Gary Griffith proposes other vestiges of Colonialism

Amidst the talk about the removal of Columbus’ ships from the Coat of Arms, political leader of the National Transformation Alliance Gary Griffith has said now is not the time.
 
But Griffith said if there must be a removal of Colonial artifacts, he said he would prefer that it have a meaningful impact on improving the lives of citizens. 

He gave a few examples of what he would like to see changed…

1) The right to bear arms. Removal of the concentration of power in the hands of a single individual, the Commissioner of Police, to decide who can bear arms, undermining citizens’ ability to protect themselves. This is especially critical because the Government has failed in its duty to protect citizens. 

2) Removal of outdated loitering laws used to suppress free assembly, as seen just a few months ago when two young men were arrested for such. 3) Removal of the requirement for police approval to hold protests, which is really a colonial holdover designed to restrict freedom of expression. 

4) Citizens will no longer be arrested for refusing to assist the police.* Removal of the antiquated law which mandates citizens to assist officers in the arresting of others, and if not you can be arrested. We saw this law used recently when a maxi taxi driver was arrested for this very same ‘crime’ 

5) Removal of the ability of law enforcement to arbitrarily intercept communications without due process. At present any citizen can have their right to confidentiality infringed upon without due process,   reason, just cause or red flags, inclusive of interception of communication on your phones based on a Commissioner of Police just deciding to, possibly because of instructions from politicians  who appointed them or the same could occur with the FIU, where we have seen them going into the bank accounts of citizens without just cause.   

6) Removal of laws that allow the police to conduct searches of individuals’ vehicles without due process. If it is illegal for the police to arbitrarily conduct searches and seizures of a person’s private property at their homes, it should also be applicable to private vehicles.

7) Removal of the law regarding Insulting or Annoying Language. This law can see someone imprisoned up to 30 days for simply using insulting, annoying, or violent language that may provoke another person to breach the peace or cause annoyance in public. This colonial-era law should be revised to align with modern standards of freedom of speech while balancing public order and decency, because its roots are firmly planted in the belief that the populace cannot speak out even if their rights are being violated by a police officer. 8) Implementation of Two-Term limits for the Prime Minister, as even recommended by the Constitutional Reform Committee because the present condition is another colonial holdover designed for undemocratic rule and decades of longstanding control and suppression of the masses

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