But is there a pre-emptive solution to minimizing the number of public brawls, scuffles and altercations, at large public events? The compol says that they are looking at increasing the charges and penalties for unlawful fighting in public.
Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"Seemingly is a very challenging year for us. in terms of policing, we are seeing many unconventional typed murders murders that emanate from the social setting, where friends are killing, friends, and murders emanating from the domestic settings where families are or friends are killing, families, and friends. it is not the gang related type of killings that we are accustomed to seeing and so that is pausing some challenges for us because it is difficult to predict. nonetheless, we continue to look to see what we can do to be able to address these issues and with these types that we are seeing breaking out in different areas again, alcohol seems to be taking over the lives of some people and when they go on consumed these alcohol, they tend to behave in such a way that they would not normally behave in circumstances, and that again is a challenge for us. I looked at the fight in front of Shisha over the weekend. And that Again, we can see where a number of ladies engaged in fights, and from what I am told, they are fighting over basketball players, who came from abroad that they don't even know. It makes you really wonder what we are coming to. Nonetheless, some of them are in custody and they will be charged and will be taken before the courts today. I am proposing to the cabinet to increase the penalties for persons engage in unlawful fighting in public so I think that the current penalties which are stipulated in the laws is too minuscule and so there is a need for us to upgrade that and hopefully that can serve as a deterrent for some people to know that if they engage and unlawful fighting in public That it is going to cost their pockets a good amount of money."
