enforcement\u2019 may have been guilty of a \u2018Serious Functional Lapse,\u2019 not doing so.<\/p>\n

    FELON OF HERSELF<\/p>\n

    In the instant case, a Police STRATCOM-issued \u2018Press Release,\u2019 informed general public of the discovery of the body of the \u2018Mock Pond- All Saints\u2019 resident. Such appeared to have created more distrust and disgust, than of welcoming information. The media-disseminated \u2018releasee, clearly ill-advised, hastily prepared, thoughtlessly and insensitively, suggested that the deceased may have been a \u2018Felon of Herself.\u2019 Indirectly, they have ruled out a homicide, thus, approaching her demise as a \u2018Suicide.\u2019<\/p>\n

    MYTH OR REALITY<\/p>\n

    As it relates to \u2018Missing Person\u2019s Report,\u2019 it appears more of a \u2018Myth\u2019 than \u2018Reality\u2019 when such report shall be officially made to Law enforcement.\u2019 There has been no legislative guide when a report shall be made. As obtained in other global jurisdictions, there are specially-established agencies, some governmental and some non-governmental that are available to receive such reports, and where necessary make referrals to Law enforcement. For instance, as obtained in the United Kingdom, such report can be made to the \u2018Metropolitan Police within twenty-four (24) hours.<\/p>\n

    SECONNDMENT TO NODS<\/p>\n

    It shall be seen as mindboggling when trained Law enforcers were allowed to commit prostitution upon the region\u2019s \u2018Police Services.\u2019 These prostitutes never wish to respond to the \u2018Call of Duty.\u2019 Most does not wish to hour the uniforms. Place them in an office outside of \u2018Law enforcement Duties,\u2019 all they see is prestige and the novelty of being seen as a \u2018White-Collar Worker.\u2019 Now, given the seriousness of the situation with \u2018Missing Persons, secondment; mis-assigned or poorly deployed, appear inconsistent with the \u2018Oath office\u2019 and counter-productive. From a leadership perspective, in Law enforcement, the human resource shall always be used productively and for the common good.<\/p>\n

    FUNCTION ACCORDING TO LAW<\/p>\n

    Whether or not they dislike it, they shall \u2018Function According to Law,\u2019 and not necessarily to their whim and fancy; fond desires; or the \u2018Good Graces\u2019 of those positioned to wield power and authority. It should now be seen as being more productive for the reportedly well-trained \u2018Search and Rescue\u2019 Corporal of Police, Anderson Tuitt\u2019 on secondment at the \u2018National office of Disaster Services (NODS)\u2019 to be engaged otherwise. With his professional expertise, a team headed and led by him, should augur well for the good of the nation. Thus, it would make better sense utilizing his specialized training than simply waiting on the seasonal hurricanes or flash-flood warming to respond to citizens experiencing weather trouble.<\/p>\n

    SEARCH\/RESCUE \u2013 LIFE\/DEATH<\/p>\n

    It has been proven that this period this period of time is not only critical to; (i) \u2018Successful search and rescue; but also: (ii) Life and death.\u2019 That which is of vital importance is knowledge of the behavioral traits of persons, as they affect, inter alia; (a) \u2018Routine movements and route from home to workplaces and vice versa; (b) Places of resort; (c) Family; friends or associates; (d) Lengthy or short absences; (e) Mode and frequency of communication with home or family.\u2019 Though seemingly trite or mundane, these have often provided useful hints to both Law enforcement and \u2018Search and Rescue Teams (SART).\u2019<\/p>\n

    ROUTINE AND MOVEMENT<\/p>\n

    The Case of many \u2018Missing Persons,\u2019 but more specifically-New Winthropes resident, \u2018Vincia James\u2019 vividly makes the point\u2019 [Friday, April 7, 2017: 1991-2017]. Family members knew the \u2018Routine and Movement\u2019 of the 26-year-old single mother of one child. They knew she left her residence and in fact reported and left her Old Parham Road workplace. But two things no one knows; (i) \u2018Where she went or may have been taken; and (ii) Her whereabouts.\u2019<\/p>\n

    MISSING VINCIA JAMES- 2017<\/p>\n

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    Given the discovery of lifeless bodies, as that of \u2018Gwendolyn Williams\u2019 and the pre-mature speculation that \u2018Murder\u2019 was not considered, for the elimination of speculations, and to guide criminal investigators, the \u2018Coroner\u2019s Act\u2019 provides procedural guidance for a death where a body is found.\u2019 Except \u2018Press Liaison officers\u2019 remain hell-bent on \u2018Speculations,\u2019 the \u2018Act\u2019 specify; that where; \u2018Reasonable suspicion exists that any person is criminally responsible for such death,\u2019 such was to be properly investigated [Laws of Antigua and Barbuda: Coroners Act: Chapter 105: Section 2].<\/p>\n

    INVESTIGATIVE THINKING<\/p>\n

    The persons that guide the \u2018Investigative Thinking\u2019 of Law enforcement, and more specifically, \u2018Coroners,\u2019 as it affects the holding of \u2018Coroner\u2019s Inquests,\u2019 are; (i) \u2018The District Medical officers; and (ii) The Pathologists.\u2019 It is certainly, not the solicited or unsolicited opinions of \u2018Police Press Releases.\u2019 The \u2018Function\u2019 as statutorily imposed upon Government-assigned \u2018Medical officers\u2019 states; \u2018The District Medical Officer \u2018SHALL\u2019 view, and if necessary, for the purposes of this Act, make a post mortem examination of the unburied body of any deceased person within the district.\u2019 Given provisions contained in the \u2018Coroner\u2019s Act,\u2019 none may say that Parliament never anticipated that some deaths may occur in \u2018State institutions. These include; (a) \u2018His Majesty\u2019s Prison (HMP): and (b) Hospitals -Medical and Psychiatric\u2019 [CA: Section 7].<\/p>\n

    CONCLUSION<\/p>\n

    As a matter of public interest, transparency; accountability; and most importantly; \u2018LIABILITY\u2019 for any deliberate \u2018Act or Omission.\u2019 Thus, it shall never be seen that within the confines of these institutions, it is equally or far more dangerous than outside in the wider society. Therefore, Parliament\u2019s anticipation and the public expectations, shall show no variance. Therefore, they expect formal, thorough and proper investigations to be conducted with promptitude. The investigations shall include; \u2018Post Mortem Examinations\u2019 to be performed on such body.\u2019 As it affects the \u2018Runaway Teens and the \u2018Walkaway Seniors,\u2019 the citizenry, expects that Law enforcement shall take the lead role; (a) \u2018In Search and Rescue; and (b) Body recovery when elapsed time suggests sorrow and grief. The most, and widely reported cases of; (i) \u2018Ayana Christian; (ii) Vincia James; (iii) Keri-Ann Joshua: and (iv) Hyacinth Gage,\u2019 as well as the other \u2018Traceless Male Disappearances, vividly make the point for \u2018R<\/p>\n

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