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NEW GANG LAWS Tattoos, colours and hand signs will be a crime
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Boosting the battle against gangs, local police will seek “deeming” legislation to criminalise hand signs, dress, tattoos and other identifying features marking members of criminal organisations. Speaking to iNews, Commissioner of Police David Baines said part of wider efforts to combat the growth of gangs would be to tighten old laws and write new ones, making it easier to detain suspected gang members, charge them with criminal activity and prove their guilt in court. Facebook pictures, for example, were insufficient for a criminal charge, he said, referring to photographs posted by West Bay’s “Logwoodz Dons” gang, displaying putative firearms beneath cloth coverings, hand signs and written slogans. “We have looked at it to see if we can use it, but at the moment it is not sufficient to charge anyone,” Mr Baines said, calling for more rigorous laws.
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Vybz Kartel who has been charged with murder in Jamaica
Meanwhile, Jamaican authorities on Monday charged Reggae Dancehall star Vybz Kartel with murder, conspiracy to murder and illegal possession of a firearm in connection with the July killing of 27-year-old promoter Barrington Burton. Mr Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, has been linked to Cayman’s gang activities, initially sparked by a long-running feud with fellow artist Mavado, whose correct
name is David Brooks. The rivalry is alleged to have fueled mob attacks by their two “Gaza” and “Gully” factions in Kingston’s innercity neighbourhoods, inspiring similar divisions in West Bay. Cayman’s gang laws are modeled after those in the UK, but have been used only four times in Britain. ”We have gang legislation, but it has been in for six years and never used even once,” the Commissioner said, meaning “we need to look at it”.
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