Comments on: Trial Dates Set For Three Murder Defendants

By: Leigh

Leigh — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 00:06:11 +0000

People that live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. Majority of you negative individuals posting your malicious comments sound like typical small-minded fools. How could you sit there and ridicule a mother and son that you don’t even know?! You’re all so caught up in the hype that you fail to see the crap that the media is feeding you. It’s obvious that they don’t have enough evidence to charge him. That’s why they are taking so long with his case. Prosecution needs more time to chase their tails. For all you pessimistic people on here promoting hate you need to realize that YOU ARE A PART OF THE PROBLEM IN BERMUDA! You are all a bunch of cowards. You would rather have a scapegoat than fix Bermuda’s black community.

By: wow

wow — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 20:24:14 +0000

Who feels it knows so so girl. Free kai!!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 01:33:18 +0000

How do you say someone is guilty before trial? Typical.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 16:44:25 +0000

STOP BLAMING THE SYSTEM WHEN YOUR SONS GET ARRESTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILTY FOR YOUR CHILDS BAD CHOICES!! ENOUGH OF THE “LETS BLAME THE WHITE MEN” SYNDROME!!

There are many many many successful “Black” men in Bermuda. The difference between them and your son….PARENTING!!! DANG!!!

By: Boo

Boo — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 15:36:02 +0000

negative, you mean

By: Boo

Boo — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 15:34:44 +0000

That is the problem with children today. No sense of discipline, no sense of right or wrong and this is where they end up.

By: Malachi

Malachi — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 14:13:19 +0000

@Freshkid

Ways to help your black son out of prison:

1. From the moment he is born, nurture him and make him feel secure.
2. As he grows up, spend most of your waking hours with him.
3. Teach him right from wrong and punish when necessary.
(Don’t make threats you won’t actually carry out.)
4. Give him the best education you can.
5. Teach him to be respectful.

Another bit of advice for the ladies: If you happen to get pregnant for a man who spends no time with the child OR you; does not work; and engages in anti-social behavior, then please try and learn from that experience.

Please, please, do NOT repeat that scenario two or three times!

Now if you carry out all of the above, I am not saying that he will not become a criminal. What I am saying is that his chances of becoming a good citizen are increased exponentially!

By: Petty Lump

Petty Lump — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 01:25:40 +0000

study hard in school.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 01:06:02 +0000

Does anyone check what they have typed before pressing enter??

By: Freshkid

Freshkid — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 00:44:38 +0000

Us as Bermudians always have something navigate to say or we are putting people down,how about coming up with solutions so we can keep our black man out off prison.

By: Sparky

Sparky — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 00:25:15 +0000

Powerful comments based on facts for those who have read a book !

By: js

js — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 22:01:30 +0000

I remember a number of years ago Larry Scott was talking on his legal talk radio show about how the criminal justice system in Bermuda was institutionally racists and so on so on

I do not doubt that statement for a minute however I always wondered how such a system could exist in a society where:

the vast majority of law makers are black
the judges who preside over criminal trials are exclusively black
the vast majority of prosecutors are black
the vast majority of police officers are black
the vast majority of prison officers are black
and the vast majority of defence attorneys are black

unfortunately Bermuda views itself in the prism of American institutionalized racism when the reality is that white residents have virtually no part to play in the system

however the sad irony is that Bermuda is so entrenched in institutional racism that white residents need not play any part and in fact need not even be on island for there to be institutional racism

Bermuda society is like the matrix and black Bermudians will defend the system with their life even if it is designed to hold them back and hold them down

By: Next

Next — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 21:57:54 +0000

Look at your spelling and grammar before you tell anyone else to pick up a book. Terrible. No wonder your son is sitting in a cell rotting away. You failed YOUR BLACK SON don’t blame everyone else. The justice system in Bermuda has not set the odds against any black men. This is not the United States so stop repeating what you hear you bird.

By: Keepin' it Real...4Real!

Keepin' it Real...4Real! — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 21:43:39 +0000

if he was wrongly incarcerated and found not guilty …don’t worry he will be compensated for it.

By: Keepin' it Real...4Real!

Keepin' it Real...4Real! — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 21:41:23 +0000

Stay out of it moms…its not worth the aggravation…book or no book…you won’t change the consensus of the public opinion…just stand by your son whether he’s right or wrong as a loving mother would rightly do…but don’t expect us to.

By: Be Honest

Be Honest — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 18:16:07 +0000

To So-so. Keeping OUR black man? I had my first son at 17 my second at 21 I was still a mother always by their side teaching them I don’t do jail and bail. Therefore MY black men have nothing to do with the justice system besides a couple of speeding tickets (so clearly I’m not saying their perfect). Stop blaming the system. I’m sure they didn’t pick your sons name out of a hat and say let’s pick him up. If anything because of the flaws of the system innocent or guilty he’ll probably still get off.

By: BOOM

BOOM — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 17:57:38 +0000

HELLO!

By: andre

andre — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 17:47:12 +0000

If they are guilty take them to trial and find them so. No one should have to be incarcerated for more tha a year before trial. Just suppose….just suppose they are innocent. What then? At the least you would have a very angry person! How would you feel if tit was you?

By: enough

enough — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 17:23:04 +0000

I always love rebukes like this one with the wrong spelling of grammar.

By: tricks are for kids....

tricks are for kids.... — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 16:30:26 +0000

Nowhere in MY comment did I state or indicate that he did anything wrong or say that he was guilty……Obviously they have SOME evidence that is sufficient to incarcerate him or he would have been bailed all this time…..Sorry if YOU all don’t agree with MY opinion…….IJS

By: Just Wondering.......Again

Just Wondering.......Again — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 16:21:56 +0000

It doesn’t pay to be friends with our children, try parenting, it works. You have been his friend for far too long now he’s in trouble and you’re still in la la land.

And yes innocent until proven guilty, but sometimes even the guilty walk free!

By: de-de

de-de — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 16:17:57 +0000

“The system can’t keep a good man down ” Innocent until proven Guilty and clearly they don’t have any evidence so Keep ya head up Nutty …you shall touch the road soon…#family1st

By: u ank sers

u ank sers — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 16:15:18 +0000

maybe ya son shoulda picked up a book…

By: Just Saying

Just Saying — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 15:41:09 +0000

Amazing how she is demanding that someone pick up a book but yet her grammer is atrocious.

By: Triangle

Triangle — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 14:45:35 +0000

“pick up a book” — Lets start with getting a handle on the English language in order to better validate your position.

By: Nuffin but da Truth

Nuffin but da Truth — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 14:02:59 +0000

I was hoping they had thrown away the keys!

By: So-so

So-so — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 13:38:25 +0000

@ innocent until proven guilty – you are absolutely correct they have NO evidence . FREE KAI !!!!

By: So-so

So-so — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 13:32:43 +0000

To the cereal person – I care his mother so before u all start talking your mess just let me say this, his my son n I will always be there for him . The justice system has set the odds against OUR young black man so instead of giving negative comments on social media pick up a book. Here’s one I suggest for you cereal person ” IT’S ONLY 4%” CRIME IN BERMUDA written by Larry Scott B.A, B.A, LEC

By: Truth is killin' me...

Truth is killin' me... — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 13:26:44 +0000

Cry me a river!!!!!!!!

By: innocent until proven guilty

innocent until proven guilty — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 13:21:43 +0000

He hasnt been found guilty. so who is to say he did anything to have been in jail for OVER a year. why hasnt his case started? Probably because bps havent found enough evidence to convict. smh

By: tricks are for kids....

tricks are for kids.... — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 12:16:02 +0000

To Cann and his female counterpart shouting out from the “peanut gallery” YOU are where YOU are because of choices that YOU made….So why should anyone care……..