18/01/2024
The truth is I don’t believe this or any of the previous administration’s really want to solve crime. I have a solution that will solve 95% of all crimes in this country. I gave the idea to Kieth Bell during the last Christie administration and also a part of this one. I also gave it to Minnis during his tenure and now you PM. No one took it seriously and things have only gotten progressively worse ever since. Sounds simple but here’s your solution
Posted this back in 2015. Tried to sell the idea to the last PLP administration with Kieth Bell and Bernard Nottage then in charge of national security.
Here are my thoughts on a partial solution to crime, and a idea that should really put a big dent in crime. The police booth is not a new concept but no one has thought to even mention it. It is used by the Koban neighborhood police in Japan and has been adopted by Singapore and Brazil. We simply place one in every high crime area, as is done in certain parts of Cuba where crime was once at very high levels. It's a two man operation with a Radio to call for backup and fire arms, 8 hour shifts for 24 hours daily. Relatively inexpensive and very effective with police presence in the communities at all times. Watch the crime rates in the different hot spot areas drop. We need constant stationary police presence in various areas throughout the capital. Not just as a response team. They need to present on the streets at all times not just in the station and in cars and motor cycles riding around. The last I mentioned this everyone said we need camaras on lamp poles which really haven’t been effective at all. Nor has more cars and motorbikes for police to just ride around in.
We can have numerous local contractors to erect the boothes creating local employment opportunities.
Truth is and I believe they don’t want to stop crime. Everyone makes money from it including our leaders as well as police.
