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More dangerous CRIMINALS released back on the streets of St. Maarten AGAIN to continue to terrorise the People of St. Maarten!

Is it time to call for the RESIGNATION of the Minister Of Jusitce?

so why are they still looking for CHUCKY the escape prisoner? they letting criminals out cause they have no space? what kind of bull shit story is is? what a justice system?

Does this mean that I can commit robberies without consequence?

It is time for me to start arming myself. I refused to be afraid of my own shadow. I intend to fight back like a raging bull. I am so darn sick and tired of this shitty justice system.
YOU ARE NOW CALLED COUNTRY ST. MAARTEN...SO START ACTING RESPONSIBLY AND START USING SOME COMMON SENSE DAMMIT!!!!!

I cannot understand this. Why not deport those of foreign nationality, especially residing here illegally, back to their Country and stamp their pa**ports as "persona's non gratia's".

If this information is entered into the criminal system internationally, even if they obtain new pa**ports they will be located wherever they go and incarcerated immediately for violations.

This cannot continue. You cannot just release criminals back into society. Many might not have killed as yet but who knows what can happen the next time they commit a robbery? Guess I now too have to say ....... Bring on the Guns policy. We will find space for them ...... 6 feet under in our backyards.

Visit facebook and run a search search for. Guns For All Law Abiding Citizens Of St. Maarten

@ Hold up one minute:
We stamped their pa**port "persona's non gratia's" and deport them. What will they do? Report their pa**port as being, lost or stolen, get a new pa**port in their country and return to St. Maarten a week later by boat via Dominica, Antigua or St. Kitts. This time, they'll return to St. Maarten with as many family members and friends that can fit on the boat.

What we need here is a decent justice system, Elected officials with balls and an immigration data base system at PJIA.
If our elected officials cannot do just that, then at least grant your citizens the right to bear arms!

Listen, My island and many other islands prisons have enough space to house their prisoners who are vacationing in Point Blanche prison. Send all foreigners who are in prison back to their homelands prison. Serious. They will surely take jail there and the judge will see to it that they spend all their time.

No people mos have to go home.

It is high time that people seek the services of vigilantes. It is evident that these so-called officers of the peace are only interested in protecting their jobs and not the lives of the people of this island. There are many forms of protection available to you. Don"t be caught lying down. The police cannot be blame if they fail to show interest. It is the white criminal system that is haboring the criminal activities for their own personal agenda. Stop talking and act on the matter, for no one is listening and can care less. Only when the chickens come home to roost will they become concern.

@Angry as hell :-(

I hear you loud and clear and agree 100%.

However, I am still not convinced that having a gun is the ultimate solution ...... unless we wear them constantly on our hips as in the old, wild wild west. To be honest I am looking at alternative weapons that do not require a permit or license but believe me, are just as effective and easier to handle ... and I am not talking about maze ;-) .

I was pretty much and successfully armed several years ago and then crime died down. I prefer to resort to those measures I had taken back then. I am not sure if I will be able and willing to handle a gun. But power to anyone who is willing or dares to carry a gun .... for protection.

I do agree, wholeheartedly, with everything else you said and fully share you sentiments of anger.

WHERE DOES AN UN-EDUCATED BLACK STREET HUSTLING YOUTH GET THE FUNDS, INTERNATIONAL CONNECTION TO IMPORT DRUGS & GUNS INTO THE COUNTRY?

Arrested and jailed as a suspect, while being black?

When your skin color is African-Caribbean you are presumed GUILTY & DANGEROUS - until you can prove yourself innocent.

That is, if you can while in pre-trial lock-up in dirty, stinky, noisy & always dark police cages.

Keep the inhumane justice system up & running with the many, so called laws abiding crime fighters, employed.

Now we see that we needed Curacao...................

We cannot and should not tell people that we are "Country"
as we have proven we are NOT.

Send home prisoners, well this beats all.
Where is Mr Duncan to make his verbal law, that they can't do this.

We are really the endangered species.

I call on Governor Holiday, to ask for a**istance from
Holland, to help us here.

Can't we block up the windows of the " unused new
government building, pigeon coop as Frans called it,
and make a jail for the "robbers"?

It is really not safe anymore, and we have less and less street lights.

Stay home people....prepare..................

Oh Boy!
Michel Paige will love this one!
Imagine when she will ask TO if this is the way how the government plans to prevent the robberies of crew-members and tourists by releasing the same criminals who did so!

THIS IS THE F.U.C.K.I.N.G P R O B L E M

who is Michel Paige

Releasing them won't solve anything, eventually those same robbers are going to become killers next!

Only in SXM .....this is why it is the way it is....the police worked hard to make these arrest and now there sending the criminals home, they could have come up with many other solutions for e.g. asking neighboring islands for space eventhough we are no longer apart of the Neth. Ant..or let them feel what it is actually like to live in prison like in other parts of the for instance in brazil some cells contain 20 persons per cell......chups.....this is sending one clear message....go out and rob people of their hard earned money and get away free...:sad:

Minister Duncan should ask our liason officer Mr. Gumbs to contact the French authorities to see if he can work some kind of agreement out with them to house our prisoners in Guadeloupe. If this is possible we would then kill two birds with one shot, namely have a jail to send our prisoners to, and making sure at the same time that when they come out of the Guadeloupe prison they will be RE HABILITATED.

So the best thing whe can do is to shoot them ourself.
There most be place ennough to burry the corpes.

The dump can use some more height lol

well maybe the gov should have a strong tie with other country so when someone comitt a crime on sxm and they not from here send them back to their own country to serve their time so that means only ppl from here will be lock up in the prison.

what a terrible reactions i have to read here AGAIN. cause and effect is hard to understand by many. the bigger picture is so simple.

If you have to let people go, then let the ones in pointe blanche go who did most of their time already. release them a month earlier while they did years will not make a difference. let them out with an ankle bracelet so the community doesnt have to be scared. but no... instead of releasing them who did most of their time already, duncan give them even more time for petty reasons.

now the prosecutor has no other choice to let out violent robbers and rapists for christ sake... after a couple of days... because he has no saying over the prisoners. he cant let them out with bracelet or any other supervision whatsoever!! taking someones pa**port does not prevent him from doing crime!

can't immigration make space for criminals? the poor jamaican minor who was actually born on sint maarten was in the police for over 3 months and tried to kill himself out of despair!

releasing criminals after a couple of days and let a gun policy go into effect will mean the end for this island. Its getting worse and worse as a direct result of the ministers decisions. he creates a true wild wild west and he has to be stopped immediately.

Do anyone knows the statistics of how much people in the prison are foreigners and how much are from sxm? I agree we should let the foreigners be locked up in their own country and then we would not be overcrowed. The justice minister should really be looking at that option.

mercruiser.... it is not mos who have to go home. duncan is the one who causing this by keeping the boys in pointe blanche longer! some of them pa**ed their releasedate but duncan refuse to send them home!

mos can only choose out of wrongs, duncan can give him a right but refuse to do so.

the culprits up point blanche shouldnt have any damn rights, they do the crime and should pay for it. why the hard working workers have to support them, the gov. of sxm need to create a system to make money of f of these jail birds.... no tax suppose to go this direction, let them fold papers or recycle gla** etc..... and now because there is no space they allowed to go home and do the samething 'steal' atleast put them to work let them clean the streets, something creative with their time. like the dutch man will say.... ook al moeten ze kauwgom schrapen, iemand moet het doen.

Our problems are a result of lax immigration (the laws were there but never followed due to greed} this has resulted in an overpopulation of the island. As a result young St. Maarteners finding jobs has become difficult and they are resorting in anti social behaviour to survive. I really worry about St. maarten in the next five years they"re are many many young people on this island. Oral Gibbs on his program last night that the population of Dutch St. Maarten alone is 80,000 (hopefully I heard wrong) this is an obscene number for such a small island and can only lead to problems. A good clean up of the island is way overdue.

What causes a person to become a criminal?

Who is to blame?
Most people like to put the blame on the parents.
Many of us have heard the expressions, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, or they're a product of their environment.

These statements might apply to some, but the majority of criminals are behind bars due to losing their tempers and making bad decisions.

Many are victims themselves who have sought revenge.
You can not group all prisoners together with a shrug of the shoulders.
There are some who, in a fit of rage, changed their lives forever and then there are others who thought they would never get caught.

When you have someone who crime is all they have ever known; rehabilitation is unlikely to help them. Many don't want to be helped because they know they will be right back out on the streets.

There are those who have been brought up in economically depraved areas; their first memory of family is the crime on the streets.

At a young age these children are taught to defy the law and do what ever they can to avoid being caught. And the better they become at dodging the law, the more recognized they become by their peers, and this gives them a false sense of security and acceptance.

These children become so adept at criminal behavior that it becomes their way of life and it follows them into adulthood; if they make it.

During adolescence, hormones and peer pressure can trigger anti-social behavior. When this happens it can create an attitude that can result in bad behaviors that brings about negative justifications. The end result is heartache, shame and regret.

For some children, extracurricular activities can be helpful, but it can also be overdone. The pressure to be perfect can cause them to collapse on the inside and see themselves as failures; and when they start to feel that way, they begin to think no one really cares and they figure there is nothing to lose, so they retaliate.

Chemical imbalances from taking drugs can certainly alter a person's mind, but there are other situations which have been documented to trigger a person's rational and affect their life.

Many years ago there was research done on children who had been in direct contact with lead poisoning or their mother's were in contact with it while they were pregnant. The research shows a definite link to criminal tendencies due to the chemical damages caused by the lead.

Sexually abused youngsters struggle with such inner shame and fear that searching for some type of closure can materialize into a criminal act. This abuse, done by adults, is forever branded in their minds and some will succumb to a life of crime hoping to find a feeling of self-worth.

Not everyone who is imprisoned has criminal tendencies. Many have made irrational choices out of anger, d...

What is White Collar Crime?

White collar crime tends to refer to crimes committed at a business by a businessman or woman. Such crimes might include embezzlement or fraud.

A white collar criminal is considered -by his peers- less likely to commit another crime, and punishment may be softer than for crimes involving violence.

Today the definition of white collar crime may also refer to the socio-economic status of the person committing the crime. A person from the middle or upper cla**es commits a white collar crime simply because of his origin. However, if the crime is violent in nature, it still is likely not considered a white collar crime.

Most middle & upper cla**es believe that white collar crime is a less punishable offense, than for example a mugging where violence is threatened. However, white collar crimes like embezzlement, the stealing of company funds, government land and selling it, etc. taking bribes, may ultimately harm more people. If funds are irrecoverable, a white collar criminal might technically steal all the savings of people who depend upon those savings in order to live. When the money cannot be recovered, the white collar criminal has caused more damage by his actions than the mugger. However, the mugger is likely to receive a stiffer sentence.

Since white collar crime tends to occur among those of higher socio-economic standing, an advantage is gained. Most people can afford a better lawyer to argue in their defense.

Those of lower socio-economic standing are not likely to be able to afford a private lawyer and must rely on the overworked government paid defense attorneys. It has been statistically shown that most clients fare better with a private lawyer.

ppl here (this site) are so quick to judge.... how many CRIMINALS are not in pointe blanche and will never reach pointe blanche because of their status, money, or simply because they are friends or offspring of them who have money and status??

if you saying criminals have no rights... do you forget about the biggest criminals who are outside smiling as if nothing has happened? or dont you realize this problem in sxm?

you can be convicted if 2 people say you did it. we all know we sint maarteners love to talk. even if its not true. we still love to talk. and we are not saying "the man said the boy did it", no we say "the boy did it". if the jugde see your name mentioned in a file, he can hang you.

we can end up in pointe blanche prison, even if we didnt do shit. but the ones in charge of sint maarten can do all that god have forbidden without ending up there.

whatever you did or didnt do, taking your freedom is enough punishment. all human beings deserve human treatment. being behind bars is hard enough. so to the one who states that prisoners dont deserve ANY right, i truely hope you're eyes can be opened without you falling in jail.

@ what is a criminal?

One Person Could Tell A Lie-women in particular, and you as a male be arrested & locked up for weeks in the police cells even if the investigating detective believes your side of the event. The prosecutor keeps you jailed, until a judge of instruction decides otherwise. The prosecutor then will still go after you to pay a FINE - een boete - because when you are arrested & jailed while being black of skin - you are presumed GUILTY until you could prove otherwise.

Because of this justice system, how many innocent angry young "criminals" are there walking the streets?

Haven't they done this to the Jamaican teenager? Jailed for 4 months, with no visits, no lawyer, no toothbrush, no soap, no towel....

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This is by far the worse thing I have ever heard of in my life. What kind of solution is this ? letting out robbers to make room for Killers ?

HA ! Look nuh, since they are being "released", If i ever catch anyone in my home, I promise you, I'll kill them. Simple as that. It has gone from " living" in St.Maarten to " surviving " in St.Maarten.

Well well well, i never hear more in the Cattle a** as the ole people them does say, you mean to tell me The Justice System has been Robbed of their minds? What kind of crap is this.

Duncan, if you as The Justice Minister can't see what is happening here to our Sweet Country St. Maarten Land, then please resign and throw in your towel and spend time with your grands. Obviously, you and your fellow Ministers don't have we SXM People at heart. Elections are over and now you have been appointed as Misnister of Justice when clearly you were not Elected, and still we the SXM People have to suffer at the hands of the Robbers and The Ministers who have SXM as a Joke.

I hope that when these Robbers decide to steal again, it wont be in your Castle.

What difference is there between a robber compared to a killer? NONE. A desperate Robber would kill or rape, you name it, when cornered.

Boys In Blue why look for Robbers if they releasing them???? All your hard work and risking your lives gone down the drain.

Oh Sweet Country SXM Land of Robbers

what is the difference between a robber and a killer? that is a funny question, and your answer is hilarious!

everyone can kill, not only robbers but EVERYONE is able to kill. one kill over a sigarette, the other because they raped ones daughter. what i mean to say, one need more reason than the other but we all can kill. who is positive about the gunpolicy obviously will not hesitate to kill either.

a thief/robber give it a name, thiefs and robs, 9 out of 10 times, because he doesnt have money to even get food on the table. why would you rob if your pocket full with money and your plate full of food?

a hungry mouth is a angry mouth and if the government refuse to fight poverty, crime will not be solved. better yet. government is turning thiefs into killers by treating them like beasts in the policestation as well as in point blanche.

the community is not much of a help either. how can we expect a thief to stop stealing if no one is willing to give the man a job, any job!

Trust me, i've been robbed by my DQ neighbours, who are supposed to be in Jail at this moment , im sure they are part of the 19 that were released, but when u have a community that looks out for all them thieves/robbers on the loose, the police won't and can't help you cuz no one see shit.

my neighbor home all day and she claim she aint see shit but let a man park up in front my house she want to see who he is and right away she have eyes again.

so you see, the community does not help cuz the thieves are their cousins, brothers, uncles, even fathers.

now who is to blame for that????

the gov't don't give a shit about people who trying to make an honest dollar to feed their family, worse if the robbers come in and take what they worked hard for, they don't care about us, only their pockets, Elections is shit, Politicians is shit, the MP's are shit.

all them robbers claim they want a job to take care of their own, clean yard, wash car, fix road, but in the end they still break in and steal cuz that is what they like to do, and then watch u in your face and say "what u going to do about it"

i know cuz it happened to me and the police did nothing.

im not talking about taking care of the ones who are on the loose. im talking about the ones who already paid their debts and deserve to return to society. not the one who get released solely because there is not enough space, they will never learn their lesson this way.

not giving them a second change period will not make this island a better place. shooting them neither


lets agree to disagree.

IF YOU PUT AN a**HOLE LIKE CARLTON PHILIPS IN CHARGE ON A HOUSE ROBBERY TEAM THIS IS THE RESULT. THIS MAN CANNOT WRITE A DECENT RAPPORT THATS WHY EVERYBODY OR ALL THE BIG HOUSE THIEVES HAS BEEN RELEASED. LET CARLTON PHILIPS DRIVE HIS SANDTRUCK AND SELL PATTY INFRONT OF VLAUN. DAM DEVIL THAT HE IS.

We are urging the parliament to make MINIMUM Sentence Laws and not allow Judges and Prosecutors to legislate "MAKE" the law from their bench.

****REPOST**** FROM THE MJ towards the POLICE****

Philipsburg: --- Minister of constitutional affairs Roland Duncan is angry with the police on St. Maarten and wants to know what their priorities are. Duncan said crime is killing St. Maarten and the only thing the police officers are concerned about is rent allowances.
The Minister said even though he is not the Minister of Justice he has been attending several meetings regarding justice and he is actually pissed off when he saw the Island Chief of Police is asking for more police officers. Duncan said he wants to know what the 120 officers that presently make up the police force are doing to combat crime on St. Maarten.

The Minister said the people are not seeing the police and it's the Soualiga Police that are patrolling the streets of St. Maarten while the officers are sitting in their air conditioned offices and cars. He felt the time has come to take away all cars from these police and have them walk since almost all of the police officers in service have huge bellies because they are not doing anything on the job.

"It is beyond my comprehension to see the VKS and Soualiga Police patrolling the streets, I need to know where are the police and what are they doing to reduce crime. So far I only hear them saying they want to know about their rent allowances." The Minister said he would like to know what these officers are doing with their salaries because the only thing they are talking about is more monies, while they don't intend to work for that money, a situation he considers to be very disappointing.

The Minister of Constitutional Affairs said each time one speaks to the police they are asking for promotions but he wants to know how that is possible if they are not doing their work. People only get credit for their excellence.

He said right now St. Maarten needs a new police organization because the present one stinks from a distance... "the chiefs neither the Indians want to work, yet they are asking for rent allowances and promotions".
He said he believes the time has come for them to re a**ess the police on St. Maarten to see where their commitments are because the island has a major problem with crime and the police does not seem to care.
The officers do not want to work with the Dutch Marechausses because they believe everybody wants to take away something from them, but that might be the only solution for the crime and other concerns for St. Maarten.
Another concern for Duncan is the unions that are representing the police because he said they have been involving the unions with the constitutional process but yet they do not inform their members.

They are making space in the prison and abuse is going on. The patey seller Carlton Philips beat a guy for nothing and it seems that nobody wants to touch this. He abuse the hatian masons who were working for him.

EVERYONE NEED TO STOP JUDGING WE ALL NEED TO TRUN TO GOD THESES ARE THE END OF TIMES COMIN UPON US FAST AND PRAY AND SEEK GOD MORE THAN EVER.PRAY FOR THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE OUR BROTHER AND SISTERS NOT JUDGE THEM,GOD IS OUR TRUE JUDGE.THIS WORLD IS CORRUPT BY SATAN AND HIS DEMONS For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenlY places, take hedd my brothers and sisters turn to GOD AND WORSHIP HIM IN SPIRIT ABD IN TRUTH

@reality

God is a good way, but the people who was voted into office was selected by the public. blame no one but yourselves.....this has nothing to do with god or the devil,

Police moral at an ALL time low in St. Maarten. Police officers spend more time investigating a crime and doing the paperwork than the criminal spends in Jail.

Seeing the lack of hotel space,(socalled prisons,) why not issue instructions to eliminate those misfits rather than arrest to release? People would welcome such an initiative from the Minister of Justice. Tranquility would be restored, and the environment would be supple.

can you please check in 'hotel' pointe blanche before making those stupid remarks? i bet you know NOTHING bout the circumstances up there.

do you know this island? do you know how crooked the system is? do you know everyone can reach in prison, unless you have a high position or come from a rich family? it has nothing to do with doing or not doing crime. kissing those rich and powerful a**es can keep you out, even if you have murdered or raped. but maybe you know that already and you're just being hypocrite.

the so called 'civilized people' talking about killing and eliminating.... it's a shame

why not make a law when ever they pick up people with out papers send them back on the first flight to where ever they from instead of keeping them there have free ticket i sure gov can find money to do that. instead of letting out the criminals back on the street .by doing that u have more space in town lock up.

them fellas from the killing right here in the french side