Police today conducted mobile patrols across several neighborhoods including All Saints, Liberta, Freemans Village, Grays Farm, Ottos, Radio Range, St. Johnstons Village, St. Johns City, Villa, Point, Sea View Farm, Piggotts, Cassada Gardens, and Clarehall.
The patrol, held this week focused particularly on the City area, where law enforcement officers engaged with the public, conducting searches for prohibited items.
During these operations, a number of individuals were searched, resulting in the confiscation of several weapons, including knives and scissors.
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Good job officers 👏
To be honest, I always have a small knife in my vehicle, there are times I buy fruits and use my knife to peel them, but it could be handy in case I’m attacked by some scumbag
I do not and would never justify and encourage any form of physical violence. However, we are in unprecedented times and people are scared even to drive to work or go the supermarket or even to the doctor. Antiguans has never been a violent people but these days are different. People are forced and compelled into defensive modes as a means of self protection and preservation. 80 percent of residents carry around a scissors, an ice pick, a knife or a cutlass in their cars. They have no violent intentions but it’s a form of defense in these turbulent times. That is why I find it strange that the police would take away these objects from motorists. It is doing nothing more than making ordinary people more vulnerable to thieves and bandits and ultimately less safe.
Please don’t take my #fork_stick because like the main character in Walking Tall, that’s my weapon of choice!
Folks, just about anything can be [weaponized]. Strings, ropes, clothing can be used to strangle.
Stiletto heels, spoons, forks, gasoline, vinegar and who can forget STONES/ROCKS can all be used as weapons, plus the best one COMPUTERS.
The point being made is this; while certain weapons such as guns have become the obvious weapon of choice outside of the computer to commit robbery, murder and other heinous crimes, in Antigua, the MAIN PROBLEM is the changing dynamics which are powering the CULTURE under the ACTION, of FORCES; and, it’s entirely natural for such ACTIONS to create and develop REACTIONARY FORCES.
The ONLY long lasting SOLUTION to what is happening in terms of crimes and criminality is to change the DYNAMICS which is powering the CULTURE.
While road blocks, stop and search, profiling, confiscation of knives, scissors etc will stem the tide, these are ONLY temporary fixes and will not stave off the impending crime tsunami sweeping across the island because CRIMINALS are very adaptable and just like an addict will find ways to get their fix and kicks.
Jumbee_Picknee aka Ras Smood
De’ole Dutty Peg🦶🏾Garrat_Bastard
Vere Edwards
The police have all right to do random searches because they don’t know who they might chance upon with some kind of a ‘hot firearm ‘. Remember the criminals were warned to do whatever they wanted with them, except turning them over to the authorities.
I thought it was guns they were confiscating. So what are we supposed to use to protect ourselves from these criminals that the legal system keep releasing.
WHAT THE HELL…! …POLICE CONFISCATE WEAPONS…? …NAH: …POLICE SEIZED WEAPONS
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WHETHER OR NOT PROVIDED BY ‘…STRATCOM,’ THE INFORMATION PROVIDED: on
(a) ‘…THE TARGETED COMMUNITIES TARGETED, COULD ONLY BE PROVIDED: by
(b) …THE POLICE.’
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HIGHLY COMMENDABLE: …PROACTIVE
IT IS ‘…HIGHLY COMMENDABLE’ OF THE POLICE SERVICE TO BE ‘…PROACTIVE
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CONDUCTING SUCH OPERATIONS, WALKING THE STREETS AND COMMUNITIES COULD BE MADE SOMEWHAT SAFER FOR CITIZENS.
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CONFISCATION v SEIZURE:
STRATCOM’S INSPECTOR SHALL NOW KNOW THE DIFFERENCE: between
(a) ‘…CONFISCATION: and
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(b) …SEIZURE.’
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PROSECUTION: …CONVICTION: …CONFISCATION:
WHEN A PERSON: is
(i) ‘…PROSECUTED FOR ‘…CARRYING ABROAD AN OFFENSIVE WEAPON: and
(ii) …HE/SHE IS CONVICTED: then
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(iii) …THE COURT SHALL MAKE ‘…AN ORDER THAT THE ‘…WEAPON’ PRESENTED AS AN EXHIBIT AT THE TRIAL, BE ‘…CONFISCATED.’
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DEPRIVATION:
WHETHER OR NOT THE WEAPON: was
(i) ‘…FIREARM:
(ii) …IMITATION FIREARM:
(iii) …CUTLASS:
(iv) …KNIFE:
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TOOLS (Used/Likely to be used):
(v) …HAMMER:
(vi) …SAW (Hand/Electric):
(vi) …CHISEL: or
(vii) …FORK (Kitchen/Garden).
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THE LAW: …SMALL CHARGES ACT: CHAPTER 405: SECTION 5
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READERS MAY WISH TO READ THE LAW, PARTICULARLY ‘…SECTION 5’ THAT THE POSSESSOR OF ‘…AN OFFENSIVE WEAPON’ THAT: is
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(i) ‘…REQUIRED BY LAW TO GIVE A POLICE OFFICER “…A SATISFACTORY ACCOUNT FOR HAVING SUCH WEAPON IN HIS/HER POSSESSION” [Section 5].
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WHAT THE HELL…!
LEAVE ‘…POSSIBLE OFFENSIVE WEAPON’ AT HOME.’
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