Comments on: MPs Approve Committee To Review Dec 2 Events

By: Infidelguy

Infidelguy — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 20:28:00 +0000

It is ridiculous. The PLP leadership are intent on laying 100% of the blame for the events that took place on Dec 2, 2016, at the feet of the OBA.

On Dec 1, 2016 David Burt made a clarion call for the people go to the House of Assembly and protest. He also pointed to the demonstration on March 14, 2016 when here protesters blocked MP’s from entering the building and said this was an example where the OBA “wouldn’t listen and the people forced them to listen”. Therefore in my opinion, he and his PLP is just as culpable for what happened that day!

By: Infidelguy

Infidelguy — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 19:41:22 +0000

PLP wasting the “Peoples” money again! This is their way of getting back at the OBA.

I guess this part of their “Putting Bermudians (that support the PLP) First” campaign.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 14:30:58 +0000

Are they paying you mate? They must be, because surely you can’t be falling for the lies they’re peddling.

Anyway yeah the oba spent what, a few million on looking into Ewart? How much did the PLP piss away during their 12 years in power? More than 100 times that amount, easily. And look at them again doing nothing but spending. The only cutbacks ive heard them talk about is to financial assistance. And you voted them in again?

By: Lualaba

Lualaba — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 12:32:07 +0000

So your blaming the Speaker of theHouse? He was the one that made the decision that the house would sit!

By: Lualaba

Lualaba — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 12:28:03 +0000

1st world action would have been tear gas and rubber bullets… I think the police showed restraint, the protesters should have all been arrested as parlement allowed into session…

If the PLP want an inquiriry it should include all parties including themselves and the union

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 10:43:38 +0000

They need to investigate why only one guy pepper spraying a line of 10 spraying simultaneously would have worked wonders from the beginning

By: Interesting

Interesting — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 01:34:07 +0000

Exactly

By: Vortex

Vortex — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 23:06:36 +0000

Quite right. This shouldn’t be about heavy handed police officers who were just doing their job in the face of massive provocation.

This should be about the trouble makers, the incitors – however far their position of authority goes.

By: TRUTH

TRUTH — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 22:28:34 +0000

or the Lahey clinic suit or on and on and on

By: TRUTH

TRUTH — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 22:27:12 +0000

or the Lahey clinic suit

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 21:31:44 +0000

Folks this is not Kim Swan’s idea, they need to get some of their MP’s in the spotlight, and well musky this has the potential to produce the wrong outcome ….that is unless you stack the box with persons who will give you the answers you want ….but be careful again you don’t want to fabricate stuff against the same Blue uniforms you will need to protect you later.

By: wahoo

wahoo — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 20:00:47 +0000

A committee to review the police’s handling of people trying to STIFLE debate. Kim Swan etal what are you hoping to get out of this? If done correctly it will be the protestors and the people who lead them that are shown in a bad light.

By: Rocky5

Rocky5 — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 18:45:13 +0000

It’s quite clear that the intention of this Committee is to find fault with the Police. It’s clear that there will never be any mention of all the robo emails, WhatsApp messaging, FB messages by the PLP/BIU/PC to create chaos, confusion and anarchy. Mike DeSilvas and Fersons days are numbered. PLP plan at the end is to keep pushing anti-colonial Independence agenda.

By: Spanner breath

Spanner breath — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 17:48:20 +0000

Poor Kimmy needs to feel like he’s contributing.

By: Theone

Theone — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 14:43:32 +0000

Lol more money being wasted smh

By: bee

bee — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 14:12:00 +0000

You’re right. Any “protestor” if you want to call the rent a crown that showed up here that, would have been handled more severely. can you imagine someone not moving when told to do so infront of the US Capitol or Brussels EU? please.

By: bee

bee — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 14:09:31 +0000

Exactly! I’m more concerned where my TAX DOLLARS went than with a bunch who got what was coming to them

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 14:06:37 +0000

This is ridiculous. We already had an independant inquiry, what are the PLP going to keep investigating until they get the result they want? How much are we paying this committee?

By: Anbu

Anbu — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 13:19:01 +0000

still crying cause nobody wanted to be in a party under your leadership. Retire mate. You’re looking like dunkley right now.

By: Interesting

Interesting — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 12:48:04 +0000

You know what? We have more pressing things to worry about in our country right now. Spend our dollars on those – SERIOUSLY

By: TRUTH

TRUTH — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 12:30:39 +0000

I can only hope that Mr 2 Party Swans oh so impassioned plead on this looks at BOTH sides from the TOP down. Lets NOT forget the words used by certain MPs in the crowd designed to INCITE disobedience. The rhetoric used by a certain objectioning party. and LAST BUT NOT LEAST the MOB rule to deny OUR representatives to enter the house. Also please correct me if wrong but I never heard a single PLP member say the house should be entitled to sit and at that point DISCUSS the topic at hand. UNLIKE the DICTATORIAL GOVT sitting now.

By: Coolaid

Coolaid — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 12:17:06 +0000

Just watch the video above. No proper tactics training. They literally ran into a wall of protesters.

None of those tactics would be deployed by any other first world action.

By: PooBear

PooBear — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 12:11:38 +0000

perhaps a little ONE sided i would think. Joint select ???should explain that one

By: Zevon

Zevon — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 11:06:47 +0000

Maturity of a six year old.

By: Zevon

Zevon — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 11:05:54 +0000

I hope the slogan on the senators tee shirt will be part of the evidence. It speaks to his intent that day.

By: Grizz

Grizz — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 10:43:25 +0000

It’s amazing how some of you scream out “it’s a waste of time”; others say “they had an inquest already”; YET the same ones, and plenty others, had no problem with the OBA spending oodles and oodles of money trying to destroy Ewart Brown! And look how old, tired and boring that got! What happened on that hill was a travesty!
ABSOLUTE BS THAT I DIDN’T HEAR ALL THIS NOISE WHEN THE LEGAL BILLS WERE MOUNTING IN RELATION TO EB…..I can only hope he doesn’t counter sue and Bermuda taxpayers don’t end up paying him off for eternity but carry on.
Seniors were pepper sprayed for crying out loud; for peacefully protesting! I also note there wasn’t any hostility or provocation for violence until the police arrived. Not everyone in this world agrees with one another but I found it unbelievable, on a small island such as ours, that members of the Bermuda Police Service had no problem pepper spraying seniors. I remember the late Mr. Crockwell stating how upset he was because his sister was in the crowd! Was he the only Member of Parliament who had a conscience of what was going on outside?! Do people really think members of society shouldn’t be upset that their grandparents were treated in such a way?! DO THE REPORT OVER BECAUSE OBVIOUS QUESTIONS HAVEN’T BEEN ANSWERED!

By: Mother Theresa

Mother Theresa — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 10:28:41 +0000

A Hahahahahahahahahahahah……..classic.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 09:50:10 +0000

Do you blame the GUN for shooting the people in the crowd or the PERSON pulling the trigger?

Whose House is it? Is it the Speaker House or the Premier House? Who has the power to open and close the House of Assembly; The Speaker of the House or the Premier? Every major demonstration over the OBA term on the House of Assembly ground, the House was closed. What happen between the demonstrators and the police, nothing!

It’s so easy to blame the Police but not the person or persons who demanded the House to be open despite the size and the feelings of the demonstrators that gather outside the House. This Joint Select Committee is a waste of time because it likes investigating the GUN and not the PERSON who pull the trigger. They know who has the power to open and close the House of Assembly! SO STOP WASTING OUR TIME with all this smoke and mirror nonsense.

So, whose House is it? Once you have answer that question then you the person or persons responsible for December 2.

By: Half hot

Half hot — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 08:08:20 +0000

Wonder if well ever hear the outcome of the port royal investigation.

By: wondering

wondering — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 05:00:46 +0000

We know the outcome. Wtf

By: steve

steve — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 03:39:04 +0000

we are soft boo hoo ers, however,sure lets get everything squared away with the oba be it real or perceived…following that, you can run the country and BS till your hearts are content cause fact will be facts.

By: Sherbet man

Sherbet man — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 03:37:47 +0000

False facts lol

By: I and I

I and I — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 01:31:59 +0000

Well I wonder who would be worried about the dark coming to light?

By: JohnBoy

JohnBoy — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 01:20:45 +0000

Cha! That was a year ago?? Wow!!!

By: Pissoff

Pissoff — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 01:05:32 +0000

what a crock of absolute s___ and waste of time. Anything to absolve themselves of inciting the public to DISORDER. Swan go back and cry me a river. you were no good as a UBP member nor are you any good now as a flip flop cry baby

By: Noncents

Noncents — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 00:43:56 +0000

Gee I wonder how in depth this investigation will go

By: Eyes wide open

Eyes wide open — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 00:17:00 +0000

And mean time OP leader Atherden appears to be trying to find certain people to put on the front line to replace the old whites guards of the oba/UBP.

Same old way of thinking UBP. You honestly need a third party as this oba.ubp party is a failed experiment. Fronting surrogates will not work anymore.

By: Family Man

Family Man — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 23:54:08 +0000

Kim Swan, the last of the UBP, tries to re-write history.

Here’s a clue Kim, democracy is the antithesis of demonstrations designed to prevent debate and it’s hard to reconcile attacks on police officers with the word “peaceful”.

By: cpm

cpm — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 23:52:10 +0000

The House was illegally blocked and with the cctv available we can see the perpetrators

By: Coffee

Coffee — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 23:48:07 +0000

The Police acted unprofessionally that day , with the blessings of the government . Bad government !

By: Enough

Enough — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 23:42:09 +0000

‘Peacefully protesting’?! Thought we already had an inquiry into this? Or is this an inquiry into only one side of the matter at the tax payers cost?

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 23:34:55 +0000

Of course it was a approved but the findings may be embarrassing to certain MPs and Senators of the present Government. Be careful what you wish for.