I don’t care who vex… a suspect should not be shown in the media on the frontpage in handcuffs… when he is proven guilty then sure… but until then he is a suspect… this aint cool nomatter how you look at it… dude got a wife and kids (who have to go school today)… he a suspect and his picture on the frontpage clearly in handcuffs but at the same time I have never seen the faces of the 3 dudes who were convicted of killing the couple in cupecoy…. #onlyinsxm #weneedbalance#notquestioningjustice #questioningthemedia #media #notcool
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Sandra Hazel dudes you say? -
Sherwin L Samuel As i’m reading your post, the same thought came to me boy Alston. No sense at all… -
Ariane Marie Thomas Yeah I never understood that like people have families they didn’t do the crime they gotta deal with the whispers and stares now ridiculous -
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Alston Alvarino Lourens Political differences aside it’s not a good look…. -
Fernando Thomas Hmmm…”Yo no soy David Wozniak”See Translation -
Annuska Friday-Illis It sure isn’t a good look. Its a small island and I’m an advocate for family life and as long as children have to suffer I don’t agree with it. -
Reginald Richardson Remember to make the same complain with it’s the lil small average fella on the block, cause it’s done with them also….
Then i can agree with you, but for now…..if it can be done with the lil average fella, let it be done for everyone else…When things starts to be consistent, then we can discuss -
Alston Alvarino Lourens yup Reggie, I have never seen any newspaper in Sxm put ‘suspects’ faces in the paper… I have seen a few times guilty convicted people, but never suspects…
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Reginald Richardson Somewhere about on the media Michael Granger, made it known that they hide the faces of the none convicted persons, and put the face of the convicted persons…
But i know i have seen times when suspects has been posted, i will have to dig up so archives…However, i think the rule is great, Post the face of convected persons, and blur the face of suspects, but it has to be constant, when it’s constant, they i agree with all, while it’s not constant, man, i want to see the faces of those big fellas too…LOL -
Annuska Friday-Illis Mark Chance its not about him per say its about us being a country and trying to find some understanding in right from wrong and dealing with children or family members. If he didn’t think of them that’s on him, but it’s not what “we” want as a country should advertise.
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Annuska Friday-Illis We need to look at the bigger picture of things and not bc a person do bad family members should be punished also… Also, he is not convicted as yet so yah!
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Alston Alvarino Lourens i just always think about myself, though i don’t think i would ever be involved in anything criminal, sxm is so funny people can call my name and implicate me in things and therefore im a suspect, then my ass on the frontpage of the paper while i innocent? nah that aint gone fly… so we need to look at it as what it is… i never saw the other convicted member of parliament in handcuffs and he was convicted
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Abigail Bridgette Hodge Hello I understand what you are saying, but why don’t you post this when other persons are suspects and their pictures are front page also, listen more than ever we should not be so bias Govt Officials, Politicians, ect more than ever should be put on balst when they do someting wrong, because they sore to be loyal and do right, yes they are human also but law for one law for all, do the crime deal with all it comes with, and this is my opinion, we should treat everyone the same and no one is above anyone else. -
Abigail Bridgette Hodge yee but it happens with others the same way and i don’t see all this fuss, i have nothing against the man but i just like people to be treated equal
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Alston Alvarino Lourens listen my issue is the handcuffs…. not his picture, he is a politician and seeing his picture is nothing new… but this picture in handcuffs will never be forgotten and we don’t even know if he will be found guilty, trust me, we are not best friends and i have my opinions about him and the issue but this is not setting a good precedent for anyone suspected of a crime…. my opinion…
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Al Hodge Our laws prohibit using names of suspects until there is a conviction so you are right the face should have been blurred out and only the initials are allowed not the full name. Should he be cleared he can have a field day with the newspaper -
Abigail Bridgette Hodge Point taken all but situations like this has been happening on this island for a long time now so in order for things to change we have to speak up in all occasion and not just some, no hard feelings and be blessed all
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Alston Alvarino Lourens everybody is saying that this has been happening, i have never seen anybody in handcuffs as a suspect with their face clearly seen in the newspaper before… please correct me if i wrong… but ive only seen those shackled pictures of convicted people…
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Charlyse Williams Put who it is aside!,, it’s not a god good pic for anyone to put front page at this point and time!, the case is still under investigation!,,, if they do it for certain people then do it for all the dam criminal s! -
Reginald Richardson here we goo…
Suspect, face, Shekkels..don’t tell me that it’s a different kind of crime….http://www.thedailyherald.com/index.php…
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Abigail Bridgette Hodge Thank you Reginald many persons who are just suspects were seen front page and other page with handcuffs, and this is point exactly, no matter who it is suspected crime/convicted crime comes with all this and more, it has been happening and it will continue, so let us not now go crazy because it happend to one of our MP, hey people jail is for Human Beings not animals, unfortunately it is sometimes persons who we least expect it from, but then again no one is perfect and we live in an in-perfect world
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Reginald Richardson same thing here:
guess mr. did illidge did not hide his face..http://www.thedailyherald.com/index.php…
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Abigail Bridgette Hodge Well during an interview with him as a reporter he said he had nothing to hide, so that is why he did not hide his face, and now some of the public is all upset and he is cool with it
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Carlannie La Tuti Sooooo true!!!! -
Jason Browne Sorry to say it but in sxm Anything goes -
Alston Alvarino Lourens Listen the daily herald showed his face but not his cuffs
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Nikita Euson If he had think about his wife and kids in the first place and what it would do to them if ever gettin caught he wouldnt have dirtied his hands to begin with!!!!!! -
Alida Brown IshebaDesignz No matter the crime is. He is innocent until proven guilty. Question what picture will they put if and when he is ruled NOT GUILTY. He was brought in as a suspect. We a humans have to stop casting judgment before the fact. For the rest i leave it in God’s hands that he guide them to the truth and nothing but the truth. And if in the case Mr. P.I is guilty I pray you ask for forgiveness. I’m just saying… Alston I agree 100%. I don’t care who vex… -
Angel Ique agreed Alston. There are parents out there abusing little children and their pictures are never published as a matter of fact authorities do their best to help them cover their tracks! -
Kimberly Reyes really true when it comes to needing balance, its really in every aspect of positions. #sad -
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Bigg Stopper LISTEN PEOPLE EVERYBODY CRYING NOW DID HE PASS BY U AND ASK U IF EVERYTHING OK AND IF U NEED HELP TWO PASS ON HIS BIG CASH FLOW NOOOO SO STOP DEFENDING THE PEOPLE THAT DONT GIVE TWO SHIT ABOUT SXM AND ITS PEOPLE ITS ALL ABOUT THEMSELVES NOW HE IS FRONT PAGE CAUSE HE DESERVE IT CAUSE HE WAS ACCEPTING MONEY ON TAPE AND WHO KNOWS WAT ELSE WITH WHO ELSE SO LEAVE HIS PROBLEMS WITH WHO THEY BELONG HIMSELF AND THE WHOLE WORLD ALREADY KNOW THAT SXM POLITIANS ENRICH THEM SELVES QUICK THEY ARE THE HIGHEST PAID POLITIANS IN THE WORLD OUR PRIME MINISTER MAKES MORE MONEY THAN PRIME MINISTER OF HOLLAND COME ON ARE WE BLIND FOLDED OR JUST PLAIN DUMB JESUS CHRIST PEOPLE WAKE UPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP -
Alston Alvarino Lourens I’m in no way defending Patrick, today it’s Patrick tomorrow it’s one of us… The media should have treated him like all suspects… And as a suspect his face and shackles shouldn’t be publicized…. Again I hope this paper would publish all convicted criminals from now on…
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Junior Sherbert Arrindell One thing we fail to understand the system is set. Hint do you know the media controls us some kind of how. They publish the article to there liking. And we all read and think thats how the story goes. When we fail to realize they publish errors most of the time. Not to go to deep but I know majority of us played the telephone game in school. Where one would qoute a line and by time it reach by the 5 th person its a complete mix up something. But my point am trying to bring cross is the media blows things out of proportion at times. Lol and we sxm people love a news sxm twang (we luv a lil mellay mehson). -
Joan Peterson when he was taking money under the table it was for his kids and wife, so now they will see what happens when you break the law. … whatever!!!! should be on freaking CNN ..HOW THEY ALL PUT SHAME ON MY ISLAND… lock his ass UP ..I SAY SO!!!! -
Ethel Semeler Rosaria People love sensationalism until it’s them or their family the source of sensationalism…. -
Dwight Carbon My question is why is he still a suspect? They caught him on camera “red handed!” Al balance should be consistent – if it was one of us they caught on camera committing a crime we wouldn’t be suspects we would have been guilty! Somebody show me an incident besides this one where a man was caught on tape committing a crime and considered a suspect? In my book he is a criminal because he was caught in the act! So this uproar is puzzling to me – political bias aside! -
Alston Alvarino Lourens Guilty and suspect is decided by the court bro, until the judge tell him so legally he is a suspect, to us all he’s guilty, but it’s not our job to judge, it’s our responsibility to vote correctly in the interest of our country and not any man
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Dwight Carbon I understand that bro but if we was in the same situation would they have considered us suspects? Al if you or me get caught on tape committing a crime the only reason we would have to see the judge is to receive our sentence! There is no Law&Order in SXM! So to me if the system can bend by calling a blatant criminal a suspect – then to me the system is just by finding equilibrium in putting him on the paper in cuffs!
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Bigg Stopper LISTEN MY BROTHER DO U SEE ANY FARE IN HIS FACE OR U SEE A MAN COMFORTABLE KNOWING NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND HE WILL BE OUT PRETTY SOON THIS IS ALL ABOUT THE BENJI MA BROTHA WHO KNOWS HE MAYBE RECEIVED A NICE SUM FROM U KNOW THE MAIN CONTRACTOR OF ALL THIS SO HE WILL BE OK
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Alston Alvarino Lourens I see ya’ll but the media has a responsibility also… Enjoy the weekend
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Neville de Weever what they did to patrick is a downright disgrace; shame on them -
Peggy-Ann Dros Alston Alvarino Lourens, one thing to always remember , we have No real good media houses in Sxm . The newspapers are on the level of the National Enquirer!!! #plainandsimple . That’s why there is so much sensationalism etc. They’re not after the truth per se. -
Alston Alvarino Lourens thanks Reggie for posting the pic though only one has a face, i was paying attention to that trial and don’t remember seeing the first pic, but don’t care who it is, its not good practice to put suspects face in the paper… again i am not siding with …See More
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