Comments on: New Bill Allowing For Parolees To Be Arrested

By: Gotham

Gotham — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 18:22:46 +0000

There were probably very good reasons for not enacting this law through the decades if not centuries, especially including pandering to a public hysteria. This is not a nice law and is wide open to all sorts of trivial abuse, especially by Police.

By: LOL (Original TM*)

LOL (Original TM*) — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:44:55 +0000

Don’t worry they only want to lock you up. lolololol

From what fearmongering politician did we hear that line from.

LOL

By: for real

for real — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:00:18 +0000

please note every one that i personally believe that this is just smoke and mirrors. just saying. arresting someone is not the same as revoking their parole. no where in this ammendemnt unless this ist the full ammendment listed does it say that the parolee’s parole will be revoked. they will be arrested and maybe detained untill the go before a magistrate or other governing body. also who will the go before as they may not have broken any “law” per sec.

once they get before the magistrate or parole board they may still be on parole.

we need to stop rushing to laws and ammendments that can be overturned or circumvented by good lawyers or magistrate. look at the habd held device law.

we know the spirit in wich this has been put forward but we need to get the letter of the law correct as well or we will just end up with a lot of unecessay ammendemnts and acts.

Just my point of view.

By: Hmmm

Hmmm — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:42:24 +0000

This one does protect us.

What would you suggest as a law to “Give the PEOPLE better SECURITY by STOPPING the INFLUX of drugs like HEROIN, CRACK and ECSTASY!!!!” ???

Waiting.

By: Judge & Jury

Judge & Jury — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 11:24:14 +0000

Great Job Minister Dunkley it’s about time. Parole in Bermuda is not taken seriously when some peopler breach their conditions within hours of their release. No need to wait on a Board Meeting.
Many other jurisdictions also give powers of arrest to their Correctional Officers. Let Westgate staff arrest visitors bringing in drugs and phones and inmates who engage in illicit activities.

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 11:19:12 +0000

As a matter of fact Mazumbo, that’s not a bad idea…It certainly will make,(if not all) some people think twice prior to committing a “serious crime” or even them that are committing “petty crimes”. They’re continuously doing it over and over and over and prison is somewhat a security blanket for them…There they will have free shelter, meals and medical treatment plus get monies ta’boot No it’s time for 3 strikes and you are out Laws to be introduced for all crimes but the mandatory sentences should fit the crimes i.e. serious crime 15 yrs. and lesser for petty crimes, say 5 yrs. I believe this will be a deterrent…

By: Same old PLP

Same old PLP — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 10:01:43 +0000

This is just Common Sense

By: Mike Hind

Mike Hind — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 02:04:37 +0000

We have a privatized prison?

By: Coffee

Coffee — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 01:08:31 +0000

One way of keeping a privatized prison full of captured cash .

By: eview

eview — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 23:06:40 +0000

Not all parolees r dangerous criminals ppl r locked up for many different reasons u ppl r so negative

By: glen's

glen's — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 21:47:28 +0000

I guess, never too late!!
What’s next? Lord have mercy.

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 21:08:55 +0000

I remember one that was on parole and murdered and raped a young girl.
Monitoring is the best approach and doing it right.

By: sage

sage — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 20:29:20 +0000

Stop paroling dangerous offenders who already received inadequate sentences.

By: Redo

Redo — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 20:13:02 +0000

I know!! Why would i not be immediately arrested if i violate my parole? Dumbest thing i have heard in a long time! Parole is given under the condition that i am on my best behavior and dont break any laws! Parole is a GIFT! I should definitely be hauled back in a locked up again if i violate this gift that was given to me. I cant believe what an idiotic system we have in place here. Thank you Mr. Dunkley for overhauling some really stupid legislation that has been hiding out in the fine print. Unbelievable!!

By: Mazumbo

Mazumbo — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 20:00:28 +0000

I guess next is three strikes. Oh I forgot its only one now.

By: WhistleBlower

WhistleBlower — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:02:54 +0000

How about a damn bill that finds someone guilty of handling/possession of a gun to be tried for any murders used by that gun!!!!!!

Really parolees? Give the PEOPLE better SECURITY by STOPPING the INFLUX of drugs like HEROIN, CRACK and ECSTASY!!!! Introduce bills that PROTECT LAW-ABIDING citizens of this country!!!!

By: Hmmm

Hmmm — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:38:54 +0000

I’m just surprised this wasn’t allowed until now.

By: Ben Dover

Ben Dover — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:07:56 +0000

That’s the spirit, Mr. Dunkley. Spare the rod, and spoil the child, I always say.

By: Hmmm

Hmmm — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:07:19 +0000

Sounds reasonable to me.