LETTER: Men attempted to rape my brother and he fought for his life

1. Wow that’s very sad to hear and I hope it gets better

2. The world isn’t and wouldn’t get any better. We need to surrender our lives to God now. That’s the only key and answer to this world’s problems. Unfortunately, it’s gonna get worst! That’s bible prophecy.

3. Them should have taken the badge number for the police officers that they report the matter to and have them taken down of them rank. Some a them officers only join the force to get benefits and does not do shit all on their big rass. D amount of things that happen in this lil anu n u go for officers some work do their jobs and some don’t cause they have a friend that knows a friend of a friend. I’ve been in that shit already so I can talk.

   • Take their names and recorded them too. We have no trust and confidence in these law enforcers of Antigua and Barbuda. This is sad.

     • Yes we need to repent and baptize everyone of us and live right and God will see us through. If we don’t stand for god who then we shall stand for acts 2 38 repent and be baptized

4. Them should have taken the badge number for the police officers that they report the matter to and have them taken down of them rank. Some a them officers only join the force to get benefits and does not do shit all on their big rass. D amount of things that happen in this lil anu n u go for officers some work do their jobs and some don’t cause they have a friend that knows a friend of a friend. I’ve been in that shit already so I can talk. Them nar go stop cry dung poor anu u go tell me visitors here and they come n make a report and u laugh? Smfh we nar go ever reach nun way in this country and then everything them blame the poor government for even if them kick them toe them say a the pm mek e happen. Rubbish!!

5. This is very sad, sorry this happened to your family.
   Deplorable comments from the police. That’s what wrong with our system. The police are thugs themselves.

6. First off, KRYSTAL LAWRENCE thank you for not only writing this article, but the fact, that you used your name speaks volumes.

   Next lack of respect for #VICTIMS not only speaks volumes as well, in relation to solving crimes, it’s fuel for #VIGILANTISM.
   As Krystal Lawrence stated, “my brother has promised to take out the persons who violated his family by any means necessary.
   Honestly I want him to do so.”

   There you have it folks. The People are not only beyond ANGRY, those(civilians), that are taking the fight to the thugs on the street are being supported wholeheartedly by those living in FEAR. Law Enforcement MUST act appropriately to bring this Crime Wave under control because if VIGILANTISM becomes the order, of the day, to make people feel SAFE, these skirmishes/battles between victims and perpetrators will morph into WAR like BATTLES in the streets.

   When these type of negative behaviors were taking roots decades ago, and many were warned of the impending problems, many in the purported upper echelon were laughing and cracking “CRACK JOKES,” at many of us, yet the chickens have come home to roost.

   Jumbee_Picknee aka Ras Smood
   De ‘ole Dutty Peg🦶🏿Garrat_Bastard

   Vere C. Edwards

7. This is a very sad story indeed..
   Trying to rape the man?
   This indeed Sodom and Gomorrah rearing its ugly head..
   Something needs to be done AG.
   Thus is a sad commentary concerning antigua!!

8. SERIOUS????
   This ABLP government turned Antigua into a Shithole.
   The police is just an extension of the country’s leader. No courtesy, no professionalism, no respect.
   Too often the police shows up at the crime scene,collect evidence and then walk away without the victim hearing from them again.

   • Shithole, you sound agree and bitter. Tell me what Gaston have fu you so me can tell he give you please. Shithole you tink the bandits tell the Police when they going to strike. You sound like the shithole you be.

     • @ You cry cry baby you

       What did the UPP have for Gaston. and Cutie when they were in opposition when they blamed the UPP for all crimes happening in the country- cannot forget how they hammered the UPP for the death of the couple at CoCos.
       Funny you guys cannot take the heat when you are in the fire.
       YOU USELESS IDIOT AND IMBECILE

     • Read the article, then come again, cry cry baby.
       He taught our people to be disrespectful, selfish and greedy!
       He cultivates criminals.

9. I continue thanking God for protection everyday seee… cause if i get held up, any opportunity i see, it’s kill on site

10. Like I said, citizens of Antigua put down y’all foots. I know when your frightened is different, but any opportunity you get and you can damage one of them at least please do so. The police her is full a f**k. A few does their work while the others you have to wonder. I will say this in the event this happen to me I’m prepared I’m sorry and I will do what I have to do. In this little 268? Y’all gotta be kidding me. Everyday is some robbery. Is some kinda rape. I’m tired. Let’s do what we have to do. Have no fear. Do what you have to do. Do you know how it feels to be left traumatized??? Boy ah killing Aru before anything cuz Aru nar go 1735 for little time and a yam and drink tax payers money and till a walk Pon road free. Once mi know who the perpetrators be ah hunt me a hunt Fu Aru and kill Aru. Wha Aru Tek this thing fah? People put down y’all foot we no longer safe.

11. The Commissioner never denied there was an increase but it is not spiraling out of control…Dat ah wha he say!!!!

12. There is information missing from this letter
    What is the badge number of the officer(s)
    Where was the report made? Station in town? Police Headquaters? The rape unit? A country station? A police post?
    How many officer(s) where there?
    Did you made a complaint to a high ranking officer about the unprofessional behavior?
    The officer(s) laughing were they male or female?
    Did you take the names of the officer(s)?
    Plenty information missing…

13. This is disheartening to know that we are being set out like chicken in a fox den. Too many heinious crimes happening and our government quiet ( or laughing i’m not sure). I am thankful that they were not succesful in their attempts to violate your brother or 85 year old neighbour however i am not one to say i condone violence but at this rate each law abiding citizen prepare to defend yourself when they come cause i am not sitting down like a headless chicken. The place heated and outta control!

14. Most of these so called police got into the force because of links.This is why it is so dangerous to trust them
    I had a set of them trying to intimidate me for his theifing friend,the mechanic tried to rip me off and I went to the station
    The man was tif tone drunk infront of his superior
    Who had nothing better to say
    I went back and explained to another set and that is where I got my justice
    There are alot of dishonest people here right now
    Antigua GONEEEEE

15. Dear readers, we rely heavily on foreign investment and this sort of foul news circulates very quickly around the globe. The crime rate has increased radically since the pandemic. It’s time for law enforcement to do what is expected of them in a responsable manner.

16. Antiguans should realise that the police services is broken , inefficient and ineffective. They are not worth their salary, from the top to the bottom.

    Police officers are not easy to identify as many don’t display their badge number, which makes it difficult to complain about them.

    The immigration services is also dysfunctional. Over a thousand of Gaston migrants entered and immigration don’t know their names and where exactly they are staying in Antigua. Over 30 of them took the High sea and drown and immigration cannot account for them.

    Immigration allow Jamacians, Guyanese, Santa Domingo, Haitians rejects in and because of the broken services our country is on the brink of collapse.
    Imagine, robbers wanted to bull the man in his house. It’s a pity he wasn’t able to caused at least one of them substantial damage.

    I wholeheartedly agreed that as citizens we should mobilise ourselves and protect our country. If we want to retain the peace and stability we once enjoyed, as Antiguans let’s come together and do what we can do that the police and immigration failed to do.

17. In reporting crime sells, and sex sells; whike tourism visits stalls from real fest and perceived danger.
    From the man who the man who stabbed up his attacker by defending himself with a sissors; to the attempted male rape by intruders, among many others. At the rate of occurrence and these crimes are being reported; Antigua will soon be placed on the “Do not visit” list with the DR, Haiti and Jamaica

18. I’m not surprised at the police behavior. Recently at a popular fete (BBB), a male (apparently gay) was infront of the stage enjoying the performance of the female artiste, Murr. There was a uniformed police officer on stage who was visibly irate at this individual, who was simply enjoying himself. Now instead of condemning the officer, many on social media laughed and praised him, because apparently it was “funny”. How can we have officers who are openly and unabashedly prejudiced to members of our society?

    Also, society at large sanction this type of behavior.

19. I guess being rude ad taunting you until you are simply not comfortable making the report is one way to get crime stats down.

    Must be that why Commissioner can boast while we are living in fear.

20. No one can feel the trauma and distress that family went through. Most heartrending was the reaction of the policemen who laughed and made a lewd comment when the family reported the incident to them. It seems the vetting system doesn’t set a high enough standard for applicants to be accepted into the Police Force. I hope the family have reported those laughing policemen to higher authority. What Antigua needs right now is an honest, no-nonsense strong leader who would come down very hard on these low life scum. I’ve said it before and I repeat: forget the bleeding hearts brigade with their Human Rights fellow sidekicks (notice you never hear of Human Wrongs)? I will repeat: do similar as former President Duterte (Phillippines). Robbery with a firearm is met with immediate elimination of the perpetrator by the police, similar treatment handed out to anyone in possession of an illegally held firearm. For rapists, my solution is the chemical cosh coupled with a lengthy spell behind bars. Sorry folks, these measures will never come to pass in Antigua. Too extreme? Ask the victims of this horrific attack if they agree or not. Antigua has gone to the dogs—-in a handcart.

    • Correction. For ‘chemical cosh’, read Castration.

21. The first and most important job of the police is to look out for each other. Its an organization with the licensed to kill, they protect and look out for their own.
    Not only in antigua all over the world its like a plague. Our society is being deeply affected by their action. They have no respect for the citizens they protect.

    They laugh at men, they also come to our homes over domestic dispute and looking your woman infront you face. It’s like they’re the badest thing and they’re untouchable.

    I pray and hope the public truly don’t turn on them in a violent way. I pray they still continue to walk the streets unarmed, I pray they find it in their hearts to change the attitude they have developed.

    We need the police, without the law it would be worst, a wild wild west . We are asking for you to take the small crime seriously as if it was your brother, your father, your sister, your mother. Ask yourself how would you feel…

    Deal with these situations seriously, help antiguans feel safe again. have us restore our faith in you. Helps us to want to help you. Helps us. help us. help us.

    We love this island, remember the days you left your door open and went to town and a stranger would pass and help to close your gate.

    let us all help Antigua to be safe again……

    if you see your friend with a gun or a weapon plotting to rob and kill, call the police and give them a tip. It could be your family next, the victim of a violent crime.

22. The majority of the force and those in charge are foreign born!! Hmmm!
    The powers that be, like it like that hmm🫣

    • Your could be right. I had an uneasy feeling this might be the case now I wonder if is really so. There are some pointers in other fields which bear out your assumption.

23. You can’t help but hope this brother finds his attackers and make sure they don’t come back.

24. The problem with our justice system is we do not have one. Recruiting any and any body to become enforcers of the law and protectors of our peace is not working. We have an entire force filled with illiterates and men and women who lack emotional intelligence. Until we tackle this problem, we will continue to fail. A grown man almost raped comes to the police honestly expressing himself and making a complaint on what he just endured only to have taunts and unkind words thrown at him will react in a profoundly criminal way…. Whose fault is it? The law failed him so he will protect his family by any means…. And we wonder why mental health is so poor around these parts!

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