By Rawlston Pompey
In their coming, the births of children were known to have brought joy and happiness to parents. In their existence, some were known to have brought trials and tribulations for parents and woe unto themselves. The defiant, worthless and lawless were known to have caused many to fuss and frown. Then the bell tolled. They have left nothing but pain and sorrow, weeping and mourning. The distraught and traumatized mothers are overwhelmed with sadness and grief. These are not only part of the everyday human experience, but also speaks to the inevitability of that which shall occur in human socialization and existence.
DEADLY SHOOTINGS/KILLINGS
Frequently, there are โGun Battles.โ These are the doings of the lawless, retaliatory and โTrigger-Happy Gunmen.โ Many were widely known to have sustained livelihood, albeit, without justification, by โrobbing the innocent, unsuspecting and defenceless citizens. Accompanied by aggravation, there is wounding, maiming, revengeful and coldblooded killings. In most instances, unknown gunmen have targeted rivals or those involved in gangsterism. These suggest two inferential and contributory factors: (i) โโฆThe proliferation of firearms: and (ii) โฆEasy accessibility.โ Then there are the โDeadly Shootings and Killingsโ by overzealous agents of the State. The time may have arrived to scrutinize their โOperational Behavior.โ
PERSPECTIVE
Firstly, this commentary looks at the โSt Lucia Experience.โ Then it reflects upon that which daily โStares, Scares and Fears,โ of the law-abiding citizen. It also reflects that which confronts the โSecurity Forces.โ In the instant case, that which โPoliceโ reported was possessed by the deceased prison escapee, โShanell โMalice, Mabz, Silence,โ appeared not to have been recovered. That which now seems inexplicable, may be the apparent โImaginary Perceptionsโ of โUnidentified Objects.โ It also looks at several โCases,โ as they relate to recent โPoliceโ reported โConfrontational Killings.โ These are viewed from the perspective of consequential results of โGun Battlesโ reportedly ensued between; (a) โโฆCriminal Suspects; (b) โฆPrison Escapees; and (c) โฆMembers of the Security Forces.โ It is representative of well-known occurrences and researched information. Comprehensive, troubling and frightening, but worth reading.
STRETCH OF IMAGINATION
By any โStretch of Imagination,โ it could never be said that โPrison Farm Escapee, Shanell Thomasโ (deceased), ever went in search of a โPolice Search or Hunting Party,โ to combatively engage them in โGun Battles or Shootouts.โ Neither can it be officially said that he was lying in wait to ambush any such party. Given the adequacy of โFire Power,โ it would be considered idiocy or lunacy, to seek to engage these โCriminal Combatants.โ As far as was universally known, it was always the duty of the Security Forces to search for โCriminal Suspects or Escapeesโ from โLegal Confinement.โ Seeking out their whereabouts when at-large, was always dependent upon (a) โโฆCriminal Intelligence; (b) โฆPublic trust, confidence and support; and (c) โฆCooperation of the civic-minded and law-abiding citizens.โ
NARRATIVE โ CONFRONTATION WITH POLICE
Seemingly out of an abundance of caution, the โPrison Farm Escapee Shanell โMalice, Mabz, Silenceโ Thomasโ reportedly requested the assistance of a religious leader, โBishop Charlesworth Browne.โ A preacher is more trusted, than a โPolice officerโ holding a โBible.โ He may have been aware of the only โKnown Narrativeโ was that he had a โConfrontation with the Policeโ [Press Association: June 21, 2014]. In spite unfounded and misleading media reports, in the instant case, โPoliceโ have yet to confirm; (i) โโฆA violent confrontation: (ii) โฆExchange of gunfire; and (iii) โฆRecovered โPerceived Objectโ they saw the deceased removed from his waistโ [ANR: February, 9, 2022].
GLOBAL STATISTICS
Startlingly and frighteningly, โGlobal and National Gun Deathsโ showed numbers surging and fluctuating yearly. For instance, โGlobal Statisticsโ show some โ250, 000 Gun Deathsโ annually, while nationally, โGun Deathsโ statistically numbered for the โYears 2000 โ 2017,โ stood at 79โ [Gun Policy.org]. Grief-stricken โMothersโ were often forced to turn to the โHeavens,โ seeking โDivine Intervention.โ Most cried, โโฆLord, why me: โฆGive me strength to overcome tragedies and associated pain, sorrow and punishing grief.โ
- LUCIA EXPERIENCE
That which had telling effect were suspension of training and other assistance, while โSenior Police officersโ had their โNon-Immigrant Visasโ cancelled. That which the Officers appeared not to have appreciated or reckless not to know, was that when they would have; (a) โโฆTrained; (b) โฆDeveloped killing instinct; and (iii) โฆDeployed them with such โAims and Objectives,โ while the โCrime Statisticsโ and criminal population may decrease, statistics for โExtra-Judicial Killings,โ will increase. Research has shown that โbetween 20 10 and 2011โ the โKiller Unitโ eliminated eleven (11) Criminal Suspectsโ [SL News Online:]. When no administrative action appeared not to have been taken to control their โKilling Instinct,โ while prosecutorial proceeding appeared remote from Courts of Law, then โUS Assistant Secretary of State, Ambassador William R. Brownfieldโ spoke to the issue of unaccountability.
PROTECTION OF LIFE/LIBERTY
Not infrequently, tragedy suddenly strikes. This often comes at the hand of people charged with responsibility for the โProtection of Life, Limb and Liberty.โ That which the โInternational Security Sector Advisory Team (ISSAT), has advised those that govern. In its โExecutive Profile Summaryโ that Government shall โโฆEnsure the Police Force is both transparent and accountable [Geneva: ISSAT: February 1, 2015]. Given the โSt. Lucia Experience,โ those that govern and/or have responsibility for security, may wish to heed such advice. Consequent upon such, this nation may never be deemed a โPariah Stateโ [The Telegraph: March 9, 2015: PM, Dr. Kenny Anthony: St. Lucia].
MOST DAMNING
Sensing international repercussions as they affect โViolations of Human Rights,โ a โCommissioned Reportโ documented facts that unreasonable suspected criminals numbering, โโฆ5 was shot dead in a single operation.โ The โMost Damningโ had been the โroguish behavior of the Unit. The Report states, โโฆThe officers staged a dozen shootings and reported them as murders by unknown assailants, planting weapons at the scenes.โ Additionally, โFake encounters were staged by the Police to legitimize their actions.โ These revelations were not only startling, but also compelled โPrime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthonyโ to in addressing his nation, that the โโฆReport is extremely damningโ [The Telegraph: March 9, 2015].
THRESHOLD OF JUSTICE
Lest this nationโs โPolice Serviceโ be viewed and treated like neighboring โSt. Lucia,โ the time has, perhaps come for review of the operational behavior, actions and activities of the โSpecial Services Unit (SSU). Prime Minister โGaston Browneโ shall never be so positioned as to be coerced by the international community to mount inquiry into the โOperational Behaviorโ of the nationโs โSecurity Forces.โ Luckily, in the case of the suspected kidnap/killing of โFalmouth resident โBruce Greenaway,โ the alleged perpetrators have been brought to the โThreshold of Justiceโ [ANR: June 5, 2020].
DEADLY CONSEQUENCES
Likened to every other regional and international jurisdiction, when gunshot rang out on the streets and communities, frequently tragedy strikes. Invariably, it not only comes with shocking and lightning speed, but with serious or โDeadly Consequences.โ Frequently, some innocent, or not so innocent person, is gunned down. Someone lay seriously or fatally wounded. A sonโs or daughterโs life has been tragically snuffed out. Invariably, this often comes by the retaliatory, revengeful and merciless โGunmen.โ
ESCAPE TO DIE
Though not necessarily so expected, several โConvicts and Criminal suspectsโ have all โEscaped to Die.โ Instructively, most victims of โPolice Fire Power,โ have either died instantaneously, or as has often been reported, โwhen being transported to the hospital.โ The latter has been the account of officers with โFingersโ that knows nothing, but โGun Happiness.โ Such happiness often comes when conducting โSpecial Operations,โ either in in the course of apprehension of โCriminal Suspectsโ or Escapees from legal confinement.โ Shrewed investigation into circumstances surrounding these killings, may very well show that some may either beg for โReality or Justificationโ for โUse of Lethal Force.โ
PROSECUTORIAL CONSEQUENCES
Even as โCombative Policemen and Gunmenโ know that fire shall be fought with fire, Law enforcement shall know when to suppress their over exuberance and apparent โKilling Instinct,โ under the guide of โCrime Fighting.โ Thus, they shall employ professional restraint. Failing which, may lead to all kinds of operational, inquisitional and possible prosecutorial difficulties. The experience of โformer Police Constable Keville Nelsonโ makes the pointโ, Being reckless and not foreseeing โProsecutorial Consequences,โ he was charged with, prosecuted for murder, tried by Jury and so convicted. He was slapped a 22-year term of imprisonment; had it reduced by two by the โEastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC),โ and slapped back on by the โLondon Privy Councilโ [UK: jcpc: No. 0021 of 2014].
SANCTITY OF LIFE
Law enforcers shall be reminded of three things. They shall know; (i) โโฆFor what purpose the Police exists; (ii) โฆIts purpose; and (iii) โฆOverriding Goal.โ From these perspectives, it could never be said to; (a) โโฆSearch for; (b) โฆShoot on sight; and (c) โฆKill with impunity.โ The terminology โSanctity of Lifeโ is contextually used. It has been the universal understanding that โLifeโ precious, sacred and holyโ [Wikipedia]. The โConstitution Orderโ speaks to due regard to such โSanctity.โ
MARCH TO CEMETERY
In recent times, Law enforcement seemed to have developed a frightening โTrigger-Crazyโ pattern of behavior. This may have been evident by clearly telegraphed โMessagesโ to those deemed โWanted by Police,โ or when declared โArmed and Dangerous.โ Inferentially, this necessarily means that โGun Deathโ was looming. Therefore, it means โsurrender voluntarily and peacefullyโ or be prepared for a slow โMarch to the Cemetery.โ There are โCases on Point:โ Most recently, there has the killing of โPrison Farm Escapee, Shanell โMalice, Mabz, Silenceโ [ANR: February 9, 2022].
3 OTHERS WIPED OUT
Then there were the apparent โHunted Robbers;โ (i) โโฆ Ronald Bloodman 28: (ii) โฆKendall Joseph 34.โ News portal reports states; โโฆBoth men were shot multiple times about their body in a confrontation with Policeโ [Freedom FM: 106.5: February27, 2015]. Then a third robber suspect, โChad Bloodmanโ reportedly, suffered similar demise. ย The robbery-suspects were alleged to have been involved in the โAntigua Public Utilities Authority Credit Unionโ hoist.โ Then within 24 Hours,โ the trio were completely โWiped out.โ When third suspect-robber โChad Bloodmanโ was โGunned Down,โ the said news portal reported; โโฆBloodman was shot during a confrontation with the Police at a house in Hattonโ [721 News: March 20, 2021].
GUN WRATH- ANOTHER 3
Then an operation conducted under cover of darkness, saw the โDouble Killingโ of โSuspected Robbers;โ (iv) โโฆTravis โTen Poundโ Martin-Bailey; and (v) โฆJamelle โMarloโ Hurstโ [Wic News: October 6, 2017]. Their โbullet-riddled bodies,โ speaks to the โGunny Wrathโ of the Police. Additionally, in a reported โGun Battleโ at his โCarlisleโs Apartment,โ disputed by residents, it saw the killing by Police of; (vi) โฆBail absconder โKurt โShabbaโ James.โ He was also reported to have been wanted for an allegation of rapeโ [Commonwealth of Dominica: January 3, 2016: Q95FM News]. If these killings do not now give rise to official concern, then what will?
FOREVER SILENCED
Undeniably true, with no independent eyewitnesses or verifiable sources,โ as the dead is โForever Silenced,โ only the living may tell tales. Since Police Services have been charged with responsibility for the โProtection and Preservation of Life,โ civilized societies, necessarily expects those so responsible to be mindful of; (i) โโฆIncivility; (ii) โฆInsensitivity: and (iii) โฆExcessive or avoidable lethal or deadly use of force.โ Concerning; (a) โโฆAccountability; (b) โฆTransparency; and (c) โฆRule of Law,โ justice dictates that acts that have resulted in the calculated, senseless and reckless loss of life, and appear โStarved for Justification,โ such acts shall be dealt with โFull Severity of Law.โ
STRANGER THAN FICTION
Dependent upon who presented the โNarratives,โ some accounts or stories often seemed โStranger Than Fiction.โ The latest, being the โTragic Killingโ of escaped prison inmate โShanell โMalice, Mabzโ Thomas.โ As dead men tell no tales, under cover of darkness โPoliceโ reported that he pulled โan Object from his waist. Consequent upon which, it followed that there were deadly consequences. ย That which seemed โStranger Than Fiction,โ was that on a dark night, in a frightening deserted bushy irregularly-used roadway, he encountered an unspecified number of โPolice officersโ that reportedly, โโฆresponded to a report.โ
CONSTITUTIONAL EXCEPTIONS
With some โConstitutional Exceptions,โ it states; โโฆNo person shall be deprived of his/her life intentionally, save and except as may be authorized by law in any of the following cases: (a) โโฆDefence of the person/property; (b) โฆIn effecting a lawful arrest/prevent escape of lawful detainees: (c) โฆSuppression of insurrection (coupe-de-tat): and (d) โฆLawfully preventing a serious crime or act of warโ [CO: 1981: Section 4]. ย In the event of fatality, it has been the โJudicially-Noticedโ pre-requisites that where situations demand or circumstances dictate, that whether or not โDefensively or Protectively,โ where persons shall be deceased, there shall be; (a) โโฆDue process of law; while (b) โฆThe principle of natural justice shall be given judicial regard.โ
PRESUMPTION OF SANITY
In most democracies, it has been accepted that good policing practices are essential to developing and garnering public support. These are further strengthened by trust and confidence in the โAdministration of Justice.โ Thus, as judicial systems allow all persons, including members of the โSecurity Forces,โ the โPresumption of Sanity,โ none shall, with reckless abandon descend his/her wrath upon any person, neither emotionally nor impulsively. In recent times, โEscaped convicts and Criminal Suspects,โ appeared to have always come under the receiving end of โPolice Marksmanship.โ
CIRCUMSTANCES OF SUSPICION
Likened to those institutionalized, as well as those in the wider society, there has been as much โDangerโ as there have been โTragedies.โ These not only come suddenly upon the citizenry, bringing to them devastating consequences, but also โCircumstances of Suspicion.โ Not infrequently, โGullible Media Personnelโ appear to have always been fed information that those engaged in โPolice Gun Battlesโ had โConfrontational Encountersโ with criminal suspects. ย These reporters would wish listeners and readers of the news that these โSpecial Unit Officersโ were endowed with more skills than those they kill in โDodging Bullets.โ
MEDIA GULLIBILITY
Instructively, โMedia Gullibility,โ invariably appears compounded by mediocrity and reeks of professional incompetence. For in these reported โCombative Incidents,โ neither the Police have reported casualties among themselves regarding gunshot injuries or loss of life. Seemingly โProtected by Grace,โ they have always escaped either โGun Battle; โฆEarly Morning Gunfire; โฆNighttime Encounters or from a โฆHail of bullets.โ True or false, these โBattlesโ have always raised serious concerns and questions. None appears more troubling for both an aggrieved, distraught and traumatized woman โWinifred Thomas,โ mother of โPrison Farm-Escapee, Shanell โMalice, Mabz, Silenceโ Thomas 34.
ESCAPE ARTISTS
In some โGun Battles,โ likened to โEscape Artist Harry Houdini,โ members of the โSecurity Forces,โ often came out unscathed and without loss of life. Instructively, the โPrison Farm Escapeeโ was not only aware of his religious background, but also his position as โChairman of the Prison Visiting Committee.โ His assistance was to guide safe passage back into the penal institution. Reportedly, he had been in communication with his mother, arranging his return to โLegal Confinement.โ In that conversation he had reportedly refuted โPolice Claimsโ that he was seen armed with a โFirearmโ in the โNew Winthorpes Community.โ Logic dictates, that his second encounter may have revealed or confirmed such possessed weapon as opposed to โan Unidentified Objectโ [ANR: February 9, 2022].
SHADOW OF DOOM
Seemingly given special privilege to be on the โDiamond Prison Farm Gang.โ Savoring an apparent unsupervised opportunity, to dash for his liberty, had eventually turned out to be fatal. Privileged information revealed that the โEscapeeโ was not only fearful of the โLethal Weaponsโ expected to be possessed by members of the โSecurity Forces.โ but also of the personnel who possessed them. Thus, he may have had very good reasons to have harbored feelings and beliefs, that the โShadow of Doomโ was hovering.
EXTRAJUDICIAL ACT
From professional knowledge, clearly a troubled youth seized an opportunity to regain his liberty. He was reportedly serving a lengthy prison sentence. Judicially, he was convicted for; (i)โโฆKidnapping two females, ages 42 and 24: (ii) โฆAggravatedly robbed them; and (iii) โฆAttempted to murder themโ [March 3, 2017]. Today, prima facie evidence has suggested an apparent โExtrajudicial Actโ may have been perpetrated against him. Such however, shall be left to the determination of a โCoronerโs Inquest and 5-member Juryโ of good and lawful men and women.
CAUSE AND CIRCUMSTANCES
The โActโ compels a โCoronerโ to conduct inquisition into deaths that were not of โNatural Causes.โ The law unambiguously states, โโฆA Coroner, where there is in his/her District the body of any person who died in any prison or as to whose death an inquest is prescribed, โSHALLโ hold an inquest as to the โCause and Circumstancesโ of such death, whether the District Medical Officer does or does not make a report thereonโ [Section 10: Coronerโs Act: Chapter 105].
ENRAGE OR ENGAGE
The โWipe Out Unitโ has gained notoriety for conducting night and daytime operations, where โCriminal Suspectsโ were often said to be the first to open fire on its members. None seemed to have possessed the skills of โCriminal Marksmanship.โ They were all โShot Dead.โ Telegraphed deaths might be that of escaped prison inmates, whose liberty lasted for less than 24 hours. Issuing public warnings through โPolice Press Reports,โ โEscaped Convictsโ were often declared โArmed and Dangerous.โ This advises citizens to protect themselves from harm and danger. Thus, none shall seek to โEnrage or Engageโ them in any way.
PRISON ESCAPEES
Among those so declared were. (i) โPrison Escapees,โ convicted murderer of โBen and Catherine Mullany, Avie Howell 34โ [July 14, 2008] and (ii) โโฆConvicted kidnapper, aggravated robber and attempted murderer, Shanell Thomas.โ The latter needed, no prayer, but safe return to his institutionalized residency. Considering what the term โArmed and Dangerousโ means in Police language, reasonable inferences may have been drawn that there was neither any desire on the part of the โPrison Farm Escapeeโ to encounter heavily armed officers with possible โKiller Instinct.โ
FATAL MISTAKE
The heavily armed officers reportedly requested him to surrender. Since there were no independent โEyewitnesses Account,โ t may have been a โFatal Mistakeโ not to so surrender.ย Instead, he reportedly โpulled from his waist an object and advanced toward them.โ Then taking โโฆdefensively action, he was shotโ [ANR: February 8, 2022]. Though not a โMedical Practitionerโ in making โPronouncementsโ or issuing โMedical Certification,โ with a career in Law Enforcement and Criminal investigations, and visitations to innumerable โMurder Crime Scenes,โ it is to professional knowledge that a โBulletโ to the โHead and Heart,โ often means, โโฆInstant Death.โ
INTERNATIONAL SCRUTINY
For reasons of acts of criminality, including money laundering, trans-shipment of narcotics, human smuggling and trafficking,โ the small island- nation of โAntigua and Barbudaโ has always been subject to โInternational Scrutiny.โ Consequent upon a pattern of โOperational Behaviorโ by โState-established โOperational Unitsโ within the โPolice Service,โ the nation runs the risk to be sanctioned for which might be seen nationally and internationally as โExtrajudicial Killings.โ From professional experience, and unlike some regional jurisdictions, has never been the culture, neither of the leadership of the โNational Police Service,โ nor those comprising its membership.
PROFILED FOR DEATH
As neighboring โOrganization of Eastern Caribbean State (OECS), St. Luciaโ reportedly experienced escalating crime, the governing administration established a โSpecial Crime Unitโ within the โPolice Service.โ This was said to have been with the view of bringing stability and respite to the populace. Members were said to be โMerciless and Deadlyโ [Grenada]. Reportedly, they had brought immense sorrow and endless grief to law-abiding citizens, particularly, families of those that may have been โProfiled for Death.โ There were both โdomestic and international worriesโ to the then governing administration. To the citizenry, the โORC Unit Operationsโ may have been rightly equated to the then most feared โEric Gairy Mongoose Gangโ [1967-1979].
POLICE PRESS REPORTS
These Police-related killings, have not only raised suspicions as to the surrounding โCircumstances,โ but also prompted cause for concern. These concerns, not only impacted citizen safety, but also showing scant regard to the โSanctity of Life.โ According to โPolice Press Reports,โ encounters with the Police, often in poorly lit or isolated bushy, these criminal suspects and escapees, were all killed by โPolice on Patrol.โ That which remains irrefutable is that teams on the โSpecial Services Rapid Response Unit (SSU),โ are known to have always killed them. The Constitution has made it sufficiently clear of the circumstances under which loss of life may result. It states; โโฆ
DELAYED CORONERโS INQUESTS โ SUSPICIOUS RESULTS
The Ambassador was quoted in the โSt. Lucia Mediaโ as saying; โโฆActions and activities by some- by no means- all that have contaminated the entire institution.โ Then of grievous concern was said to be, โโฆInordinate delays in holding Coronerโs Inquests.โ That which appeared to have negative impact or ready acceptability, were said to have been results that were said to have been reek of suspicion. This was due that no officer was held accountable, liable or prosecuted.โ Its enacted and invoked โGlobal Magnitsky Actโ [2016]. This Act not only allow the โUnited Statesโ to impose sanctions on โHuman Rights Offendersโ anywhere in the world, but also provides for: (i) โFreezing Assets; and (ii) โฆDenial of entry to the United States.โ
PERCEPTIONS: FIREARMS OR SHINY OBJECTS
There has been growing citizenโs concern over the apparent โBloodhound Instinct,โ particularly of those assigned to the โSpecial Services Rapid Response Unit (SSU).
Not infrequently, โPolice Shooters,โ have demonstrably shown impunity and sheer stupidity, speaking to โPerceptions of Firearms or Shiny Objects,โ opening fire with deadly consequences. To the officers so acting and consequences of death have resulted, nothing is more โTroubling and Traumatic.โ Firstly, there are reports of โGun Battlesโ or โGunmen Shoot-outs with Police,โ or โGunmen shoot at Police.โ These reports frequently state that โPolice return Fire.โ Then frequently no โGuns or Shiny Objectsโ were ever recovered and seized. Testament of which, was when the โNotes of Operationsโ never reflected that which was perceived as a โGun or Shiny Object.โ Such may reflect badly for credibility of accounts, truthfulness,
CULPABILITY AND PROSECUTION
Then in desperation and fear of โCulpability and Prosecution,โ many, have found themselves seeking or endeavoring to establish a โGun Manufacturing Factory.โ that every man โSenselessly Gunned Down,โ whether or not dead or alive, shall have one in his possession. Then there is weeping, mourning and gnashing of teeth. Surviving relatives, loved ones, friends, neighbors, workmates and colleagues, are left to โMourn and Grieve.โ It is time to wash the wounds, make funeral rites arrangements, then bury the dead. A chapter in the departed oneโs life will have been written. Then as time moves on, it is history for posterity to be informed just what had transpired and that which then obtained in society.
CONCLUSION
Domestically, the Stateโs agencies and agents are often seen in the eyes of law-abiding citizens as brutal, coldhearted and deadly. Then internationally, they will have positioned the nation to be seen as encouraging and/or condoning its agencies and agents in carrying out โExtrajudicial Killing.โ Procedurally, this were to be followed by; (a) โโฆCriminal investigations; (b) โฆApprehension of murder suspects; (c) โฆCharge; and (d) โฆCriminal prosecutions; or (e) โฆKillings by the Police, the holding Coronerโs Inquestsโ [Coronerโs Inquest Act: Chapter 105: Section 12]. This has been for the purposes of determining inter alia; (i) โฆJustification: (ii) โฆCriminal liability and prosecution; or (iii) …Misadventure.โ Media workers would never be told โShot and wounded or Shot and killed.โ Then when these Police reported โGun Battles or Shoot-outsโ were all over, most โPolice Shootersโ have found themselves groping or scrambling to show justification for their individual and collective actions and โConsequential Deaths.โ Proper โUse of Force Policy and Trainingโ may help to reverse this pathetic behavior and trend among โOperational Unitsโ with an apparent liking of โGun Battles and senseless killings. ***
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We all knew how this would end.
What a long boring article. I’m sure there’s some nuggets in there. I’ll have to reread when I have the time.
If you wan hide from some Antiguans put it in writing. If you want to know your rights.READ If you want to know other people rights.READ.
To them who kill at will, yes, the trigger-happy folks !?/if the lives you took were guilty the eternal father is on your side as defender, BUT if NOT he will surely be your judge AND when the blood of the innocent begin to haunt ?0u…let’s just say I HAVE HEARD STORIES
MAKE A LOT OF SENSE – ‘…OPERATIONAL BEHAVIOR’
Read a few. You are more intelligent and appreciative than most.
Not sure that many readers understand that the ‘COMMENTARY’ focuses mon on the ‘…OPERATIONAL BEHAVIOR OF THE SECURITY FORCES’ than mere focus on the ‘…GUNNED DOWN ESCAPEE.’
With respect to you the author of this article, I find you are bit too verbose, unnecessarily. Of course your writings may just be above my IQ, but it seems to me that you are trying to prove to your audience that you are a very proficient writer. Perhaps you are. However, for an online portal, the length of your articles, the choice of words used and the manner in which your articels are written tend to make your articles very monotonous & many times cause us, the reader not to comprehend everything that has been said. It will be nice to make your articles more concise and more to the point.
I agree with you ๐ฏ, and I find that many Antiguans tend to write like this…the ego has a lot to do with it
He isnโt Antiguan! However he was on the police force doing nothing but taking tax payers money. Now heโs retired and know everything about the job he didnโt or should I say couldnโt do.
STUPID CRAB TALK?
Chose to reply to this comment.
WHY?:
Some ‘Crabs’ always have difficulty with ‘…READING.’
Not sure you added anything or even understood anything that is written here.
But you are really not alone.
This was exactly what some ‘…Stupid Crabs’ had been ‘Talking’ about yesterday.
Just smiled at them as they climbed on each other.
AMEN
Agreed. Layman terms would have made this a better read. I’m sure most persons stop reading after the second subtopic.
Why did he escape prison- word on the street is that a young lady was threatened and he intended to harm the young lady and he new boyfriend.
Her new boyfriend *
Then that young lady must be relieved right now.
Sounds like he was a MONSTER!
Condolences to his mom though.
Pompey, you’re a horrible writer. As soon as I saw the drawn- out writing and the unnecessary bolding of words and the “quotation” of unreliable sources such as Wikipedia, I knew it was you and had to go back to the top to check the byline. You’re not writing an essay for academic purposes (although your writing would require more modification for that), you’re not collecting evidence or putting something together to present in a court. A true mark of intelligence is knowing when something is appropriate and for the life of you, you seem unable to adjust your writing according to the platform or audience. This style of writing just makes you look dunce and you insist on it as if it’s something to be held on to. You’re just making yourself look dunce.
๐๐ฟ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฟ Your so right 100%. Did Pompey do a good job when he was in the force? Please can someone answer the question
INTELLIGENT BRAYING JACKASS
You could not have said it any better.
A ‘…JACKASS’ was ‘BRAYING’ all day about the writing of ‘…RAWLSTON POMPEY.’
Got to tell the ‘…JACKASS,’ well, that is very ‘…INTELLIGENT BRAYING.’
Thumb Up.
QUESTION: ‘…Just what is your contribution?’
Notes From A Native Son Of The Rock! “The Afrocentric method seeks to uncover the masks behind the rhetoric of power, privilege, and position in order to establish how principal myths create place. The method enthrones critical reflection that reveals the perception of monolithic power as nothing but the projection of a cadre of adventurers.” – Dr. Molefi Asante, Afrocentricity, The Theory of Social Change!
The Venerable RP strikes again! Would encourage all to patiently engage! โAs a man, I undertake to risk annihilation so that two or three truths can cast their essential light on the world.โ โ Frantz Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks!
That what transpired in St. Lucia was a Crime against Humanity is without question, sadly went unnoticed by most of the People of African Descent living on the Caribbean and Lucayan Archipelagos, but not so by the North Atlantics who’s ostracism of that SIDS Police Leadership and Government was swift and total! That is a Learning Opportunity!
Extra-Judicial Killings on the Rock! “Domestically, the Stateโs agencies and agents are often seen in the eyes of law-abiding citizens as brutal, coldhearted and deadly. Then internationally, they will have positioned the nation to be seen as encouraging and/or condoning its agencies and agents in carrying out โExtrajudicial Killing.โ” – Rawlston Pompey! This a Teachable Moment! Learn about what happened in St. Lucia and How it affected their Government and People!
The A&B Press in their efforts to garner clicks and harvest rewards have been found wanting! Not only have they no clue as to where they stand in the process but their avarice has led to gullibility!
This mere voice in the wilderness makes note that not once has the Venerable RP written the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda (RPFAB)!
Friends, Country WoMen, Rastas, JFII will mention the RPFAB and GoAB! There are huge consequences!
Each time a person of African Descent is killed on A&B by the RPFAB, the GoAB, in effect, casts a vote of no confidence in the judiciary! Each time People of African Descent are denied trial, the legal system of the country is undermined! Each time the โSpecial Services Rapid Response Unit (SSU) is allowed to randomly โkillโ a suspect, GoAB creates a Frankenstein! Each time the RPFAB takes the lives of People of African Descent without the due process of law, GoAB itself becomes a lawbreaker and reduces itself, in a sense to the level of those that it is trying to punish! An inevitable consequence of this process is that the legally constituted Executive Administration greatly loses its moral authority to government!
We are still in the throes of Mental Colonialism! “Because it is a systematic negation of the other person and a furious determination to deny the other person all attributes of humanity, colonialism forces the people it dominates to ask themselves the question constantly: “In reality, who am I?” The defensive attitudes created by this violent bringing together of the colonized man and the colonial system form themselves into a structures which then reveals the colonized personality.” – Frantz Fanon!
“Beware the Ides Of March!”
Birth of a child and maybe growth up to probably age 10 makes many parents to say they are working to leave things for the children. When the child becomes a teenager and the challenges start they making sure the child don’t know the PIN to their account and whatever assets they have that they were seeking to ensure exist for that same bouncing baby.
…nothing, as in #no #thing
…โtis, the only thing
…which happens by mistake!
…all others are by
…#DESIGN!
…#DEFAULT!
…#DESTINY!
…as, time is left in its own wake!
Great article again Rawlston Pompey and quite objective coming from a former Commissioner of Police. Extrajudicial killing should never be condoned.
I concur it is a great article.
I am certainly in agreement that the police should defend themselves if and whenever they are been shot at. However, it seems to me that many times in incidents like these, the convicts end up getting a fatally shot from the police especially when they are on the run and they do not surrender. The question is, is it really necessary for the police to shoot to kill? Aren’t our policemen trained to shoot to disarm the perpetrators by shooting them in the legs or arms so they can be apprehended rather than shooting to kill? Each persons life is sacred whether that person is an escaped convict or not.
Bullets were made for one reason only. You can get shot in the leg and still die, while killing others
Oh boy.
No cohesiveness in that story. It’s all over the place.
The police should wait until one of them get shot at, before they shoot at criminals.
Where is the link between the story and the GRABLINE Headline?
Good points in there but you got to dig deep to comprehend because of phrasing and punctuation Mark’s.
I give a grade C for Effort
The Antiguan piece…..Unless others are privy to information other than what is revealed in the media regardless of their past/current profession, one can summarize and form an opinion after having TIME to assess/evaluate. When a convicted/incarcerated person escapes from prison there cannot be any good for his escape……even if he escape to attend Bible school. The officers are human beings so when confronted with these situation especially with an armed escapee…..it’s a split second between LIFE and DEATH for them which one would any of you choose…..your life or an escaped armed convict? Just recently there was an escaped prisoner (by and for whatever reason was his escape) it is alleged he took another innocent life.
Pompey make it a little more concise or get a podcast
Drawn out
Seems Pompey is waiting for the police to be shot at, wait until one drop downs and dies, then the rest shoots the shooter in self defense.
One thing is certain there are many killers in our communities. Policemen that kills while on duty are no less killers than those that are imprisoned.
Mr Pompey please tell me how many killers are in and out of the force.
For our communities sake I would like to know who is in my neighborhood.
A very annoying and juvenile narrative style getting in the way of important points being made by the writer.
Ok. Where can i buy the book. Because that was a 500page novel. Also, would it have been ok for the man to kill the police officers? People who support criminals are also criminals themselves
The sheep dog’s bark and bite is only to keep the flock in compliance, not an attempt to have some lamb chops.
Agreed. Layman terms would have made this a better read. I’m sure most persons stop reading after the second subtopic.
Poorly written article. There is a more effective way of conveying legal information while connecting on a human story. This article completely misses in the mark in what could have otherwise been an interesting read. There is a total disconnect between the headline and the actual content.
BRAYING AND COMPLAINING DONKEYS
Once told a story and the teller had said:
‘…Some Donkeys can’t, and have never written an article, yet they bray and complain;
…Then some’ kick;
…Some bite; and
…Some gallop;
You offer nothing, you write nothing, not sure why you are …Braying and Complaining.’
Perhaps, some water.
Aint getting no ‘…HAY.
Oh boy.
No cohesiveness in that story. It’s all over the place.
The police should wait until one of them get shot at, before they shoot at criminals.
Where is the link between the story and the GRABLINE Headline?
Good points in there but you got to dig deep to comprehend because of phrasing and punctuation Mark’s.
I give a grade C for Effort
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