Comments on: PLP Call For Investigation Into Pepper Spray Use

By: ROGER

ROGER — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 18:57:47 +0000

THE MARCH PROTEST WAS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW WE WHO PROTESTED COULD DO IT AGAIN. SO IT WAS NO NEED FOR THE POLICE TO BULLY THEIR WAY THROUGH. THE PEACEFUL BLOCKING WAS NEEDED AS THE OBA DON’T CARE FOR DIALOGUE. THEY GOT THEIR MINDS MADE UP! SAD OF THEM!

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 14:45:11 +0000

Yes of course. Theyre gonna hire 2000 immigrant workers and no Bermudians will benefit. That would be insane. If you believe that then youll believe the moon is made of cheese.

By: the truth will set you free

the truth will set you free — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 14:07:35 +0000

Serious: You do not know if the majority of people there walked off from their jobs. It is obvious you want to stick to one narrative but people do have lunch breaks.

By: the truth will set you free

the truth will set you free — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 13:47:39 +0000

Almost: Because there is a law in place that does not make the law moral or just. Slavery, Apartheid and Segregation was lawful but they were unjust, immoral and inhumane.

By: Think About It

Think About It — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 13:24:43 +0000

…..No… it’s not. You have the right to protect yourself from anyone, Police or not. So if a police officer attacks you, you’ll sit there and take it? Dummy?

By: Jus' Askin'

Jus' Askin' — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 10:26:45 +0000

If You really look, BPS initially blocked the gates and Denied the Citizens their Freedom to Assemble on PUBLIC Grounds

I am not ‘cherry picking’, I am jus’ askin’ why is it that the law was broken to enforce the law?

By: Jay M

Jay M — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 04:23:24 +0000

You do realise that there isnt an OBA minister standing there commanding the cops to spray people right?

You know that the cops have no political allegience and deal with situations in accordance with their training.

If there’s an unruly mob halting the democratically elected government from meeting, what do you think is going to happen? No country anywhere in in the world allows this to happen, but people are so surprised that they cant just indefinitely suspend the business of the goverment who won the election?

By: Jay M

Jay M — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 04:16:33 +0000

Blocking the democratically elected government from meeting, isnt a peaceful protest. A government cant have mobs of people thinking they can do this whenever they want.

By: rodney smith

rodney smith — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 22:38:21 +0000

Action /words have a way of stirring people up . When asked to move on by a police officer, you must move. When you disobey , you commit an offence. Additionally , acts of civil disobedience are allowed under the law . But when you resist arrest, you like wise commit an offence . The Governor/ Police must state clearly before Friday what they expect to happen . What rules they will put in place around parliament and what will be consequences if the law is broken . That’s it. The debate must take place in Parliament, not on the street.

By: ken

ken — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 22:07:48 +0000

OBA NEED TO FORCE THE UNIONS TO OPEN UP THEIR FINANCIALS NOW…..WHERE IS THE MISSING MONEY!!!!

Under Section 18 of the Trade Union Act 1965, registered trade unions must submit an annual return to the Registrar General by June 1 every year. That includes an audited statement of receipts, funds and effects of the trade union, and a completed Form P, which provides the names of the union’s officers and trustees.

“Of the remaining trade unions, two have only their 2012 annual returns outstanding, four have outstanding annual returns for 2011 and 2012, and one has not submitted an annual return since 1997 due to technical and organisational challenges.”

By: ken

ken — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 22:05:42 +0000

WRONG….THERE IS JUSTIFICATIONS TO USE PEPPER SPRAY
YOU USE IT FOR CROWED CONTROL….SPECIALLY WHEN THEY SING WE WILL NOT BE MOVED…..GUESS WHAT THEY MOVED DIDN;T THEY!!!!

By: ken

ken — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 22:03:44 +0000

By: Truth Teller

Truth Teller — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 20:52:03 +0000

O’Brien do you not concede that peaceful civil disobedience does form part of our democratic culture and constitutional framework…

By: Onion Juice

Onion Juice — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 18:59:38 +0000

You mean de 2000 jobs that are 4 years late, must be over 3000 now. And some fools will fall for it again.

By: ImJustSayin

ImJustSayin — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 17:18:51 +0000

I blame the Speaker of the House who should have closed the host Ford the day. The Police for making a poor decision to try and bum rush the crowd. A very stupid thing to do. Yes they were breaking the law simple take pictures of the offenders send out court summons later.

By: ImJustSayin

ImJustSayin — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 17:15:23 +0000

Stuff a backpack with towels or a second set of clothes in a sealed plastic bag. The padding on your front will give you a little protection if the police jab you back with a baton (and give you a chance to comply and move back without falling down in pain) and gives you another place to store items you want quick access to, like an ID card, permit to gather, or something else you may need to present to the police when asked

By: ImJustSayin

ImJustSayin — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 17:14:29 +0000

Wear goggles or shatter-resistant glasses if you plan to be up front. If you plan to be on the front lines in front of a counter-protest or the police, you need something to protect your eyes in case things get ugly, preferably something with a seal around the eyes. Sure, you don’t want pepper spray in your eyes, but you don’t want spit from someone shouting at you in your eyes either.A dry bandana over your hair and another soaked with vinegar or cider vinegar. Keep the soaked bandana in a sealed plastic bag until it’s needed. If your group winds up being tear gassed, the soaked bandana can provide some relief until you can leave the area safely and calmly, without getting trampled. Most tear gas isn’t actually “gas,” but a chemical suspended in fine smoke, so you don’t need to show up in a full gas mask, but if you can get one from a surplus store, it might help to have stashed in your backpack. Instructables has several methods to make one as well.

By: Y-Gurl

Y-Gurl — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 15:51:37 +0000

Not true….I was there and this is the only defense the cops can offer for their deplorable behavior

By: Hmmm

Hmmm — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 14:13:57 +0000

The OBA had absolutely nothing to do with it.

By: Skytrain

Skytrain — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 12:59:13 +0000

Watch the whole video you will see the ring leaders setting up the “front line”, of seniors at the gate minutes before the main police line approached. The leaders backed the seniors against the gate so they had nowhere to go. Then the other men pushed the police from the sides and rear causing a very dangerous crush at the gate. This was a tactic all day long and was orchestrated by the ring leaders. The police had no choice but to disperse the crowd. More serious injury would have resulted.

By: Party Whip?

Party Whip? — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 11:38:50 +0000

You mean you didn’t get the email sent to many by Mr. Burt? I didn’t but a co-worker of mine did.

By: Party Whip?

Party Whip? — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 11:37:07 +0000

@Nikki,
Look at every war or battle in history and you will find that the ones that give the orders are never on the frontline. Does that mean they were bot responsible?

By: Jus' Askin'

Jus' Askin' — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 09:29:07 +0000

Did You even read my post?

I am calling on the OBA to look into the Pepper Spray incident and Get rid of those that sprayed the people, from behind I might add.

No where in My post did I mention the airport but as YOU always prove, facts don’t matter to YOU

By: Serious

Serious — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 06:05:32 +0000

Some of us can’t just don’t walk off our jobs because we’d be fired. Not all if us are protected by unions!!

By: Serious

Serious — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 06:02:29 +0000

My point was that there are more important things going on then someone getting something in their eyes thats temporary verse someone being murdered which is permanent!

And ps….the lastest murder was a friend of mine so don’t ever assume it doesn’t effect me.

#justsayin

By: 32n64w

32n64w — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 05:14:08 +0000

The OBA, or any Government of the day for that matter, don’t control the BPS despite the former PLP Government trying to do so. Stop spreading lies, disinformation and innuendo.

By: 32n64w

32n64w — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 05:11:47 +0000

Perhaps the PLP elites shouldn’t have pushed these same persons to the front lines and instead manned the perimeter themselves? Or maybe this just proves their cowardice and rampant acts of selfishness purely for political gain?

By: 32n64w

32n64w — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 05:09:01 +0000

You must be one of only a handful of Bermudians who weren’t aware the PLP issued a press release calling for this act of civil disobedience. Why is that? You clearly have access to social media and Bernews, both of which widely reported his call to arms.

By: 32n64w

32n64w — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 05:05:46 +0000

The police provided guidance well in advance recommending protestors not prevent free movement or access to the House. Their advice was willfully ignored. You can’t blame them for the ensuing action. Only the PLP leadership should shoulder than burden.

By: Watcher

Watcher — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 00:36:23 +0000

You’re entitled to your opinion gurl but you are factually wrong when you say no officer was assaulted before the came down to the house in their helmets. I watched an officer about 10 in the morning getting wailed on by one of our people with a big cedar walking staff he was beating the officer in the legs and it was completely unprovoked. So just saying facts are facts and right is right some of our people were way in the wrong too

By: Marge

Marge — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 23:52:55 +0000

What happened to Larry Burchall ? I have always had the utmost respect for this guy….. but after his recent comments on a certain talk show that is so biased, I and others have lost all respect for him…. I thought Sir John, and Larry were on the same page in regards to politics in bda…. what happened ?

By: Marge

Marge — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 23:33:00 +0000

Why on Gods green earth every time there is a call to come out and show support the P.L.P. these real old timers come out ? where the hell is the young folks ?
People be aware of the likes of Burt and the deputy premier…

By: Common Sense

Common Sense — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 22:32:00 +0000

This scene was not pretty. No doubt the PLP are well pleased with the result. It was what they planned would happen. Any thinking person can see this. It was a cynical action that was well choreographed– Block the entrance; refuse to move when asked to by the police; provoke and assault the police until they react, and then try to blame the OBA.
How much damage are the PLP prepared to do to the Island in their lust for power. We are shooting ourselves in the foot: can’t we see it?

By: hmmm

hmmm — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 20:46:01 +0000

Nothing to do with the OBA…watch the full police press conference.

the fact that you are so uninformed, misinformed leads me to believe you probably have not read all the documentation on the airport, but rather got your insight from heresay.

Stop being lazy and educate yourself in the real truth…not the truth the PLP want you to believe.

By: hmmm

hmmm — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 20:38:09 +0000

So how did you hear about it, how did they here about it, who ultimately started it…because it is right there in the press.

By: god1st

god1st — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 20:04:51 +0000

Rebel rousers Got a taste of their own medicine

By: I can't believe it.

I can't believe it. — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 19:18:26 +0000

They don’t care. I guarantee you that if it were white seniors involved, they would never have pepper sprayed them. I think the OBA have sealed their faith though. They would never gain Government again.

By: Y-Gurl

Y-Gurl — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 18:41:31 +0000

I don’t call for an investigation, I call for the resignation of the top cop, he is solely accountable for what goes on, can really blame the PC layer, they are just puppets and do what they are told, we all know this kind of behavior from the BPS was completely unjustified and despite what DeSilva says there were no assaults BEFORE the police took the in called for measures, time for change at the top..that’s what we should be protesting for!!

By: Nikki

Nikki — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 17:56:47 +0000

You’re an @%$*!!

By: Nikki

Nikki — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 17:54:40 +0000

You’re also talking nonsense! Mr. Burt along with our Unions DIDN’T advise us to walk off our jobs. Those that decided to “PEACFULLY PROTEST” done so without direction!

By: Nikki

Nikki — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 17:50:27 +0000

@Hmmm….Are you serious?!Please correct me if i’m wrong, was it “right” for our Police Officers (who are dutified to protect & serve)to assault our seniors?!HELL NO!!
” Burt, you started this nonsense playing games.” What type of nonsense are you typing! Let me ask you this Hmmm, did Mr. Burt assault anyone? NO! So please explain to me how he started this & will have blood on his hands?!

By: Cedar Stump

Cedar Stump — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 17:40:14 +0000

In less than a month as leader of the PLP, David Burt has orchestrated a near riot with HIS people being pepper sprayed! Remember, David Burt called this demonstration. Along with the Burgess and Furbert to stir the pot, what do you expect ? Bermuda is in for some fun times. Dr. Evil Brown says “Get power back by any means”

By: Spectator

Spectator — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 17:36:12 +0000

Regardless of whether he was provoked by the police IT’S ILLEGAL TO ATTACK/HIT THE POLICE ya dummy!

By: John

John — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 17:35:38 +0000

Also I did not know as a visitor or non work permit holder one can protest in Bermuda hmmm strange ?,?,.,

By: Spectator

Spectator — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 17:34:22 +0000

The OBA can’t instruct the police what do to, especially pepper spray the people you idiot! If anything blame the police and yes they should have ARRESTED first and then SPRAYED if need be. Shameful that you think the OBA would actually tell the police what to do (which THEY CAN’T) but you just take any information as truth, and I was there for the whole thing.

By: John

John — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 17:33:17 +0000

They should investigate why all the PLP party present at the protest hid behind old men and women ? Maybe they knew if they did the were acting unlawfully ? Hmmm

By: No Longer A Memeber

No Longer A Memeber — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 17:02:48 +0000

The question is who provoked this needs to be asked? What is the real agenda with Mr Burt and this protest? Is there a law for inciting crowds with provoking saying of hate on talk shows? Is there a law of provoking saying of gun violets by MP’s? Where will Bermuda be in a few years time as the island will not be able to afford it’s public services due to no confidence in investing in loans to Bermuda? Does any one see a future with radicle leaders that have already proven they have created debt this island? Where will the union leaders get there big pay checks when there aren’t many working due to no money to pay them? Where are we to go when there is no foreign finances for the purchase of common groceries? Sad day Bermuda, but there are sadder days to come for a very long time, maybe eternally!!!

By: TSOL

TSOL — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 16:51:32 +0000

There is no political advantage to be gained by the PLP when it’s a guy shooting another guy. That’s why there is no political outrage by them.

By: No Longer A Memeber

No Longer A Memeber — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 16:47:23 +0000

What is the law? Did they break the law? what are the consequences for breaking the law? Think about it!!!!

By: mike

mike — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 16:21:13 +0000

All you COWARDS on Bernews support the government decision but none of you showed up to support them yesterday but would prefer to hide behind a keyboard and comment! lol a bunch of coward cockroaches you are! the whole lot of you!!! lmao