A real threat to the rule of law in the Bahamas is the tampering of witnesses in criminal matters that are going or will go on before th courts, said Police Commissioner Paul Farquharson yesterday at the annual police press conference at police headquarters.
The Assistant Commissioner for Crime Raginald Ferguson said that the execution of justice is threatened in any civilized society when there is the slightest hint of witness intimidation and threats of harm against those who attempt to come forward and assist in the orderly development of the community.
Mr. Ferguson said this is a symptom of persons becoming too comfortable with criminal lifestyles in their communities.
“We are still too comfortable with the drug trafficking, the number of racketeers and all those acts of social decadence in our midst. We have created a subculture which lays the foundation for antisocial activities with wide-ranging negative impact across our society. My analysis of the situation seems to indicate that the consensus is to a certain extent, if money can be made, let’s make it,” he sid.
Source: Rupert Missick, The Tribune
