Seaga could intervene in West Kingston unrest – Professor Wi

[Karl]

dem fi attack dem. a lot of the gunmen are there now. jus kill nuff bird wid one stone. if u done dem, u bite at least 25% a the major criminals outta society. di supporters dem who a plan fi dead fi him a jus collateral. i'm jus sorry for the little kids who are going to be practically forced by their parents to go out and stand up fi form human shield. believe mi, dem radical enough fi dweet.

Do we have the required SWAT force, including a sniper division to ring Tivoli and take out those bearing arms 1 shot at a time?

It should be BUD policy time!
Issue the instructions for the gunmen to exit at a stated location...single file only via security forces constructed small exit portal...at ordered staggered command once within amplified voice reach...into mobile cell...then transported to maximum facility within which they would be held, processed and held.

GUARANTEED? Those gunmen who avail selves of this offer will not be shot. They will have legal due process/face the courts.

The others will be subject to the 'BUD POLICY'!

[Plush]

The Police miss another chance.When the women and children were out protesting, that was the perfect time to enter Tivoli and block all those people from going back in until the security forces were done..Let them setup another protest and send all the kids to do some CXCs and then solder and everbady go in fi di gun dem

[Lazie]

The Police miss another chance.When the women and children were out protesting, that was the perfect time to enter Tivoli and block all those people from going back in until the security forces were done..Let them setup another protest and send all the kids to do some CXCs and then solder and everbady go in fi di gun dem

Was thinking along the same line. Why did they allow them back in? They should have prevented them from going in, claiming it was for their own safety.

[Rockman]

Dudus was named on the "problem list" given to the police by the then PM Seaga. He sought the services of the police, he will need those services which is why he has to be PM in order....
Agreed his started this mess.

[Reggaedoc]

He is the one who created this monster in the first place. The Jamaican people should hold him accountable. I hope history treats him appropriately.

[ReggaeMike]

The Police miss another chance.When the women and children were out protesting, that was the perfect time to enter Tivoli and block all those people from going back in until the security forces were done..Let them setup another protest and send all the kids to do some CXCs and then solder and everbady go in fi di gun dem

That would be violating there right to freedom of movement. They couldn't do that.

[Plush]

What are you talking about ReggaeMike. If there is a crime scene don't the police prevent people from going in? If there is a ongoing police operation don't they prvent people from entering for safety reasons...This would be a good strategic move by the security force...guess they not thinking

[Gamma]

not really, if the police are conducting an operation then within the paramenters of that operation they can take such steps as are necessary to protect the public. e.g. they could evacuate the area (we know this would not work in TG).

there was a manhunt here about 4 years ago for 3 fugitives who were armed. the police located their whereabouts and evacuated the surrounding area before they went in.

[ReggaeMike]

What are you talking about ReggaeMike. If there is a crime scene don't the police prevent people from going in?

Yep, but the police need to establish themselves around the crime scene first. The barricades are obviously illegal on more than one ground (blocking roads, bridging electricity...), but there is no police cordon in the area and it isn't the entire community of Tivoli that constitutes a crime scene, only those sections of the road with the barricades, so the police could probably cordon off the area around the barricades and tell the folks not to come near them but they couldn't prevent them from going into their homes (and all the gangsters would need to do is remove one barricade and the police could not possibly tell the residents "don't go back into Tivoli").

If there is a ongoing police operation don't they prvent people from entering for safety reasons...This would be a good strategic move by the security force...guess they not thinking

Well if there is an ongoing police operation they have mastered the art of stealth. In none of the pictures do I actually see any kind of stand-off between the police and the blockading people. Having driven on Spanish Town Road recently and another road adjacent to Tivoli I can also say that with my own eyes I saw no police in sight unless the police were among the people with cardboard placards saying "leave dudus alone".

[ReggaeMike]

not really, if the police are conducting an operation then within the paramenters of that operation they can take such steps as are necessary to protect the public. e.g. they could evacuate the area (we know this would not work in TG).

there was a manhunt here about 4 years ago for 3 fugitives who were armed. the police located their whereabouts and evacuated the surrounding area before they went in.

True but there needs to be a real operation first. See my reply to Plush. The police don't seem to have a heavy presence in the area, at least not on a continuous basis.

[Mosiah]

true! bit by bit, get control of the area. the carpet bombing ting will not work! and is murder in my book!

[Reggaedoc]

The scary part of all this is that the police cant come up with a approprate response to blatant criminalty in more than 48 hours. No wonder > 1600 people died on the island last year. What kind of police force do we have.

[Don1]

He is the one who created this monster in the first place. The Jamaican people should hold him accountable. I hope history treats him appropriately.

Blinds have certain fans pon di forum...dem kall dat "di best prime minista wi eva had" ...and pine for the good old days under dat likkle reprobate

certain guy have needa sense nor shame

[ReggaeMike]

The scary part of all this is that the police cant come up with a approprate response to blatant criminalty in more than 48 hours. No wonder > 1600 people died on the island last year. What kind of police force do we have.

The kind that have enemies in front (gunmen) and behind (politicians) and within (corrupt cops).

[Don1]

whey yuh deh..yaad?