No To Bounty Hunters!!

By Kerwin De Matas

Basdeo Pandy wants to promote bounty hunting in Trinidad. Mr. Pandy, be careful what you ask for. Remember Pandora's box? In the United States, bounty hunting has laws that control bounty hunting activities, some states still condone this activity. Without these bounty hunting laws in the U.S, there would just be a burst of outlaws, hunting criminals for money, without regard for the law. In the United States, bounty hunters are normally affiliated with bondsmen and are known in the judicial system as,' bail enforcement agents or fugitive recovery agents '.

Organized Bounty Hunting In The U.S

Even with these fancy names, sometimes they go over the law committing crimes such as, invasion of private property, kidnapping, physical abuse etc... These people can go onto some one's property with out even a search warrant, in search of a possible fugitive of the law, what do you think about that? Until now, it's only in the U.S.A, that the laws for bounty hunting are much more developed, and had been drafted into their laws for centuries. In most other countries, bounty hunting is totally, ILLEGAL! Imagine now, our little twin island state of Trinidad and Tobago, where crime is a serious factor, and the local police service cannot combat it, introducing bounty hunters? That would just be the icing on the cake!! This is not something to be thought up of like that, and then do it! In an island so damn small, bounty hunting seems so ridiculous, forgive me, but it is!!

A Bounty Hunter's I.D

The village where Riaz Khan was from, wants to put up an alarm system to alert other village members of a crime in progress. I think this is a damn good idea, because catching the delinquent/delinquents in the action, and then giving them a good cutass*, would be justice well done, and then turn them over to the police! Other communities, need to put their heads together in getting back communities from delinquents, and hopefully the police service would cooperate with them on getting back the peace...Now of course, the judicial system should try revising some of their laws to avoid putting scumbags, back on the streets also. Citizens should be given helpful information on citizen arrests, and when carried out, they must be applauded and encouraged when trying to help in maintaining law and order in Trinbago again.

Citizens Organized By The Local Police Service

Mr Panday, Trinbago does not need bounty hunters, Trinbago needs competent police, politicians, judges etc. We as citizens, need to get together on putting a stop in crime, and not adding to it. Think very well, when you come up with these ideas Mr.Pandy. Where Trinbago is heading, I just don't know. You, then Manning,God help us! Robinson was an idiot, but I just can't recall him doing so much nonsense, as you two...

*This is Trinbagonian slang for a beating.