Former Mesop Area Rep Shyne Barrow has made a move that’s catching everyone off guard. He is throwing his support behind the government’s proposed Thirteenth Amendment Bill. His reason? A heartbreaking double murder in Belize City that claimed the lives of sixty-six-year-old Evadnie Jones and her disabled son, Luke. Barrow says he’s had enough of the violence plaguing our communities. While he’s clear that he doesn’t support any abuse of power, he believes it’s time for bold action against those who continue to terrorize innocent families.
Moses “Shyne” Barrow, Former Area Rep., Mesopotamia
“I said when I expressed support was on the heels of the murder of Mrs. Jones and her son which is abhorrent, shocking and something has to be done. I have been a vociferous critic of the Briceno administration, minister of police, former ComPol, but at some point you have to find middle ground and support an effort being made to deal with the crisis of crime. It does not mean that I support the violation of anyone’s civil rights. But if we have to make a decision between the civil rights of those terrorizing our nation and those who are innocent civilians, such as the innocent mother gunned down in her yard and her son, then difficult decisions has to be made. I asked the government to consider the constructive criticism of the stakeholders and take into plan, into mind, what it is they say can make the legislation better and let us try to come up with as good a bill as practical.”
