Government’s chief legal advisor Attorney General Dale Marshall is deeply concerned about the callous gun-related deaths in Barbados. In fact, he describes the 2022 crime stats, 43 murders, 33 by gun, as outrageous.
So what is the government’s plan of action?
In the third instalment of Barbados TODAY’s REVEALED, Gun Crime, Attorney General Dale Marshall speaks frankly about the government’s efforts to thwart the illegal importation of firearms and major plans for breathing new life into the Barbados Police Service.
Attorney General, Dale Marshall: “That we have had 43 homicides for the year is something to be decried. That of that 43, 33 are firearm-enabled is especially outrageous,” Marshall told REVEALED near the end of 2022.
“That 43 speaks to a society that, despite all that I have said about us being orderly and stable and well-regulated, it speaks to a sector of our society…males, young, who have lost their way. It speaks to a sector of our society that the research indicates they do not feel that they have a vested interest in society as a whole.
“The public has seen the callousness with which human lives have been taken. They have seen it on video… Fortunately for us, we have a lot of cameras, CCTV and otherwise that are able to pick up these things and that’s a useful tool,” the Attorney General added.
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