Jamaican Behavior Differences In US Vs Jamaica

In this addi­tion­al deep dive. I want to talk about Jamaicans who trav­el to the United States, whether as American cit­i­zens, per­ma­nent res­i­dents or vis­i­tors. They often dis­play a remark­able lev­el of dis­ci­plin at Airports. For the most part they fol­low instruc­tions, care­ful­ly, avoid con­fronta­tion, and even when spo­ken to harsh­ly by cus­tom offi­cers, law enforce­ment offi­cers, or just reg­u­lar air­port staff. They main­tain com­po­sure and com­ply with­out resis­tance. This behav­ior is not coin­ci­den­tal, it stems from an aware­ness that the Us. Legal sys­tem is strict, unfor­giv­ing, and swift in its con­se­quences. The fear of depor­ta­tion, fines, impris­on­ment, or oth­er legal reper­cus­sions com­pels them to adopt an atti­tude of respect even in sit­u­a­tions where they may feel mistreated.

However, a stark con­trast emerg­ing when these same indi­vid­u­als returned to Jamaicin their home­land. Many of these same Jamaicans exhib­it a dras­ti­cal­ly dif­fer­ent demeanor. They show zero respect to their own law enforce­ment offi­cers in their home­land, and many active­ly con­tribute to the law­less­ness that plagues the coun­try from smug­gling firearms into the island to fund­ing and orga­niz­ing crim­i­nal net­works. Their actions fuel the very vio­lence that has crip­pled com­mu­ni­ties across the coun­try. Not all the indi­vid­u­als deport­ed are crim­i­nals, but many are. And so when these indi­vid­u­als who are often referred to as depor­tees or for­eign links break American laws and are deport­ed. A large major­i­ty of them sim­ply con­tin­ue with a life of vio­lent crime when they are returned to Jamaica.
The guns they send back sup­ply gangs, esca­late con­flicts and serves to expo­nen­tial­ly increase the mur­der rate on the Island.
This is why it is imper­a­tive that the American Government help Jamaica to track down those Jamaicans who trav­el to the United States to pur­chase guns then send the weapons home, then leave and go back to Jamaica to cash in on this illic­it trade.