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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
Nassau, Bahamas - The Democratic National Alliance today joins the world in mourning the loss of scores of innocent people following a horrendous shooting which took place in Orlando Florida over the weekend. The 29 year old suspect, an ally of the ISIS terror cell maliciously targeted a club where members of the LGBT community were gathered killing 50 people and injuring up to 58 more. The callous and violent act is being called the worst mass shooting to take place in US history and the most dangerous terror attack to take place on US soil since 9/11.
Sadly, we now live in a world where such acts of violence are becoming more and more commonplace, where persons with alternative views and lifestyles become the target of terrorists both domestic and international. This is unacceptable and we condemn it in the strongest possible terms. It is our hope that the families of those lost are able to find some level of closure and comfort.
Even as we mourn with the families of those lost in Orlando we in the Bahamas have not been able to escape the scourge of violence. We also continue to mourn the loss of scores of Bahamians whose lives have been cut short by the violence on our streets. We mourn the deaths of young men and women whose families continue to seek their own closure and comfort. Unfortunately, many local families may never receive that closure. The continued backlog of cases within the judiciary and a lack of enforcement of the laws regarding punishment has only emboldened the criminal element. The DNA repeats its call for the legislative arm of government to oversee the ENFORCEMENT of capital punishment in cases which warrant it.
More importantly we as a people and as a global community must learn to co-exist, to settle our differences without turning to violence and live in brotherly LOVE.
Branville McCartney
DNA Leader
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