The new Commissioner of Police is mourning the fact that, although they believe they know who the cuplrits are in the recent shootings, they cannot arrest them as the public is not willing to provide evidence.
“We can’t lock the country down and protect every house on every street.”
True, but if you know who the bad guys are, you can sure make their life difficult.
Bermuda does have a culture of “not telling authority” that is nearly Sicilian. It’s sad really, as the rumours of who did what seem to percolate across the island faster than a Facebook meme.
This impulse is reinforced by the repeated failures by the Office of Public Prosecutions to secure convictions, or the Courts providing only token punishments. People are afraid to stick their neck out if it will be to little avail.
The Police have to start somewhere – and a visible “squeeze” on the violent offenders would begin to restore some of the public faith in the system.
Update: I am glad to see some progress being made here.
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