Comments on: Man Jailed For Threatening His Mother & Police

By: ABM

ABM — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:40:56 +0000

I thought the same thing. Things that make you go hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

By: SMH

SMH — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:02:56 +0000

“Magistrate Warner said that Bermuda had no facility to which he could send a person where that person could be held and kept in a non-prison environment where he could be supervised and medicated as required” This is unbelievable.

We lock him up, do not provide treatment and he comes worse. If Bermuda keeps treating the mentally unstable this way we may get a mass murderer on our hands. Let’s learn from the US and start taking our mentally challenged members of society that have violent tendencies serious please!

By: Common Sense

Common Sense — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:58:40 +0000

I know that a lot of folks want some kind of formula to decide on the amount of jail time dished out by the courts, but such a system would be catastrophic and counter-productive. Our magistrates and judges have to take a wide variety of factors into consideration before passing sentence. Just as an example, SNS says that this man was jailed for an “ARGUMENT” with his mom. That is far from the whole story. The man went to a seniors home demanding money from his mother and becoming “aggressive” with her. When the police arrived to calm things down he also threatened the officers. If the victim had been anybody other than his mother he could easily have been charged with far more serious offences.

If the magistrate is worth his salt he would have to look at all the factors in this case. What are the man’s previous convictions? Will he leave his mother alone if he’s just given a tap on the wrist? Will a short sharp sentence (5 months) give the man time to reflect of the fact that it’s his mom who was victimized. Can he receive any treatment or counselling while incarcerated?

When we read a brief summary of any case in the newspaper it is easy to make rash judgements because we do so without all of the facts and without seeing and hearing the witnesses and the offenders.

Inperfect as it is I would far rather our magistrates and judges can use some discretion when passing sentences rather than setting down a strict set of rules that are intended to cover every type of case. That is impossible and completely unworkable.

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:08:20 +0000

Yes my brother Duane P Santucci, though I don’t often submit any comments to this site I couldn’t refuse this today.
There are far too many at Westgate that needn’t be there and should be compensating the courts for fines they’re unable to pay by doing charity work, i.e. cleaning bushes, roadways and beaches of bottles and cans etc.
I’m betwixt as to why aren’t those in prison,from any “civil case” working off their debt/s as oppose to being a burden to the others? Also, while we’re on this subject, why don’t we have a three strikes and out judicial system here on the Island?

By: R U Serious

R U Serious — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:20:48 +0000

Honour thy Father and Mother, so your days be long upon the earth………….

By: SNS

SNS — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 03:06:16 +0000

The other day I read a story about a boy who STABBED his ‘friend’ at albouys point and received 2 years probation – no jail time. Today I read this story where this man with a serious mental problem is jailed over an ARGUMENT with his mom. What the hell is going on?!?! I just don’t get it!!

By: sanityisback

sanityisback — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:44:21 +0000

Good one.lol

By: Just us

Just us — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:00:43 +0000

So you think people like that can’t swim…SMH House him on the south shore property in one of those rooms the police are using…

By: Amazed

Amazed — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:40:37 +0000

They need a residential facility on one of the smaller islands where they could roam about, be supervised, but not get off except by boat!

By: Duane P. Santucci

Duane P. Santucci — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:11:41 +0000

I only have one comment,instead of locking him up I would remind my children that I help bring you in this world and I would help take you out.

In all seriousness I am glad that the mother was not physically harmed but emotionally shae will be effected for the remainder of her days and our hearts and prayers go out to her.the alarming thing is we have so much money in this country to lock people up and to put towards fighting crime but at no time have we seen or heard of funds going toward having a real mental facility center that would deal with those that are mentally disturbed.

Mid Atlantic Wellness center serves its purpose but we need a facility that deals with cases tha are not really suitable for the present facilities we have and if we can not afford to put one here,then ship them to the U.K. to facilities that they have that are known for the expertise they have in dealing with these folk.

We have far to many prisoners in westgate and the other prisons that need not to be there but for their own protection put in the right facility.