There is an old Jamaican proverb which goes like this .
“King nu have nu hana inna im own kuntry”.
Translation : People with ideas and much more to offer are usually not recognized by their own country .
Generally, the very ideas that locals espouse and proffer are never given the time of day .
Nevertheless ‚when others from outside say the very same things or offer the very same ideas ‚they are immediately adopted, or at the very least their point of views are elevated and considered.
As a Jamaican patriot who care deeply about the state of our country I couldn’t care less about who said what , when.
I care that solid ideas regardless of their source , are considered and adopted, with a view to placing our country on a footing of peace and security . So that prosperity can become a reality for all Jamaicans and not merely a slogan.
JAMAICA GLEANER REPORTING...
With Jamaica struggling to cope with one of the highest murder rates in the world, a security officer based at the Japanese Embassy in Kingston has outlined a host of measures the country could implement to help reduce gun crimes.
He told The Gleaner that Japan managed to get a grip on gun crimes by working with residents to rid communities of gangsters, along with imposing strict gun laws over different periods.
“The society has to repel the gangsters. In Japan, many hot springs (bathing facilities) refuse for the gang members to enter their facilities, or on the golf course; you shut them out (from everything)! That is very difficult, but the police also help them to keep away the gangsters,” said the official, who was authorised to speak, but requested anonymity for security purposes.
“Punishment under the gun control act got more severe day by day. If you fire a gun in a public place, the punishment will (almost inevitably) be three years and up to life in prison. If you possess a gun and ammunition at the same time, the punishment will be three years or more. If you possess a gun for organised crime, the imprisonment is five years or more, and you get a fine as well, which is 30 million yen, close to J$30 million.”
VERY RARE
Japan currently has 22 officially recognised criminal organisations, with the Yakuza gang being the largest and most sophisticated. However, cases involving the firing of guns are very rare.
In 2015, only eight shootings occurred. This is drastically low when compared with the destruction that could have been caused by the more than 380 illegal guns confiscated by the police for the same period.
Those impressive records, the official said, were as a result of high-quality intelligence gathering, achieved by maintaining close relationships with communities, as well as providing trustworthy and effective policing.
“Our intelligence gathering is effective because the Yakuza gangsters themselves say it is very difficult to carry out their job. If they commit a crime in the name of the gang, they are severely punished, so it is very difficult for them to manage their business,” he pointed out.
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