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Following another unsolved murder of a young man on the island, the Bermuda Sun (newspaper) survey report can be read by clicking here. some points to com out of the survey:
apparently, as though to justify the concerns, police commented that the vast majority of violent incidents involve people known to one another. More worrying is that during 2006 the constabulary on this island of about 64,000 inhabitants managed to arrest over 4,000 people. assuming the majority to be residents, that's about 1 in 16 people suspected of criminal offences! Apparently, the public should be reassured that in just one year over 15% of their countrymen were sufficiently considered guilty of criminal offences such that they were detained. It is claimed that Bermuda still remains one of the safest countries in the world." How many other countries have such a high population to arrest rate? Not many we suspect. So what does the island have; over zealous cops (it appears not as no one has confidence in them) or a lot of (stupid – they get caught) criminals? What of the conviction rate? Or does the island simply release those that they have caught ‘back into the wild’? but the island has known of the gang culture for years In 2005 this site was contacted by a US Officer expressing his concern about the markings he had seen whilst holidaying in Bermuda; Gang 'graffiti'. The officer, who has d produced a substantial file on the gangs and their markings, took the time and trouble to forward the information (presentation) to us. We have offered the file to the Island's Governor and the Bermuda police. To date, we have heard no further from them. Is it that Bermuda just does not care or would they rather brush such information under the carpet, ignore the problem in the hope it goes away by itself or for fear of harming their tourist trade? Only a year ago, in October 2006, Bermuda's press reported on an article in the New York Post:
The police appear to have their work cut out; how are they expected to address gang crime when confronted by poor morale, depleted numbers, a lack of training and are still required to investigate the likes of the now Premier Ewart Brown and the Governments missing millions ($800,000,000)? Given the concerns about tourism, it would appear that the emphasis has not been on prevention and detection but more on brushing matters under the carpet .... and the Bermuda police / politicians appear to be adept housekeepers. |
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