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December 31, 2008
Profane STING performers will be charged
 In their quest to fight and win popular traditional lyrical wars, dancehall artists and their advisors have forgotten to consult the laws in Jamaica that determine what the legal boundaries and rights are for such warriors.
To the surprise of the genres two verbal hot shots, Vybz Kartel and Mavado, it has been reported that police are not only considering filing charges following the 25th anniversary of STING, they have video evidence to support their claims and will definitely be pursuing said charges. According to The Star, crime chief, Detective acting Deputy Superintendent Carl Malcolm said, "Having viewed the tape [of the event], we are now in the process of going full fledge at pursuing charges against Mr Palmer and Mr Brooks and any other entertainer who we find in breach of the act.
The act referred to by the acting Deputy Superintendent is the Town and Communities Act legislated to protect citizens of Jamaica from exposure to profanity and threatening words in particularly the public arena. Kartel and Mavado whose real names are Adidjah Palmer and David Brooks respectively are not the only ones being scrutinized on the videotape. Police are interested in all persons deemed to have violated the law while performing on the STING stage at Jamworld in Portmore last Friday.
STING was for the most part incident free and there was a massive presence of security and law enforcement there.
Police are not disclosing their timeline for the laying of charges, but they have revealed that it all depends on when their videotape reviewing process has been completed.
Dancehall artists in particular are being urged to remember that even though they think only sticks and stones will break bones, words do also act as weapons, attacking, discouraging and influencing minds. And legislators who work for the Jamaican people aren’t having it – not in public anyway.
Posted by yardFlex at December 31, 2008 10:04 AM
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Posted by: Gaza
on December 31, 2008 10:56 AM
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Tssssk F*ckry!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by: francis chisale (kingfra, Malawi)
on December 31, 2008 11:05 AM
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am not happy with dis verbal war between Palmer & Brooks.Di police nid not to intervene coz dats part muzik & how dem mek money & sho dem superiority.
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Posted by: dougie
on December 31, 2008 12:22 PM
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First of all i am a big supporter of this profanity law, as i was the first to state in another entertainment site blog about the police's non-action when the loads of profanity where being spewed on stage. However, i cant ignore the blatant double standard taking place. Someone advise me here please, does this law cover facilitating the use of profanity in any place of amusement? Take for example the Movies, is the movie theatre a public place? And as such, should the owners of Palace Amusement be charged for facilitating the use of Profanity in their theatres? Can someone please answer these questions please?
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Posted by: emprez
on December 31, 2008 01:26 PM
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what about free speach? and who or what made these words of or forfathers so bad????
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Posted by: Jon2
on December 31, 2008 03:34 PM
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These police needs to go and find something to do. The crime rate is so high, they need to go and find the real criminals and stop trying to wreck entertainment. These assssssssholes are so disgusting
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Posted by: Jakan
on December 31, 2008 04:26 PM
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Dem need fi stop it , Jamaica have bigger problems than who a cuss badword! Nobody never dead from bad word yet. Why aren't the concerned with how high our murder rate is or unemployment. We need to get it togehter.
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Posted by: VB
on December 31, 2008 09:44 PM
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This is a nine day wonder....as usual...back a noise and then all will be quiet.....lip service...LOL
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Posted by: Trupadon
on January 1, 2009 01:26 AM
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Charging artist for indecent language is a waste of time, 1) only who accepts these words & vibes attend such function,So who no want hear them just
find a suitable solution.
police you have bigger issue to deal,thats petty
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Posted by: Wade Cameron
on January 1, 2009 10:39 AM
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Dat a bull!!! Dem people deh just wha money.
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Posted by: unknown
on January 1, 2009 11:28 AM
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offica! go look fi d killa dem weh a kill innocent people.jamaica is known for "bad WUD".worst of all dats a clash what u expect...thank GOD sting was incident free.unu really want mash up poor people entertainment.
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Posted by: Lcshotta
on January 1, 2009 12:00 PM
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JAMAICAN POLICE POLICE EDIOT_INTENDENTS NEED FE GUH DUH SUM CONSTRUCTIVE COMMUNITY WUK AND STOP HARASS PROPLE FROM EXPRESSING OUR REAL CULTURE, DEM NEED FE GUH RAISE SUM FUNDS AND HELP DE YOUTHS DEM WHO LIVE INNA DE STREETS, AND STOP GIVE PEOPLE ILLEGAL TRACFFIC TICKETS.
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Posted by: ricky rudy
on January 1, 2009 02:30 PM
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Posted by: edward
on January 1, 2009 07:25 PM
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that is bullshit
i think that some people jus haters because every year cussing is being used
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Posted by: Kandycane
on January 3, 2009 01:33 PM
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Dem Jamaican police yah need fi go stop crimes an stop charge di dejay dem fi a cus pon stage.Di crime rate so fuckin high and a dis dem wah charge people fa.
If they don't want profanity at these events, just ban kids from coming and allow the foolishness 'bout charging artists.
The police there have WAYYYYY more important things to be concerning theselves with.
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Posted by: Samantha
on January 5, 2009 10:11 PM
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Weh di bumboclaut filing charges fi profanity. di only person inna jamaica weh nuh kno how fi cuss a baby weh nuh born yet. Di police dem need fi guh siddung sumweh wid dem bloodclaut faggot self. Mi kno seh dem hav much betta tings fi luk bout.
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Posted by: renardo
on February 4, 2009 10:09 PM
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thats is totaly f**ker the police are chargeing the wrong people.
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