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The Hon. Dr. Minnis interacting with GHS students. (Photo: Yontalay Bowe)
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A Statement from The Office of Dr. Andre Rollins, Shadow Minister of National Security:
The Free National Movement shares the public’s deep concern about the violent crime crisis engulfing New Providence and we commiserate with the families and communities grieving the senseless loss of those they love and cherish. It gives us no satisfaction to witness the unprecedented and tragic level of violent crime affecting our country. However, we must once again remind the government that they came to office promising that they possessed all of the solutions to crime. Sadly, we are confronted with the reality that New Providence is today still terribly insecure. The failure to bring violent crime under control has left Bahamians in a perpetual state of fear for their personal safety. This traumatic state of affairs cannot continue.
A country’s internal security is one of the primary responsibilities of the state. While moral decay is one of the root causes of our crime problem, where the family or society fails to properly mold individuals, it is the power of the state that is ultimately the last line of defense in maintaining public order and national security.
When citizens vote they are agreeing to place the power of the state and responsibility for law and order in the hands of the government. If the government fails in this vital responsibility, members of the public lose confidence in the state and opt to take the law into their own hands. We cannot allow our society to come to this.
For the sake of our country and its future, the government must restore public confidence in the state’s capacity to keep Bahamians safe. We urge the government to take responsibility for our nation’s security by implementing their promised solutions to crime and bringing law and order back to our city streets.
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