I have zero tolerance for crime - Premier Smith
"This morning I was saddened to learn of the tragic shooting of two males in the vicinity of the BVI Red Cross on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at approximately 4:00 A.M.
I am concerned about this violent crime, because we should not take matters into our own hands!
I want to make this equivocally clear, the British Virgin Islands is no place for crime! I have zero tolerance for it and the community should have zero tolerance as well.
If there is anyone out there with information or anyone who witnessed anything, no matter how minute the detail, say something! Please contact the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force.
Remember, we are working together to build the BVI stronger and better and incidents such as these, will only undermine our efforts.
It is important that we continue working together to make the BVI safe for ourselves and our visitors.
My condolences go out to the families of the victims. I pray that God's tender mercies surround all of them at this time."
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16 Responses to “I have zero tolerance for crime - Premier Smith”
Crime is crime. You and your gang busy killing the BVI. This place IS lawless.
The murderers need to be identified, tried, convicted and lost in jail. Nonetheless we cannot just jail our way out of this problem. We cannot just treat the symptoms; we need to find and root out the root causes. The community is a key player in helping the RVIPF to root out the problem and bring the perpetrators to justice.
But the RVIPF has a systemic problem; it leaks like sieve and people for their own personal safety lacks trust in it. The RVIPF is an indisciplined agency and is dysfunctional. Feud among local, regional and UK officers is not helping matters. It needs resources but just throwing money at it is not a panacea for healing its myriad of problems. The community is in my opinion willing to assist the RVIPF but it needs much more from the force. The force must be more than a pay check. It needs to demonstrate rock solid professionalism.
Moreover, the community must also do its part. An improved quality of life and standard of living is no doubt a good thing. However, the drive/quest for materialism resulted in a causalty—-the children. The children are lost and not part of nation building. For there to be growth continuity, there must a generation to pass baton to. Where is the next generation? They are either chillin at Balo or St. Lucia being non productive or resting in the grave yards. This is a social problem that needs to be fixed; the whole community must be engaged——parents, family members, neighbors, schools, NGOs, churches, government......etc. Bring back the “ Village”.
Who are the real criminals here sodomizing the treasury and our intelligence day in and day out? Project after project goes into "overruns" and nary an audited financial or report in sight. Half-baked idea after half baked idea and no real governance or leadership in this our lowest hour and time of need.
That is a real crime. Do you have any tolerance for that? It seems you have a lot. Mine unfortunately has run out.