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Attorney General: 'Have More Respect For Law And Order'
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Attorney General in Anguilla, Wilhem Bourne, has made a public appeal to those persons who are doing various lawless acts in the community, ranging from dangerous driving to violence, to think about what they are doing.
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Attorney General Wilhem Bourne
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He made the appeal in the Anguilla House of Assembly on Tuesday this week, following the debate on the upsurge of crime on the island.
“The excessive high speeds – the driving of trucks in an erratic manner. These might seem that they are not really criminal acts, but what I say is that they are acts of lawlessness and lawlessness has a tendency to graduate to other things. If you are not regarding your community, then there is a tendency to think that every thing is just not important because you can do as you like.” Mr Bourne cautioned.
“There has to be respect and a good time to start is now. I am making a public appeal to all in our society, including those who disregard the law… to rethink their actions in the interest of your community; in the interest of your family; in the interest of your loved ones – your children: your nieces, nephews, your grandparents. It is not too late for you to change your act.
“I encourage more respect for law and order. That’s my pitch today. That’s my appeal to all segments of the society because if that respect is missing then your society is degraded…I am calling on parents and families to watch their young children, with whom they associate in terms of being exposed to criminal activity and where they are hanging out, with whom they are associating and with whose company they are keeping.
“These are the first signs of trouble. Let’s start by being vigilant in our society. Let’s start by respecting one another and let’s start by being less lawless on the streets in all areas.”
Earlier, Mr. Bourne, who spoke on a motion by Second Nominated Member, Keesha Webster, said it was timely because it brought to the House of Assembly the need for action, the need for awareness and the need for all areas of the society to start contributing to the solution of the crime problem.
He observed that many people preferred not to become involved. “My response is that you are already involved. The fact that you are here in Anguilla, you are involved. The [crime situation] affects all of us and we have to do whatever we can to ensure that going forward Anguilla can rid itself of this scourge,” he added.