HEY CRIMINALS...... YUH JUST GOT THE OFFICIAL O.K.

[snowbird]

What de arse is dis ah reading??? :shock: :shock:

(source: Trinidad Express Saturday, April 5th 2008
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl ... =161303925 (http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=161303925)

A Routine Affair.... teefin? :shock:

Consumer Affairs Minister on Beetham food looting:

Ria Taitt Political Editor

Robbery on the Beetham "Stretch" is a normal and habitual thing.

This was the position taken by Consumer Affairs Minister Peter Taylor yesterday, as he sought to downplay Thursday's incident in which two truck-drivers were ambushed on the Beetham Highway and robbed of foodstuff such as flour, orange juice and milk.

Taylor said he "would not read anything" into the incident.

"I would prefer to see that as an isolated incident," he said, replying to a question on whether it suggested that the response to high food prices and shortages had reached crisis proportions.

"I am sure that you have experienced, on many occasions, that in times of heavy traffic, persons would routinely get looted on that Beetham Stretch," he said.

"Yes, of course it has happened before!" he insisted, when pressed by members of the media. "Persons have had their jewelry snatched. "So I would not attribute that (what happened on Thursday ) to any trend," he added.

"Therefore," Taylor said. "One should not seek to cause undue panic or frenzy as a result of what transpired (on the Beetham)."

He referred to his advice given during Wednesday's news conference, in which he asked consumers to cut out the middleman, following a meeting with various stakeholders in the food industry in order to tell the nation that there was no need to panic over the reported food shortages.

Told that it was instructive that the Beetham residents (apparently not heeding this call) had gone, not after jewelry, but after basic food items such as flour, juice and milk, Taylor said Beetham residents targeted items which were imported and not produced in any significant quantity in Trinidad and Tobago.

"These are the most volatile items as far as the international community and the international trends are concerned," he said.

The Beetham Stretch of the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway has been the scene of many robberies and motorists, as a rule, do not slow down or stop there, opting in the event that they get a flat tyre to drive on rims rather than stop to change the tyre.

In the past, special police patrols have been set up to curb the lawlessness.


:shock: FIRE THAT SON OF A BITCH !!!

[serenity]

"I would prefer to see that as an isolated incident,"

yet


persons would routinely get looted on that Beetham Stretch,"
"Yes, of course it has happened before!"

but


"So I would not attribute that (what happened on Thursday ) to any trend

The man really sounding clueless and dotish.
No condemnation of the act, nothing about putting measures in place on the highway to ensure safety for commuters, just flippant rubbish!
Steups.

[snowbird]

So I would not attribute that (what happened on Thursday ) to any trend


There is ah trend in T&T alright, it's in the Government, it's ah trend of denial and stupidity :evil:

[slightpepper[M]]

d politicians drivin down d bus route........so nobody robbin dem.....so dey eh care........I feel i go start carryin meh blade in meh car yes........I eh takin dat shyt in traffic.......

[Falcon]

I could not believe my eyes when I read that this morning.... :|

[Scorpio]

Now, most memebers on this forum know how little I think of the PNM....

....but, even this is a new low for them in my eyes....

Frankly, I prefer to think the Express misquoted the man.

He cyah be so dotish.

No.

:|

[Sirius]

Sheer idiocy. It might be true; looting on the Beetham isn't new. But what a supremely dotish statement to make. Why not just tell the criminals point blank to come out and rob more people?

[BW]

[quote]"I would prefer to see that as an isolated incident,"

yet


persons would routinely get looted on that Beetham Stretch,"
"Yes, of course it has happened before!"

but


"So I would not attribute that (what happened on Thursday ) to any trend

The man really sounding clueless and dotish.
No condemnation of the act, nothing about putting measures in place on the highway to ensure safety for commuters, just flippant rubbish!
Steups.[/quote:3g8x3ffv]

Serenity, this guy is a Consumer Affairs Minister. It isn't his job to be "putting measures in place...to ensure safety for communters".

His only concern in this matter is to ensure that food prices are kept down, and hence the statement he made. The "trend" he is referring to would be people stealing/looting food, not general crime on the Beetham. You're misquoting him the way you cut-and-paste statements like that.

[Beetle]

This takes the cake from "crime is a worldwide problem" :shock:

[serenity]

Serenity, this guy is a Consumer Affairs Minister. It isn't his job to be "putting measures in place...to ensure safety for communters".

His only concern in this matter is to ensure that food prices are kept down, and hence the statement he made. The "trend" he is referring to would be people stealing/looting food, not general crime on the Beetham. You're misquoting him the way you cut-and-paste statements like that.

U may have a point BW. But dont u see how ridiculous his statements were nevertheless?

[BW]

U may have a point BW. But dont u see how ridiculous his statements were nevertheless?

"may" have a point? Is there something you aren't sure about in my previous post?

I don't understand all the outrage. I didn't particularly like hearing what he said, but I don't consider anything "ridiculous" about them. Ill-advised maybe, but 'ridiculous'? Please explain.

[Sirius]

It's more than it's an irresponsible statement to make. His portfolio may not be national security, but he shouldn't be making statements that appear to take something like this lightly.

[BW]

It's more than it's an irresponsible statement to make. His portfolio may not be national security, but he shouldn't be making statements that appear to take something like this lightly.

I have my doubts as to how much of the words of a Minister of Consumer Affairs will impact the criminals. He should have been more guarded with his statements anyway, I'll give you that.

[serenity]

BW, as u pointed out, he is minister of consumer affairs.
His answer to the incident then, should have reflected that - how he felt about the incident (outrage and concern like the rest of us would have been nice); what is ministry has done so far and plans to do about the rising cost of food.

Yet what we get instead, is a flippant answer that robberies occur on that highway all de time, is just that dis time dey tief a lil flour. Doh study it, I certainly not.

[BW]

Yet what we get instead, is a flippant answer that robberies occur on that highway all de time, is just that dis time dey tief a lil flour. Doh study it, I certainly not.

Have you considered the alternative? Say that there is a "trend" and have people start panic buying? Maybe that would push up food prices even higher, and have people starving.

You can argue that he should have been more elegant with his responses, but the overall idea of what he's doing isn't wrong.

[Sirius]

BW, as u pointed out, he is minister of consumer affairs.
His answer to the incident then, should have reflected that - how he felt about the incident (outrage and concern like the rest of us would have been nice); what is ministry has done so far and plans to do about the rising cost of food.

Yet what we get instead, is a flippant answer that robberies occur on that highway all de time, is just that dis time dey tief a lil flour. Doh study it, I certainly not.

I don't think the Minister's place is to express outrage at all. Concern yes, but I don't want my country's ministers standing there and carrying on with their righteous outrage like any other person on the street. I want to hear them say exactly what happened and how they intend to address it.

In the case of the Minister of Consumer Affairs, admitting that there is a security problem that is affecting the supply of goods is a good step, followed by stating - and acting upon the statement - that he will confer with the relevant people in National Security, or companies involved in moving shipments etc to ensure security measures are put in place.

[serenity]

Yet what we get instead, is a flippant answer that robberies occur on that highway all de time, is just that dis time dey tief a lil flour. Doh study it, I certainly not.

Have you considered the alternative? Say that there is a "trend" and have people start panic buying? Maybe that would push up food prices even higher, and have people starving.

You can argue that he should have been more elegant with his responses, but the overall idea of what he's doing isn't wrong.


Huh? I'm just saying talk sense! Know your portfolio and answer in that capacity!

I'm not concerned with elegance of speech. I am concerned when a Minister appears to be clueless and out of touch with the ppl and how they feel about certain issues.

[BW]

In the case of the Minister of Consumer Affairs, admitting that there is a security problem that is affecting the supply of goods is a good step, followed by stating - and acting upon the statement - that he will confer with the relevant people in National Security, or companies involved in moving shipments etc to ensure security measures are put in place.

Is that really the case though? Other than this incident, are there any widespread lootings/robbery for food?

[Sirius]

Well, its not uncommon for delivery trucks to be robbed. Just not often in the middle of the highway like the two incidents on Thursday. In general, a lot of places don't provide security at the delivery points and they get robbed there. In that regard its the responsibility of the businesses to provide security, but perhaps the relevant authorities should work with them to ensure more start providing that security.

[serenity]

Lots of trucks have security riding with them. I know this is true of Kiss and Carib. Yet they are still robbed.

[Aloha]

It seems to me that Criminals run the island now, there is no more news
about how beautiful Trinidad is, only how it is being destroyed by criminal
activity. The Government is to be blamed for an out of control society!
a change is needed and soon, but it's the voting public to make that change. :roll: :o

[Sirius]

Lots of trucks have security riding with them. I know this is true of Kiss and Carib. Yet they are still robbed.

These are large companies with daily transport needs. Many others are not in a similar position.

[skl]

Serenity, this guy is a Consumer Affairs Minister. It isn't his job to be "putting measures in place...to ensure safety for communters".
U may have a point BW. But dont u see how ridiculous his statements were nevertheless?
"may" have a point? Is there something you aren't sure about in my previous post?


actually Breadwinner you dont have a point at all.

Peter Taylor is the Minster of Legal Affairs. Consumer Affairs is just one part of his portfolio. papers get his title wrong.

http://www.opm.gov.tt/pm/index.php?pid=1003

so his attempted nonchalance about crime is even more ridculous.

[Gagamell]

[quote=serenity][quote]"I would prefer to see that as an isolated incident,"

yet


persons would routinely get looted on that Beetham Stretch,"
"Yes, of course it has happened before!"

but


"So I would not attribute that (what happened on Thursday ) to any trend

The man really sounding clueless and dotish.
No condemnation of the act, nothing about putting measures in place on the highway to ensure safety for commuters, just flippant rubbish!
Steups.[/quote:3dk5fviy]


Serenity, this guy is a Consumer Affairs Minister. It isn't his job to be "putting measures in place...to ensure safety for communters".

His only concern in this matter is to ensure that food prices are kept down, and hence the statement he made. The "trend" he is referring to would be people stealing/looting food, not general crime on the Beetham. You're misquoting him the way you cut-and-paste statements like that.[/quote:3dk5fviy]

Don't worry the way things are going in this country it will be a trend soon enough.

[scrunter]

This is not the norm just as it was not the norm a few years ago to see so much murders and to see so many gangs and known criminals with high paying jobs (CEPEP and URP to name a few).Why wait until it get rampant to do something about it.Why make such a stupgive a darn about what we the public thinks?If that said incident had taken place in most of the other parts of the country the police might ah done hold the perpetrators.We like it so.......

[Gagamell]

This is not the norm just as it was not the norm a few years ago to see so much murders and to see so many gangs and known criminals with high paying jobs (CEPEP and URP to name a few).Why wait until it get rampant to do something about it.Why make such a stupgive a darn about what we the public thinks?If that said incident had taken place in most of the other parts of the country the police might ah done hold the perpetrators.We like it so.......

I think the real problem is the fact that our politicians are completely insulated from the realities facing the ordinary citizens of this country due to the lavish and secure lives they live at the expense of the tax payers of this country. An apt example of this was Prime Minister Manning's address to the nation last week, even TV6 News was forced to do an entire story on Mr. Manning's disconncect with the realities of our country along with some of the Express' leading journalist.

Our politicians are bubble boys and bubble girls, they are living in a Trinidad and Tobago that does not exist below an income bracket of $18,000 a month.

[BW]

Don't worry the way things are going in this country it will be a trend soon enough.

Sure. :roll:

Maybe you should start hording food now. Pay the premium, clear the shelves, etc. Good stuff, that will advance the nation right?

[snowbird]

The "trend" he is referring to would be people stealing/looting food, not general crime on the Beetham.

Whew..... Boy ah glad you clear that up, fer ah while there I thought there was ah problem on de Beetham; buh tanks tuh you, I now realize is jus 'business as usual', T&T didn't just sink tuh a new low. :roll:

Hummm, Ah wonder why dem 'Entrepreneurs' in dat area now decide dey want tuh move out? :evil:
http://www.guardian.co.tt/news5.html

Hummmm, maybe it's ah case of "Whoops, there goes the neighbourhood" :twisted:

[dancerboy]

[quote]"I would prefer to see that as an isolated incident,"

yet


persons would routinely get looted on that Beetham Stretch,"
"Yes, of course it has happened before!"

but


"So I would not attribute that (what happened on Thursday ) to any trend

The man really sounding clueless and dotish.
No condemnation of the act, nothing about putting measures in place on the highway to ensure safety for commuters, just flippant rubbish!
Steups.[/quote:3m315f36]
SERENE doodoo if you read some of my posts, you would notice that i said: it's the authorities' response to what's taking place in T&T that gets me pissed. This is a perfect example. And the people accept this BS.

DANCERBOY

[dancerboy]

[quote=serenity][quote]"I would prefer to see that as an isolated incident,"

yet


persons would routinely get looted on that Beetham Stretch,"
"Yes, of course it has happened before!"

but


"So I would not attribute that (what happened on Thursday ) to any trend

The man really sounding clueless and dotish.
No condemnation of the act, nothing about putting measures in place on the highway to ensure safety for commuters, just flippant rubbish!
Steups.[/quote:1uptx135]

Serenity, this guy is a Consumer Affairs Minister. It isn't his job to be "putting measures in place...to ensure safety for communters".

His only concern in this matter is to ensure that food prices are kept down, and hence the statement he made. The "trend" he is referring to would be people stealing/looting food, not general crime on the Beetham. You're misquoting him the way you cut-and-paste statements like that.[/quote:1uptx135] Ah know u joking! You sound like a winner for truth. But if ah tell u what yuh winning on this forum de go band meh fuh life. BUT U R REALLY A $%^&*#@ WINNER.

DANCERBOY

[dancerboy]

U may have a point BW. But dont u see how ridiculous his statements were nevertheless?

"may" have a point? Is there something you aren't sure about in my previous post?

I don't understand all the outrage. I didn't particularly like hearing what he said, but I don't consider anything "ridiculous" about them. Ill-advised maybe, but 'ridiculous'? Please explain. Every damn thing the man said is ridiculous. It doesn't matter what his ministerial responsibilities are, such actions call for nothing less than outrage, and disgust. And he displayed niether.

DANCERBOY

[Sirius]

Would a firm, logical grip on the situation with proposed actions and solutions be far more responsible and effective than anger and outrage?

[serenity]

Sirius, I dont think ppl expect the Minister to bawl down the place. But it would be nice to hear him say "This is unacceptable...so and so and so will be done".

At least that is what I meant by outrage and concern.

[slightpepper[M]]

well dey probably waitin fuh somebody to get kill.......like d normal "reactive" govt protocols.......allyuh kno dey go bullshyt dey way.......buh since is a normal ting to get rob on d highway.......jus now it go normal to leggo some I.M.G (indian machine gun) in dey ass........dais wey it headin.......

[snowbird]

]well dey probably waitin fuh somebody to get kill.......like d normal "reactive" govt protocols.......allyuh kno dey go bullshyt dey way.......buh since is a normal ting to get rob on d highway.......jus now it go normal to leggo some I.M.G (indian machine gun) in dey ass........dais wey it headin.......

I wid yuh on dat one oui.
I was outraged when Ramesh Maharaj started encouraging his Constituents to, in effect take the law into their own hands (tuh kill an ting); but with attitudes like the one the Minister displayed, people are left to now think...... maybe ah cud introduce some new 'norms'.
Look, the way things going in T&T, pretty soon it go be ah 'free for all', an yuh eh go be able tuh tell 'de good guys from de bad guys'.

"Lawd fadder, is Paradise self, is de land ah milk and honey" :roll:

[dancerboy]

Would a firm, logical grip on the situation with proposed actions and solutions be far more responsible and effective than anger and outrage? SIRIUS, u r right. There has been anger and outrage since HERCULES was killed in BARATARIA. There was also outrage and anger when one of the accused mother said, that her son didn't mean to kill him,but only rob him.There was also anger and outrage, when little AKIEL CHAMBERS was buggered and found murdered at the bottom of the pool. There was outrage and anger when SEAN LUKE was killed. There was anger and outrage when the baby was burnt with the water bottle last year at this same institution. There was outrage and anger when the baby was kidnapped from this same institution last year. There was anger and outrage the PNM councilor was killed last year. How much can a people be asked to endure without any firm, logical grip on the situation with proposed actions and solutions from those who are 'responsible' to calm peoples anger and outrage. I don't know if you have children, but i am sure you have relatives; if anyone of them were 'following bad company', at what point would you decide that enough is enough, when that person commits murder ?. Sorry for giving personal examples, but if you read some of my posts many times i use myself or children, or even grandchildren. It's not because of ego as people may think. Because when it involves other people we have a very different perspsctive on things than when it's our 'own flesh and blood'. At some point SIRIUS, i expect people of all ethnic and political stripes to get together and say: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. If they are not prepared to do that, then according to my esteemed teacher friend from this forum, IS ONLY OLE TALK.

dancerboy

[Sirius]

In any incident, if people close to us are involved then quite often our emotions take precedence over logical thought. This isn't necessarily wrong...it's just being human, and it is part of what makes us who we are and not some sort of robot. BUT.

People in authority NEED to be objective, calm and firm. They have a difficult job, really. They need to be close enough to what is happening to understand what the people are feeling. Yet, they must also be detached enough to take the correct course of action rather than an emotionally driven one that could easily make matters worse.

[Gagamell]

Don't worry the way things are going in this country it will be a trend soon enough.

Sure. :roll:

Maybe you should start hording food now. Pay the premium, clear the shelves, etc. Good stuff, that will advance the nation right?

What exactly are you on about?

[dancerboy]

In any incident, if people close to us are involved then quite often our emotions take precedence over logical thought. This isn't necessarily wrong...it's just being human, and it is part of what makes us who we are and not some sort of robot. BUT.

People in authority NEED to be objective, calm and firm. They have a difficult job, really. They need to be close enough to what is happening to understand what the people are feeling. Yet, they must also be detached enough to take the correct course of action rather than an emotionally driven one that could easily make matters worse.
SIRIUS what rational actions have been taken, about the incidents i cited, can you enlighten me please ?, Are there any steps being taken to, at least minimize some of these incidents ? The same things (and worse in some instances) keep happening over,and over,and over, without any forseeable end. I do not expect crime to be eradicated, i am a lot smarter than that, but at least, let the population feel relatively safe. SIRIUS my friend, do you feel safe with your female relatives driving( i wouldn't say walking, that's too risky) the streets of T&T during the night ? I feel relatively safe with my daughter walking the streets of BROOKLYN at nights with her two duaghters, ages 12,and 6. And she does walk the street at nights,If i didn't feel that way i would stay in NY. That's no idle talk. And i feel very,very safe with my son,his wife, and my two grandchildren in DELAWARE.

DANCERBOY

[Sirius]

dancerboy; I am not speaking of this particular incident. If you read the thread you would notice I have already addressed whether or not I think the Minister's statement was appropriate for the situation, and it was not.

What I am now doing is responding to those posters who are sitting here expecting the Minister to stand up and express anger and outrage, which is just as ineffective a course of action as those statements he did make. So really, what point are you trying to make? Really, what DOES whether I feel safe or not with my family on the streets have to do with that?

[dancerboy]

dancerboy; I am not speaking of this particular incident. If you read the thread you would notice I have already addressed whether or not I think the Minister's statement was appropriate for the situation, and it was not.

What I am now doing is responding to those posters who are sitting here expecting the Minister to stand up and express anger and outrage, which is just as ineffective a course of action as those statements he did make. So really, what point are you trying to make? Really, what DOES whether I feel safe or not with my family on the streets have to do with that? SIRIUS my friend, it's the general lawlessness in T&T that accounts for my reaction. Robbery is an everyday occurence. In response to one of my post you said T&T is a small place, in which almost everbody knows somebody, therefore the reason for hiring foreign investigators. And that's my point, for a small place where everyone knows someone there is just too much damn lawlessness, and no one seems to have a clue what to do about it. The police service: corruption; guns and drugs go missing from the police stations. The prisons: ditto, prisoners with cell, ordering hits from the prison. Licensing: ditto, anybody could by a driver's license. Passport; ditto, i have a friend called a friend in T&T, AND IN 'TWO TWOS', he had a passport delivered to him in the US. You want a new birthpaper ditto, same modus operandi. This does not get yuh angry,and frustrated SIRIUS. My friend i emigrated on the november 21st 1967( you might still have been in diapers,back then there was no pampers yet, but i was pmpered). I have been reading the express,and guardian ever since, long before there was the net. I never stopped, if i went away, my supply was out on the side untill i return. I am sure, you will admit that it takes a lot of passion and involvement to be so concerned of my country. There are TRINIS who emigrated a lot more recent, and they couldn't give a fig whether T&T SINK or SWIM. So doh take meh criticism personally. I still have close relatives back home. And i wish for the day when i could visit, and feel safe to go liming with my friends again. You notice that i didn't even mention the health, and transport system.


DANCERBOY

[skl]

well like the complaints reach him.

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl ... =161306133 (http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=161306133)


Legal Affairs Minister Peter Taylor is now condemning the recent looting on the Beetham Highway, in which two truck drivers were ambushed and robbed of foodstuff, including flour, juice and milk, they were transporting for National Flour Mills.

The move comes after he told the Express last week that robbery along the Beetham "stretch" was a normal and habitual thing.

He then said, "I am sure that you have experienced, on many occasions, that in times of heavy traffic, persons would routinely get looted on that Beetham Stretch.

"Yes, of course it has happened before! Persons have had their jewelry snatched. So I would not attribute that to any trend," he added.

In a press statement yesterday, however, Taylor condemned the incident in the "strongest possible terms".

"The Minister and the Ministry of Legal Affairs condemns in the strongest possible terms, the incident that occurred with the looting of the supply truck carrying food items along the Beetham Highway on the third of April, 2008," the statement said.

[dancerboy]

dancerboy; I am not speaking of this particular incident. If you read the thread you would notice I have already addressed whether or not I think the Minister's statement was appropriate for the situation, and it was not.

What I am now doing is responding to those posters who are sitting here expecting the Minister to stand up and express anger and outrage, which is just as ineffective a course of action as those statements he did make. So really, what point are you trying to make? Really, what DOES whether I feel safe or not with my family on the streets have to do with that? SIRIUS my friend, did you read the minister's condemnation of the looting on today's express. That's what i expected in the first place. I am quite sure he bowed to public pressure, hence the reason he changed his tune. Do you still think his first response was the correct one ?


DANCERBOY

[serenity]

well like the complaints reach him.

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl ... =161306133 (http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=161306133)


[b]

"The Minister and the Ministry of Legal Affairs condemns in the strongest possible terms, the incident that occurred with the looting of the supply truck carrying food items along the Beetham Highway on the third of April, 2008," the statement said.


Steups. Well at least he learn a lesson in PR.

[Sirius]

SIRIUS my friend, did you read the minister's condemnation of the looting on today's express. That's what i expected in the first place. I am quite sure he bowed to public pressure, hence the reason he changed his tune. Do you still think his first response was the correct one ?


DANCERBOY

If you read ANYTHING I said in this thread, then you would know that you are asking the ridiculous: For I never said his first response was correct. I said it was not.

[dancerboy]

SIRIUS my friend, did you read the minister's condemnation of the looting on today's express. That's what i expected in the first place. I am quite sure he bowed to public pressure, hence the reason he changed his tune. Do you still think his first response was the correct one ?


DANCERBOY

If you read ANYTHING I said in this thread, then you would know that you are asking the ridiculous: For I never said his first response was correct. I said it was not. You did not read my responses. I never said, that you said his first response was the correct one. I asked you,: do you still think his first response was the correct one ? Let me break down to its lowest common denominator. What do you think of his second response, and which of the two responses you prefer ?

DANCERBOY

[Sirius]

You did not read my responses. I never said, that you said his first response was the correct one. I asked you,: do you still think his first response was the correct one ? Let me break down to its lowest common denominator. What do you think of his second response, and which of the two responses you prefer ?

DANCERBOY
Talk about dancing around an issue.

If I say the first response was not correct, then no matter how right or wrong I see his second response - it does not change that I think the first is incorrect! Really, now you're just being miserable.

[dancerboy]

You did not read my responses. I never said, that you said his first response was the correct one. I asked you,: do you still think his first response was the correct one ? Let me break down to its lowest common denominator. What do you think of his second response, and which of the two responses you prefer ?

DANCERBOY
Talk about dancing around an issue.

If I say the first response was not correct, then no matter how right or wrong I see his second response - it does not change that I think the first is incorrect! Really, now you're just being miserable.
GOOD ONE SIRIUS, I was trying to bait yuh,but yuh too wise for that. I guess you work at a tertiary institution, but you not 'an educated teacher'. THANK GOD FOR SMALL MERCIES.

DANCERBOY

[Gagamell]

:lol: I sense some history between the both of you. :lol:

[skl]

Other than this incident, are there any widespread lootings/robbery for food?

hmmmm

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl ... =161306632 (http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=161306632)

Thursday, April 10th 2008



BANDITS have struck another truck carrying foodstuff, this time beating the driver and his delivery partner in the process.

Still shaken yesterday and afraid to have their names printed, the 43-year-old driver and his 35-year-old partner told the Express that a gunman and two accomplices boarded their truck as it slowed just after the Subway outlet in Glencoe around 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

Reports are that 14 cases of foodstuff-including mayonnaise, peas, ketchup, mauby and peanut butter-were taken at gunpoint.

A ten-kilogramme sack of flour that belonged to one of the men, which was on the truck's dashboard, was also snatched by the bandits.

[Sirius]

:shock: Look at where they strike too. That area not so bad...it have some bad parts down inside, but the main road is usually fine...especially right there.

[dancerboy]

:shock: Look at where they strike too. That area not so bad...it have some bad parts down inside, but the main road is usually fine...especially right there. So bandits suppose to strike only certain areas. A bandit strikes wheresoever an oportunity presents itslelf. You probably live in one of those areas, in which bandits eh suppose to stirke. That's striking indeed.

DANCERBOY

[Sirius]

I don't know if it's that you find it amusing to go around prodding at my posts and quite frankly I don't care. Please be constructive toward the thread at hand. Thanks.

[dancerboy]

I don't know if it's that you find it amusing to go around prodding at my posts and quite frankly I don't care. Please be constructive toward the thread at hand. Thanks. I honestly think my post was constructive. You clearly stated: That the area where the bandits struck was not such a bad area. I think it's logocal to deduce from that statement that bandits are expected to strike only in 'bad' areas. Sirius, if you can't draw that conclusion then you should withdraw the statement. If i said to you: 'educated peolpe do not make such statements'. What would you infer, from that statement.


DANCERBOY

[Sirius]

Indeed. If you want to be constructive then you might want to focus on the thread itself and not on things like whether or not you think I live in some sort of bandit-free area or not, whether I am a teacher or not, or whatever other personal nitpickings you may have. You may replace "I" with any other forumite as well - it's not something we encourage. I will say no more on that.

[dancerboy]

Indeed. If you want to be constructive then you might want to focus on the thread itself and not on things like whether or not you think I live in some sort of bandit-free area or not, whether I am a teacher or not, or whatever other personal nitpickings you may have. You may replace "I" with any other forumite as well - it's not something we encourage. I will say no more on that. Considering you are staff, and you have to deal with all kinda ah people on the forum, smart, not so smart, stupid, very stupid, i think you are a little too touchy.

DANCERBOY

[snowbird]

Look, the bottom line is, the criminals in T&T are getting braver and braver (or should that be bolder and bolder); it would appear nothing, no one, or any place is off limits.

It's a pretty sorry situation when first and foremost, people have to resort to making plans around the safety of their home and personal possessions. Because of a previous break-in, in what was thought to be a 'safe neighbourhood', my brother who will be visiting me in a few weeks had to time his visit to make sure that his son and daghter in law would both be in T&T and able to look after the house. Contrast that to my Mother in Law as well as a few of our friends who all visit T&T (Tobago) from Canada annually; they simply lock up the place, and go away for as long as three or four months, sometimes even longer; all they have to do is .....'stop' the mail delivery.