tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255491668947443177.post5808979477883577764..comments2023-06-17T11:47:24.375-04:00Comments on The Mongoose Chronicles: Gay Rastas jump off cliffscaddlewashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241127953404268513noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255491668947443177.post-48884591229094174722009-05-06T03:16:00.000-04:002009-05-06T03:16:00.000-04:00This is how a society moves from 'nice Barbados' t...This is how a society moves from 'nice Barbados' to 'what a gwaan here!'. Once a society loses faith/trust in the police, who are supposed to protect, serve and reassure, its a slippery slope downhill. Once the police feel they can murder at will, and the public just rolls over and plays dead, its a slippery slope downhill.<br />Bajans, rise up and save what we sing of as the 'gem of the caribbean sea' before its too late!!!kwame xnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255491668947443177.post-66483473635608754882009-05-02T10:11:00.000-04:002009-05-02T10:11:00.000-04:00The Coroner has concluded that I'Akobi's death was...The Coroner has concluded that I'Akobi's death was caused by "misadventure".<br /><br />The Coroner has ignored the fact that 1)The two policemen who held I'Akobi prior to his death produced the same statement although they denied that they wrote the document together<br /><br />2) Of approximately 7 policemen who were present, no one else besides the two that held Maloney could confirm what occurred in the minutes leading up to his alleged suicide....as they were not focused on Maloney in the minutes leading up to his fall.<br /><br />There was no one else on the cliff with Maloney...therefore where or what was there attention focused on? On a white boat which was allegedly spotted out to sea by a concerend neighbour who notified the police? There has not been any confirmation from the police whether there was indeed a boat in that area.<br /><br />I call for the Coroner's head to roll on this one as well as "death by misdadventure" is not acceptable and reeks of fear to implicate the police in this matter...not just the two that held Maloney but also those who were present on that day.<br /><br />I call for the media's head to role as well as they refuse to conduct any form of real investigative reporting...rather just printing the words from the mouths of the powers that be. <br /><br />Of course, the nation had to print that at least the coroner concluded that there was no evidence to confim that Maloney was a homosexual.grainjahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255491668947443177.post-46408055085154045722009-02-19T18:10:00.000-04:002009-02-19T18:10:00.000-04:00I'm sure, grainjah, that if the police had gotten ...I'm sure, grainjah, that if the police had gotten wind of any suspicious activity in which he had been involved - even so much as an overdue library book - we would have heard about it by now.<BR/><BR/>titilayo: the entire 'court pages' content makes me feel they're really just having a laugh at the expense of victims and accused alike. And it makes the justice system seem like one big joke.caddlewashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241127953404268513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255491668947443177.post-64261530404762091012009-02-19T17:20:00.000-04:002009-02-19T17:20:00.000-04:00Re "outside man", "had a Rastaman" and just the wh...Re "outside man", "had a Rastaman" and just the whole shebang: the writing and reporting at the nation is becoming so very very shoddy and unprofessional, it's ridiculous. I remember sometime last year, there was a case where a gay man had murdered his lover, and they reported his evidence verbatim, and it had obviously been done more for amusement/entertainment than for any serious journalistic reason. It was awful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255491668947443177.post-3985923866568171362009-02-18T07:55:00.000-04:002009-02-18T07:55:00.000-04:00It is amazing the lengths at which they are going ...It is amazing the lengths at which they are going in their attempts to assasinate I'Akobi's character. The article mentions that Boyce was told not to visit while the rastaman was at Collymore's house but still he used to run into the rastaman on the stairway?? Does not make sense at all. There is no mention of how often or the frequency with which he allegedly saw the "rastman" on the stairway. Plus, I thought that the idea of him not being around while the rastaman was there would be to avoid raising suspicion that Collymore had an "outsideman"....therefore why would the rastaman, on seeing another man visit his alleged bf time and time again, smile at the person??? I am putting this down to either him not being a credible witness or poor journalism, as many legitimate facts have not been stated.<BR/><BR/>I myself was not there on the day so I can't say what did or what did not happen, but I do know that Barbados has a serious issue of sweeping under the rug anything to do with police misconduct.<BR/> <BR/>I follow the inquest based on the articles printed in the newspaper....can anybody confirm whether he was involved in any illegal activity at that time?? It is my understanding that the police were called in based on a narcotic tip and not that a man in that area looked disturbed and on the brink of suicide. Would appreciate if someone could enlighten me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com