FETE BAN

POLICE HAVE PUT the brakes on "passa passa" fetes in Barbados. "We are moving to stamp it out, and we are going to nip it in the bud," Acting Commissioner Bertie Hinds told the SATURDAY SUN yesterday. The acting police chief said no liquor licences or licences for the playing of loud music would be issued to people or organisations wishing to stage "passa passa" fetes. Noting that the new trend had its origin in neighbouring Jamaica and was first used to bring warring political factions together, Hinds said the fetes were bringing out the worst form of activity imagined. "They (passa passas) feature alcohol, illegal drugs, rude behaviour, lawlessness and loud music," Hinds said. He also spoke of several instances where there was firearm violence at these fetes and noted that in two instances one person was murdered and serious injury done to a number of people. Hinds pointed out that in most cases these fetes were conducted without the required police permission. He has issued a warning to those engaged in such practices to cease immediately or feel the full weight of the law...."Some commentators have tried to portray these fetes as passive and cool but we know that is not the case," he added.Source: The Nation News Barbados

Yup, I looked into my crystal balls and saw this one coming evah-since. Vicious youth organising these evil Passa Passa events will feel the full weight of the law. However, illegal dumpers, immigrants and the 'women' behind the library with hairyer than usual legs may continue without fear of persecution. It was also noted that youth commiting these acts were also breathing at the time... so an island wide ban has been imposed on unnecessary breath taking in public. Another problem solved through shear geniass and expertise by our police force. I thought it would have been more beneficial for Passa Passa to continue... all the drug abusing, gun flashing youth would be in one spot so you can cast a big net over all of them and drag them to the station like a sack of flying fish, or trap them and get a pastor to preach at them through a cow horn and threaten them with hell and damnation. He gone and disperse them, only now to look for them again... chicks out chicks out 1-2-3. Hope he's having fun. I guess it's ok for them to have guns, drugs and drink excessively.. just keep them apart and it's all good. "They (passa passas) feature alcohol, illegal drugs, rude behaviour, lawlessness and loud music". Hmm... sounds like an NCF crop over event to me, just without the government's stamp of approval and it is violent youth being injured with guns and as opposed innocents getting crushed by 18 wheelers. So beware.. if you blast your ipod earphones too loudy in the street, drink a Twist and smoke a cigarette, you WILL be dragged.

*After reading this post, 832 persons will say there is too much violence at these Passa Passa fetes. Hmm... how many people get rob, rape, shoot, or a bottle brek in dem face in St. Lawrence Gap? Never closed yet.. except to make the road pretty.