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Surviving a broken Justice System & a doomed NHI

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Alred C. Frett

They know the Truth & still they practice Lies:

As we exit the Black History Month and enter a month of Non-productive Holidays the limitations of Black History will never leave as long as we still exist in Mental Colonialism; unwilling to think and reason for ourselves and still believe the Rich and Powerful will create Laws and Conditions to benefit the Weak and Poor or that some great God created by the Masters will rescue us from ourselves.

Persons still nudge me to be silent and wait or at least be too afraid to speak Truth to Power but I find this is too difficult when our Children’s Lives are at risk and, while we may not win all fights, we are guaranteed to lose them all if we refuse to struggle… So far we have won some because you are already seeing the Message of the Mission reach the Masses as it floats up and trickles down.

Think about it - Not so long ago I was a lone whisper that few of you heard; Today, Google and you will find that both Democrats and Republicans acknowledge the Systemic Injustice of Laws and Policies they enacted and enforced in the name of Justice… Just recently, Zuckerberg, Facebook’s Chairman wrote, “Our entire Society pays the price for an unfair and broken criminal justice system.”

Who locks up the Judge for finally speaking Truth?

Politicians and Zuckerbergs may never experience the sufferings of the Poor and Powerless but in this Information Age even the Moneyed and Mighty are unable to avoid this open Secret… Just recently at a meeting of an Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice and Magisterial Reform, Justice Adrian Saunders of the Caribbean Court of Justice admitted that our Criminal Justice System is broken.

This is a humongous admission by an Officer of the Court and to support his claim he cited Cases that depicted examples of Persons held in Prison for close to a decade without trial or justification and instances where even Persons who were eventually found Guilty were kept in Prison for such long periods before sentencing that they actually served a longer time than their given Sentence.

Another Example depicted Persons charged with matters as simple as minor Traffic Offences where they pleaded Not Guilty because they or their Lawyers may have interpreted a Section of the Traffic Code different to the Police… Such cases drag on for years, with the Accused and Lawyers spending “entirely unproductive hours” in court only to be told to return month after month.

Justice Saunders acknowledged that these and many other Examples were common Practice throughout the region and he saw it as an abuse of the Peoples of the Caribbean, because, it not only involves a massive wastage of their time and resources, but it also unfairly affects the liberty of these individuals in a context where the Courts perpetuating this faced little or no accountability.

And now that the Secret is out – Who will fix the Broken Courts??

Justice Saunders is speaking truth but he should also acknowledge that this extends beyond Criminal Courts to involve the complete Court System and its Officers… This is no longer a Secret – we have all seen it and I continue to experience it first hand – not just the injustice of Decisions but being threatened with Prison because I dared to say what Judge Saunders is now admitting.

What I told you then and he says now is the same truth and it is unfortunate that instead of earning our Respect the Courts appear focused on instilling Fear… As a result they are Internationally regarded as one of the most corrupt Institutions; still used by Politicians, the Rich and the Powerful to willfully waste the lives and resources of our Youth - Judge Saunders was simply admitting this.

He, like other Court Officers, operates a System designed to unconditionally paralyse us by Fear rather than motivate us for Justice so even when we stand against Evil and Corruption; they make us Victims of their System and Footstools for the Wicked… Once they succeed in breaking us we even believe there is virtue in throwing our Children to Wolves or rescue in jumping over Cliffs.

Remember; When Ships sink Rats are last to drown:

They are wrong but I am often warned that those in positions of Power will punish me through my Children and I fully understand the Power and Reach of Evil and Corruption but this is bigger than you and I and if we regard all Children as our Children, the combined Struggle for them becomes more important than Fear for ourselves - This may seem difficult but our Forefathers did it for us before.

Many see us as a miniscule Territory; hardly bigger than a Ship –maybe a Titanic - completely surrounded by Sea… Maybe we feel blessed and invincible so we ignore Truth, mock Messengers and turn the Music up loud enough to hide crashing Breakers and threatening Icebergs – Our one desire is to Party All Night Long so we put our trust in Captain and Crew who see us as mere Idiots.

They lavish false Praise on themselves and think us too dumb to understand that we should be as terrified as the UK when we are unable to meet our commitments and have less than $7M in our National Reserves…. Maybe we are luckily the UK is preoccupied fighting the European Union but that will change after UK’s EU Referendum and we are forced to pay for the Mess of our Leaders.

Look out Church – Here we come:

A Classic Example is our BVI-NHI – Remember, UK is presently trying to escape their own NHS but, according to our Street Vibes, we are in Hog Heaven where Everyone and Grandpa who never saw Doctor in their Lives now rush to Doctor, Dentist, Optometrist and Herbalist - Persons who never had Teeth putting in Triple Rows and Persons born blind sporting designer Contact Lenses.

As Government brags on how much NHI pays out, BVIHSA and Providers rejoice and the Frenzy is like Piranha feeding or Children in a Candy Store where no one cares where the Money comes from - MRI and Cat Scans are now more routine than taking Temperature as Persons regard NHI as being forced on them so they plan to suck out more than they could ever contribute in 4-life times.  

From days of Slavery we were programmed to become hooked on an abundance of Nothing, grab for the most of Everything and destroy ourselves generation after generation… Too many of us still allow ourselves to be trapped by the Slave Mentality as Masters mesmerise us with the glitter of Trinkets that have no real lasting power and are designed to cost us more than we can afford.

Break out the Bubbly! – This is the Honeymoon Period - NHI is lovely and unless you have spare Body Parts it would be unwise to get in the way of the Celebrations because this thing is so sweet that even God may be in for a shock… Think about it - We grew up begging and calling on God to meet our Need so Church should be overflowing with Patients and Providers thanking God for NHI.

If you feel the Need– Use it indeed:

Of course this too shall pass and whatever I told you would happen with NHI shall happen even quicker than expected… Government’s boasting on how many Persons registered as NHI Beneficiaries overlook how few are registered as Contributors or have forgotten the difficulty they already have trying to collect Social Security Premiums – Collecting for NHI will be more difficult.

The writing is on the Wall and soon it will be abundantly clear that this apparent Freeness is far from free – This sweet Dream of NHI will become a lasting Nightmare for the VI - Government may try to keep it all secret by propping up their Dead Elephant with our Social Security Monies but even that will not work and we will feel the pain for what kills is not the motion but the sudden Stop.

Those who realise these Days of Financial Abuse will result in Years of Financial Suffering are already asking what to do and the Answer is simple - Speak Sense to your Leaders for they are the ones accountable for the Cross they forced you to bear… Pride is a monster and no one knows how long NHI will be propped up so while you should not abuse it, it would be foolish not to use it.

PS: I will continue addressing some of your Questions & Comments on Live BVP Radio Programmes 

5 Responses to “Surviving a broken Justice System & a doomed NHI”

  • chad (08/03/2016, 08:25) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    If you shatter glass,there is no way you can put the pieces back together.
  • ccc (08/03/2016, 08:31) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
    Another great read
  • Expat (08/03/2016, 22:14) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
    We live in a peaceful area in Virgin Gorda and only this past weekend someone try to break in. Sadly, the current government is clue less in fighting crime. We need vigilante groups again.

  • Road Town Resident (08/03/2016, 22:22) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    this country getting more disgusting every day.


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