Inefficient Justice System Sets X6 Defendant Free
A travesty of justice.
An inefficient and sloppy justice system and a corrupt and inefficient police force. It has never been so obvious than this week.
The X6 accused who was prosecuted for the death of a young Kingston College student walked free because of a failed justice system and an inefficient and perhaps corrupt police force who cannot do anything except as British born Scotland Yard Asst. Commissioner of Police says, “look at the frock tails of every woman that passes by.”
Tonight October 25, 2016 Assistant Commissioner of Police Glenmore Hinds, speaking with a TVJ news-person stated that there was ample forensic evidence to show that the BMW X6 had impressions/paint from the taxi car of the main witness.
Yet the inefficient police failed to produce this in court. Why? Was this not adequate evidence or supporting evidence? That was good evidence to have been produced against the accused. Alarmingly, the accused has been walking the land of this country although the law required him to surrender the gun allegedly used to murder young Khajeel Mais.
Yet, in my personal experience the same firearms authority has the audacity to call gun owners when their taxes are even paid. I am speaking from talking to close friends and relatives. What is further horrendous was that the accused lawyers were smiling when being interviewed by news reporters from the island’s main electronic media.
Smiling at the death of a young man.
It is time now to have educated police; time to cut out this last profession for those who are not so brilliant in the education system and applied to the police as last resort. It is time now to get judges who can critically analyse and assess their cases and who can pronounce intelligent justice.
The time is now for the Firearms Licensing Authority (FLA) to have some teeth and stop “curry favouring” and operating with nepotism and on a “friend and company” basis.
Why cannot the FLA do the job it is mandated to do? I have never seen such a day when the justice system sunk so low but it should not be surprising. The last two years have seen the most miserable pronouncements by the justice system in Jamaica. It has shown itself as one biased toward the rich and elites.
The last year has seen a Senior celebrated police Officer being found guilty and slapped with a criminal record but at the same time, and in similar related cases a former Minister of Government walked free from impeding the police from doing its duty and from attempted bribery.
We have also seen a member of the ethnic minority walking free in a case in which he attempted to bribe a cop. Interestingly, a minister of religion , Rev. Miller who tried to bring in a criminal to the authorities was found a heavy fine and incurred a criminal record by virtue of his sentence. Additionally, he was slapped with a heavy fine a few months ago.
Then a murderer who was obsessed with his fiancée only receive a paltry 20 years. I understand he is a cocky individual and must be laughing at the inefficient justice system we have in this country.
Several years ago then Managing Director and CEO of Sotiabank, Bill Clarke stated that Jamaica was a failed state. Many political hypocrites laugh him to scorn. Rational and Jamaicans who did not play the corruption card knew he was not disingenuous. Clarke spoke the truth, that which many do not want to hear.
Today, Bill Clarke is having the last laugh because without a doubt we are a failed state. It certainly is.
Mr. Editor, I have to share my opinions because today I grieve at the outcome of this case. Five years of waiting for justice and justice was not served. It will only get worste as I do not believe that there is any one to take the bull by the horn.
A failed state is one with failed civil servants, failed judiciary and inefficient and corrupt cops. The country will pay the price sooner or later if we continue to have one law for the rich, the ethnic minorities and elites and another for the black and marginalized population. It is a cauldron ready to spill over. Mark my word.
Sincerely,
Maurice Christie
Aboukir, St. Ann
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