Dear Editor,
More than a month after Mario Deane's death the saga continues. Young Deane was laid to rest on Sunday, September 21, but the question at the forefront of our minds is, will there be justice for Mario?
On September 25, it was reported that charges were to be brought against police officers who were on duty during Deane's beating. One can't help but think out aloud: What is the real and undiluted truth of the circumstances surrounding Deane's death. The story gets from weird to bizarre.
Since the brutal beating which subsequently caused his death, there have been more stories theorising how he died and who beat him. If Mario Deane was beaten by fellow inmates where were the police officers on duty when this happened? How is it that no one on duty heard his cry and went to his rescue? If he fell from a bunk bed, as it was originally stated, did he fall head first off the bed?
If the motto of the police is anything for them to abide by, why then were there no one to protect, serve and reassure Mario Deane of his life whilst in the custody of the police? Anyone who is so arrested the police has a duty to live by their motto, so if Mario's beating and eventual death was not at the hands of the police they should still be held responsible. In the study of law we are taught that such an act would be seen as negligence. Isn't the act of negligence worth pursuing in the prosecution of the officers?
To cloudd the saga in an even greater abyss is the actions of Member of Parliament for St James Central Lloyd B Smith, who attended Deane's funeral, and was caught wiping tears. But when the matter was brought up in the House of Representative, he, in his capacity as deputy speaker of the House, shot down the motion. Mr Smith should be the one to have brought this motion to parliament because Mario Deane resided in Smith's constituency prior to his untimely death. The actions of Mr Smith leave much be desired and cause me to wonder: Will there be any justice for Mario?
Wayne White
wayne2white@gmail.com
Will there be justice for Mario?
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More than a month after Mario Deane's death the saga continues. Young Deane was laid to rest on Sunday, September 21, but the question at the forefront of our minds is, will there be justice for Mario?
On September 25, it was reported that charges were to be brought against police officers who were on duty during Deane's beating. One can't help but think out aloud: What is the real and undiluted truth of the circumstances surrounding Deane's death. The story gets from weird to bizarre.
Since the brutal beating which subsequently caused his death, there have been more stories theorising how he died and who beat him. If Mario Deane was beaten by fellow inmates where were the police officers on duty when this happened? How is it that no one on duty heard his cry and went to his rescue? If he fell from a bunk bed, as it was originally stated, did he fall head first off the bed?
If the motto of the police is anything for them to abide by, why then were there no one to protect, serve and reassure Mario Deane of his life whilst in the custody of the police? Anyone who is so arrested the police has a duty to live by their motto, so if Mario's beating and eventual death was not at the hands of the police they should still be held responsible. In the study of law we are taught that such an act would be seen as negligence. Isn't the act of negligence worth pursuing in the prosecution of the officers?
To cloudd the saga in an even greater abyss is the actions of Member of Parliament for St James Central Lloyd B Smith, who attended Deane's funeral, and was caught wiping tears. But when the matter was brought up in the House of Representative, he, in his capacity as deputy speaker of the House, shot down the motion. Mr Smith should be the one to have brought this motion to parliament because Mario Deane resided in Smith's constituency prior to his untimely death. The actions of Mr Smith leave much be desired and cause me to wonder: Will there be any justice for Mario?
Wayne White
wayne2white@gmail.com
Will there be justice for Mario?
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