Burglary Charges: Teenagers Appear in Court
A trio of teenagers appeared in Magistrates Court today [Sept 28], all charged with some form of burglary.
ZBM reported that 17-year-old Ryan Jay Furbert, of Footbridge Lane, Devonshire, admitted to breaking into a Smith’s Parish home and removing over $9,000 worth of electronics. Mr Furbert, pictured to the left, is an accomplished athlete. Also appearing was a 16-year-old, who denied the charge and is awaiting trial.
According to the Prosecutor, the victim left his residence locked at around 6pm on August 19th, and returned to find various items missing including a laptop, digital camera, iPod and more. Upon Police conducting tests, they confirmed fingerprints in the home belonged to the 17-year-old. Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner granted Mr. Furbert $2,000 bail with a surety, and he will re-appear in court in November 2010.
In a separate case also reported by ZBM, another 16-year-old plead guilty to burglary at a Pompano Beach, Southampton home, after his fingerprints were also found at the scene. Items stolen included an MG sports car, iPod, webcam and Nintendo Wii.
The 16-year-old’s lawyer told the Court that his client came from a good home, and he is a recent graduate of Government’s Mirrors Programme. The teenager was granted bail until his sentencing on a later date.
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Chop a finger off, 100% guaranteed they’d never steal again.
How many fingers and toes would you have left if yours were cut off every time YOU stole something? Suggesting something like this is easy, until the consequence happens to you, your mother, brother or child. Think.
Perfect example of the Bermudian ‘philosophy’. Criminals are criminals, whether you know them or not. Deal with the consequences.
How many fingers and toes does it take to stop someone from committing burglary? My guess would be ‘one’. The Law of the land needs to be like nature. How many times can you jump off a cliff? Midnight Troll is right! Only I say chop the whole hand off. Oh and I’m ready to have my mother, brother, and childs hand cut off for stealing….yup!
@ Chop Sui.
Thas serious mate. Hands can be put back on, with much dexterity intact. I’d imagine the experience would teach someone quite a lesson.
We need to know why they are commiting this crime. Was it for a laugh, or was it out of desperation. The risk of punishment is always there, but if one is truly desperate, it won’t sway them.
So much for the mirrors programme then!
It says “RECENT” graduate of Mirrors programme meaning he completed the program “AFTER” he committed the crime duh
If 50 people go through that mirrors program and it changes one person out of those 50 that is a job well done in my books! Every little bit helps! Atleast the program is a positive program.
Apologies, but if our tax dollars are being spent on a program such as this (one that I do support by the way) I’d hope for much better odds of success that one out of 50. C’mon now. In this case, I can understand if a small few happen to relapse. It happens. But not 49! Also, he probably committed the offenses and THEN did Mirrors.
Just curious is there a juvenile justice system? seems like most of the theft done by 18-16 age group.
Why not put these guys in a rehabilitation boot camp at the Regiment. Or put them in the regiment! That simple, you do the crime you do time up warwick camp cutting trees and having your life wasted, like so many law abiding Bermudians who are forced up there for cheap labour, do it to someone who really needs a kiss up the !
Sargeants have told me that they sincerely believe that the Regiment does not help troubled youth. Furthermore, I would not feel safe equipping such a person with a loaded weapon.
It could be designed to help them, and you don’t have to arm them!
It could be used to enforce community service, road works etc.
Great point! If you are suggesting a special programme with a military structure to help troubled teens and young adults, that sounds brilliant. Honestly.
Yes I am, I don’t know why it has never been looked at before. I am currently in the Bermuda Regiment, I am 28 years old and I went to college abroad and worked away, when I came home I was forced to serve, I have no problem with the giving back to the community, but when I realised that it was nothing more than a constructed waste of time in which alot of the people conscripted really do not need to be there and alot of people I see who are not there should be there!
If you told these guys that if you offend your heading up to Warwick Camp for 3 years for hard labour, discipline, character building. They might actually come back with a sense of self worth and not a criminal mind.
I would much rather spend my time working with and helping these kids learn discipline than cutting trees. Even better they can cut the trees for me !