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February 04, 2008
Jamaica's murder rate continues to soar
We have just closed out the first month of the New Year and already the figures for crime are looking quite ominous. Instead of crime going on the decrease it is skyrocketing. Just one month and already over 100 murders have been committed.
Last year will go down in the books as one of the bloodiest year the country has seen.
The murder rate for 2007 surpassed the previous year's total, this according to police reports.
Data received indicated there were 1,574 murders in 2007, a 17 percent rise from 2006. Of those murdered last year, 19 were members of the police force while 146 were women with 65 being children.
There were 82 double murders, 10 triple murders and five quadruple murders. Most of the murders - 79 percent - were committed by guns while most of the homicides were committed in the inner city communities of Olympic Gardens, Waterhouse, Drewsland, Seaview Gardens, Riverton City, and sections of Maxfield Avenue. November was the bloodiest with 166 persons murdered within that 30-day period.
Throughout last year there were several initiatives implemented to stop the rising surge of crime with little success. DCP Shield at one point revealed that they would be targeting hot spot areas in every division in Kingston, St. Andrew and St. Catherine...still the figures rise.
Some policemen are now beginning to cry out for the death penalty in an effort to send a serious message to criminals. Will it prove to be a deterrent? That is anyone's guess...still...YardFlex hopes that good sense will prevail and our country can truly go back to its slogan and mean it...come home to paradise.
Posted by yardFlex at February 4, 2008 09:34 AM
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Posted by: PinkCattie
on February 4, 2008 10:06 AM
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Dam gangs & Drug lords dem. Can't ketch dem enemy & a murda family. Want rob u an if u no have no money fi gi dem dem kill u. GO LOOK WORK UNNO OLD WICKED UNNO. U see why Jamaica should a still under British Rule??? After me no hear bout certain tings a British Virgin Islands & such. NO rule an order in di place.
Yes some a unno go say di police a kill people to.. but neva see smoke without fire
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Posted by: kel
on February 4, 2008 10:11 AM
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When are we going to learn.....when are we going to realise what WE are doing to ourselves and our country? when....
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Posted by: FyahRas
on February 4, 2008 10:16 AM
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Legalize the herbs and then Jamaican people can freely enjoy their culture and they will be less frustrated
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Posted by: Jah-Works
on February 4, 2008 11:23 AM
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The government have a big part to play with most of these crimes. Over the years memebers of parliament have given guns to their constituence and these same guns are contributing to the crimes that we are seeing today. Now, a lot of people is turning a blind eye to what is going on because if they start digging too deep names are going to come up.
Government need to start holding themselves accountable by telling members of parliament that if their constituence have high crime rates they need to fixed it or they could end up losing thier seats.
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Posted by: Wade Cameron
on February 4, 2008 01:04 PM
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Goverment wha unno a go do... Youths dem a cry out. Unno need fi hire some real top mon abraod to deal wit di crime situation a Jamaica.
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Posted by: talk it as it is
on February 4, 2008 06:14 PM
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The earth is going to tremble. The earth is going to groan and shake off all wicked and corrupt people. Watch and see if you think I am joking.
Check the reasoning: I never heard of a man having to steal or rob to hold a meditation from the herbs. The likkle foo-fool eediat police bway dem a lock up man for one draw a herb. People affi a hide to smoke herb. So a man just start to get high in a discreet way: coke and crack.
When a person get a sweet draw and hold a nice meditation, "NO PROBLEM MON".
I am not saying that drugs is the only problem for crime. Another great part of it is that as Black people, we were trained to capture, kill and hurt our own. How did you think the white boys got us as slaves. Our own brothers caught us and put us in barracoons and traded us for guns and gun powder on the Ivory Coast.
We foo-fool lacka what. Fight and kill off our own. How can we pull together and be strong and victorious?
Lack of education and poverty make us cross, angry and miserable!! That's just too bad.
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Posted by: Dugu Dugu
on February 4, 2008 07:03 PM
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why is this news to every one.and to miss pinkcattie i want my country to have its independence or else we would not have our beautiful flag and culture jamaica chose the path of independence while the BVI choose to still salute the queen who can care less if we are alive
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Posted by: Mark B
on February 4, 2008 07:06 PM
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DAMN.....
This is MADNESS! But it is a fulfillment of the prophecy in Revelation
Revelation 6:4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
I'm not against a death penalty.
Genesis 9:6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
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Posted by: B-RAD
on February 4, 2008 07:24 PM
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what jamiaca needs is more guns so the innocent people dem can defend themselves from di thugs dem. i man a peaceful man, but i still sleep wit mi 9mm.
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Posted by: Hitman
on February 5, 2008 02:32 AM
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Government weh oonu ago do?! Yuh see it look inna mi eyes did I tell oonu?!
Some man a talk bout dem a shotta dem a iddi poo
A must a cow push dem out cau mi caan believe dem have a modda too
A nuh so mi know it go, a nuh so we do we ting
Yardman nuh murda old woman and kill sucklin!
A some sick white people do dem ting deh a farin!
Yo mi lose off a oonu weh di man dem study king?!
A nuh so di ghetto run, a nuh rumor mi nuh spread
Bout man nuh rape likkle pickney in Jamaica and nuh dead!
Man nuh rob poor people and di don nuh buss dem head!
Man nuh bun dung house wid old people inna bed!
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Posted by: donde
on February 5, 2008 04:00 AM
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Wow ! Why blaks murder fellow blaks. Wi nid a pray more fi Jah blessing. In Kenya wi a talk about over 900 deaths fi di last month. Wi blaks our own enemy.Wi a spend so much time blaming whites ,wi a shuld tek charge pon our destiny. artistes shuld sing and promote peace riddims & nuh fi promote gangstar life with fire stiks.
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Posted by: shelly
on February 5, 2008 08:18 AM
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What do you expect from a country who's top ten songs are about violence!!??
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Posted by: Jah-Works
on February 5, 2008 08:41 AM
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Recently yardflex posted a video showing the violence and crime in Jamaica. Well, there is another documentry on the internet reporting on the same thing. It shows you part 1,2 and 3.
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Posted by: antichrist
on February 5, 2008 08:49 AM
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we need to worship the real ruler of our world the devil!!
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Posted by: feddup!
on February 5, 2008 09:18 AM
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Is time dem resume hanging inna Jamaica! Is time dem stop listening to di crap weh human rights haffi seh and start administrating proppa punishment to dese killers! What happen to di rights of the victims and the families of the victims? When these killers kill and then go prison and go eat taxpayers money, and come out in a few years come repeat them crimes, where are the rights of the people? Every crime deserves a punishment, punishment act as deterrent. If u have a child and u dont discipline them when do wrong, how can they grow up and be responsible? They have to know that for every action there is a reaction, and consequences. This point need to be brought home also to the criminals in Jamaica. U kill, expect to be hanged for u crimes, U tief, expect to face hard labour in prison. Simple as that! Mek the human rights and privy council deal with it! Is not them families or countries hurting from these killers. Jamaica did run betta wen wi use to HANG DEM BY DEM NECK TILL DEM DEAD!
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Posted by: 3jrsoldier
on February 5, 2008 10:00 AM
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as a x soldier i can gave my honest opinion of wat it takes to make our beloved country be better
1 politicians and members of all religions play there part in decreasing crime
2 entertainers must stop glorifying z gunthings in there songs
3 all corrupted police and soldiers should be sacked
4 we jamaicans must stop z negativity about informer fi dead and gave informations to relevant authority
4 mothers and girlfriends must encourage there loved one who is in gangs that it is wrong
5 more jobs for the youths
6 last but not least an eye for an eye
thats my view of seeing jamaica been improve of crime
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Posted by: Rasta Iyata
on February 5, 2008 10:46 AM
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My brother and is girlfriend were one of those Double Murders that occured in November. I cant even fathom that its been 3 months since your physical has deteriorated. this day 3 months ago was the last time u lived a full day. Mommy jus sent up some cerasee that sprung on your grave, i cant even drink it. i cant drink the herb that grow from ur skin, from ur body and bones u will never sign on again but i still publicise it to the world.... My Brother's FLeash is dead
REST IN PEACE
TAIWO Sept 7 1983- November 2007
JANELLE Sept 5 1984- Novemeber 2007
As it was in the beginning so shall it be in the end. From the dust, to the dust! Big up My ancestors for me
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Posted by: Nelly
on February 5, 2008 12:18 PM
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Poverty, Lack of education, Politics, Corruption,economic condition and most important LACK OF LOVE plays a Major part in this increase killing spree in JA. Di yutes dem Cold, nuh love nuh inna dem Heart!
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Posted by: giggles
on February 6, 2008 12:13 PM
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Man them in Jamaica have nothing to do with there time. Why don't they just kill themselves things would be so much better. At the rate there killing each other there will be no more man left in jamaica or for that matter no more people. No work don't make it right for them to be walking around killing people. And they killing women and children man like them de fi hang.Its grown a$$ mans that are doing this when they should be setting an example for the young ones. Like Baby Cham said when them kill of the women them weh them a go do f**K man. 50 Bullet fi them so call bad man weh a kill inocent people straight BULLET
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Posted by: essence
on February 6, 2008 09:34 PM
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our problem is that when things dont go our way we tend to blame the white man but really we shouldnt because they didnt tell us we cant go to school and study hard so we can one day be a lawer,doctor.etc. we to start realise that if we want to be we can be much smarter than a white man. i understand that not everyone has life easy but please dont give up.if u fall please get up and try again,because a gun dosent make u the bigger man a BRAIN does, and we all have one believe it or not. so STOP killing each other and lets show white people that they are not smarter than us. Blacks have been through hell and ist up to us if we want to keep living through it.Mothers stop having kids and run and leave them. Fathers stand up to ur responsiblity a mother cant raised 3 boys all by herself, because every now and then they need someone to knock them in their head when they go wrong it all starts from home. Mothers stop taking the kids child support money and do ur hair and nails instead invest in their education.let them see how hard u want them to be someone, and then they will try.last the thing we all need to realise is when u have a kid life is not about us anymore is all about them and how we can make their lives better than ours.thats the only way for the youths of today to start seeing themselfs as smart individuals, because if we dont care about them then they wont care about anything or anyone.
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Posted by: PinkCattie
on February 6, 2008 10:46 PM
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@3jr..
Big up di soldier dem!
Big up Moneague & Up Park Camp.
BIG UP 1JR....
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Anyway crime in Los Angeles worse dam Jamaica so what can u do just live if a so u fi dead a just so it plan out.
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Posted by: tisania
on February 12, 2008 07:44 PM
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we need to stop the crime becouse peaple wa fi come in a wi place becouse we have a wonderful country
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Posted by: Rasman
on March 18, 2008 06:21 PM
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why de blacks go round shootin each other, why they fink they can carry guns and blow de waisters away.
Do one wise up and live by the law
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Posted by: Mario
on May 19, 2008 03:49 PM
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When Jah come, there will be weaping and wailing and nashing of teethe. Fyah fi a wicked bwoy. Jah nah sleep. Di old murdera dem a guh bun like di sun if dem doan repent. Jah Jah fyah caan' quench, caan cool. Lightening and tunder fi a dutty tiefing bwoy, old murdera, dutty jankro, wicked outa awhda, wutliss, lazy baby dem. Repent or die old sodomite. Memba.
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Posted by: Slim girl
on May 21, 2008 12:44 PM
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What can the government do if people living in communities with these murderers do not see it fit to cooporate with the authorities. We need to get these gunmen out of the communities even if it means killing them all. If they need to fight with each other they should pick a hill with each taking a side of that hill with of course the military present at the bottom. They should then battle it out there and whosoever is left when they come out of the hill the soldiers just kill them right there.
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Posted by: D
on June 5, 2008 07:27 PM
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HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE
i really don't know what this world is coming to. all i can say is that the coming of the LORD is very near. nearer than we can possibly imagine.all the senseless killings are signs that this world is nearing an end. people often say that "there's nothing that can be done about it" but lets utter no more rubbish!in case you didnt know DEMONDS ARE TAKING OVER OUR WORLD. thy wouldn't be able to do tis if GOD didn't give them permission just like he gave the devil to do whatever he wanted to Job except for killing him. just like how He gave the power he can take it away. you may be saying "then why doesnt he?" he is waiting on us to take a stand and do something about it. we need to show him that care an want something to be done about this madness!what can we do about it?
we need to bring back Jamaica to its former glory. we can do this by taking a stand as a church against it. we need to get down on our knees and pray and stop murmering.we should go on our knees and beg of God to grant unto us the power of elilah and elisha. we nee to renew the first love we had for christ and gain THE HOLY GHOST POWER we need to take back our country and our world. aal of this is happening because satan is envious of us. it all started when God created ma in his own image and gave him dominion over every living creature.so satan was upset because he wanted more power and wanted to rule over everyting like adam but God didnt so he planned up a "revolt". of curse he lost and he was cast out of heaven. from then on he makes it is point of duty to destroy "man". he knows that he has already lost so he wants to tear down as many as possible so that when God comes there's no one to share the joy with. he will always be doing things to destroy us but we need to give him a fine beatin and make the Lord ouur God proud.
what? arewe going to do?
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Posted by: pr
on July 24, 2008 09:46 AM
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oooooooooooookkkkkkkk!!!!!!
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Posted by: s
on September 25, 2008 05:14 PM
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as bad it may be jamaica is beutiful country its a shame people killing people for little they have. why can't they work hard like everyone else. i keep up my head regardless how bad our country may be. god bless jamaica....
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Posted by: tania
on October 28, 2008 09:08 AM
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Jamaica is a beautiful country to visit but to live their is like living in a war zone. Jamaica has become extremely violent.
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