02-27-2015, 02:40 AM
totally agree with the importance of gut instinct RG, always been my rule of thumb..
Flint stone, I think the crime in negril and most of jamaica is not as 'organised' as the gang type culture in the US you describe.
Even in the UK it's not like that. So in London or a couple of other large cities you might get the colours, but not the rest of the descriptors you use.
In fact most of the hardened criminals live and mix in very affluent communities.
People in general will resort to violence in retaliation of something, but aren't necessarily part of a gang.
So from what I hear the shooting in scrub a dub was over a difference between two men. The victim was from Kingston. The police know who did it, and them and the army are stopping everyone to establish identity and catch this person.
It's worrying, just like the events of last year...it will affect tourism, can't blame people for going elsewhere.
But most people also lack real insight into what life is like for a lot of jamaicans.
The poverty, deprivation, apathy, fear, is tangible...and lack of hope or respite leads to a lot of things. Just like in our own poorest neighbourhoods, who probably have relative crime stats.
It's the political corruption I blame, until they get their house in order..things possibly will get worse.
In the UK, when things get bad enough, the government responds. For ex the summer riots a few years ago. The government invested millions across the country and developed the troubled families programme to addressed issues that led to this, which are the same as I mentioned above. These programmes are still running to effect real change over a long period.
Jamaica never has real initiatives to help its people or that are without corruption....it's very sad.
If there is no way out for the masses...what is the answer. The behaviour is the result...
I also think that some tourists / visitors act shamefully, or are totally up their own arse snobs, which has led to a general lack of respect of tourists.
So now you have the growth of the JOP attitude, which is why some feel that boundaries are being crossed in terms of tourists being hit on in crime.
Flint stone, I think the crime in negril and most of jamaica is not as 'organised' as the gang type culture in the US you describe.
Even in the UK it's not like that. So in London or a couple of other large cities you might get the colours, but not the rest of the descriptors you use.
In fact most of the hardened criminals live and mix in very affluent communities.
People in general will resort to violence in retaliation of something, but aren't necessarily part of a gang.
So from what I hear the shooting in scrub a dub was over a difference between two men. The victim was from Kingston. The police know who did it, and them and the army are stopping everyone to establish identity and catch this person.
It's worrying, just like the events of last year...it will affect tourism, can't blame people for going elsewhere.
But most people also lack real insight into what life is like for a lot of jamaicans.
The poverty, deprivation, apathy, fear, is tangible...and lack of hope or respite leads to a lot of things. Just like in our own poorest neighbourhoods, who probably have relative crime stats.
It's the political corruption I blame, until they get their house in order..things possibly will get worse.
In the UK, when things get bad enough, the government responds. For ex the summer riots a few years ago. The government invested millions across the country and developed the troubled families programme to addressed issues that led to this, which are the same as I mentioned above. These programmes are still running to effect real change over a long period.
Jamaica never has real initiatives to help its people or that are without corruption....it's very sad.
If there is no way out for the masses...what is the answer. The behaviour is the result...
I also think that some tourists / visitors act shamefully, or are totally up their own arse snobs, which has led to a general lack of respect of tourists.
So now you have the growth of the JOP attitude, which is why some feel that boundaries are being crossed in terms of tourists being hit on in crime.