Yay! More reactionist politics!
Following the tragic deaths of Catherine and Ben Mullany on the island of Antigua, Antigua has had itself in quite a hard place. The island is reliant on tourism for it’s entire economy and it has to protect its reputation.
Instead, the idiots want to destroy it. While Antigua already has capital punishment for murder, new legislation is to permit it for any crime involving a weapon which lead to death or serious injury.
Great work, geniuses! Are you not aware that most of your trade comes from Europe which has very negative views on capital punishment, indeed outlawing it in the European Union? The very first time a European is burgled there and defends himself using whatever he can find, perhaps killing the burglar, the media will be all over it like a dog on a steak. “Burgled Briton in Antigua faces possible death sentence” – Is that the kind of headline that’ll help your tourism industry?
All they’ve done is confirm that they’re a backwards hell hole that isn’t safe.
I wonder if “Well there’s really nothing we can do, it’s already illegal” is even within a politician’s vocabulary?