So, the Member of Parliament for Long Island – Mrs.
Loretta Butler-Turner, has literally slapped the hurt out of Mr. Andre Rollins,
the Member of Parliament for Fort Charlotte - outside of the House of Assembly today.
The dramatic incident has the town on fire with the
question: who’s right and who’s wrong?
One thing is certain, and it’s the reality that parliamentary leadership
in The Bahamas has gone to the dogs.
I cannot recall a like situation among parliamentarians
in my lifetime in The Bahamas, although many have come near to blows in the
past.
The violent situation between the two MPs today, is a poignant
reflection of the intolerable political frustrations and deep rooted hatred
which exist among Bahamians toward Bahamians - in a so called modern Bahamas.
We will be celebrating our 40th birthday as an
autonomous nation on July 10, 2013 - as black political leadership in The
Bahamas turns out to be very disappointing and brutal after four decades of
black rule. The situation between the
Members of Parliament; Mrs. Butler-Turner and Mr. Andre Rollins - has proven
it, and it’s nothing to celebrate.
We have a violent culture
which runs from the top to the bottom of the Bahamian society. We now know that
this is a fact which cannot be denied and ignored anymore by right-thinking
Bahamians.
