A St Thomas man accused of loitering is on remand at Dodds waiting his day in the Holetown Magistrates’ Court after he was unable to get a surety to post bail on his behalf today.
Natto McIntosh Gilkes, of Rock Hall, St Thomas is charged with loitering along Lascelles Hill, St James around 1:25 a.m. on March 19, 2019 and was unable to give a satisfactory account of himself.
Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant did not take a plea from the accused as the crime was allegedly committed in the District ‘E’ jurisdiction.
Gilkes was remanded until April 15.
These strange COLONIAL ERA charges the police use against poor people really baffle me.
“”was unable to give a satisfactory account of himself.””
What is a “” satisfactory account of himself.””? What does that mean??
If I am walking down Lascelles Hill, St James and the police stop me and ask me what I am doing out here, no matter what time it is, and I replied that I am going down to the bottom of the road to buy buy a beer or to meet someone. And Mr. policeman decides that is not a ” satisfactory account of””myself. Next thing I know I end up in front of Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant, who takes away 22 days of my freedom.
Why is it that members of the Royal Barbados Police Force always use these very vague COLONIAL ERA charges against poor people??