THE JURY in the coroner's inquest of Aaron Rolle found that his death was an 'unlawful killing'.
After deliberating for nearly four hours, the four woman, one man jury returned with the verdict after being instructed by the acting corner to decide whether his death was lawful or unlawful.
Rolle, 20, died at the Southern Police Station on February 8, hours after he was taken into custody for questioning in connection with an armed robbery and escape.
A pathologist report later concluded that he died from haemorrhaging and a ruptured intestine, caused by blunt force trauma to the chest.
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John 10 years, 11 months ago
SO what does this mean now?
wave 10 years, 11 months ago
Unlawful Killing, what is that? This is a joke right, why would they call murder “Unlawful Killing” I know, banana republic.
henny 10 years, 11 months ago
GOOD QUESTION. HOPEFULLY, THE OFFICERS RESPONSIBLE WILL BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.
mynameis 10 years, 11 months ago
@Wave. A Coroner's Jury is only able to return a verdict of lawful or unlawful killing. Remember that the Coronor's Court is not a criminal court, hence the types of verdicts returned would not be the same as in a criminal court. The fact that they have a different scope than a criminal court does not mean that this country is a Banana Republic. The process is set out in the Coroner's Act which may be accessed at lawsofthebahamasonline. The Coroner now has the duty to refer the matter to the criminal authorities for further action. In this case, that would be the Attorney-General who then has to decide whether to institute criminal proceedings against the persons that the Coroner's jury conclude as being responsible for the death, and to decide whether the charge for this homicide will be murder or manslaughter. If criminal charges are brought, the case will then be heard in the Supreme Court by a judge and a jury. Ultimately, whether the persons charged are convicted becomes a matter for the criminal jury which may, even on a charge of murder, return a verdict of not guilty of murder, or guilty or not guilty of manslaughter.
wave 10 years, 11 months ago
I am quite aware of what “Unlawful Killing” is. Today it’s called “Corners’ Inquest”, but my point is that if this were an isolated case then I could see the need for this inquest. The simple fact that this police force beat this man to the point that caused internal bleeding that caused his death and then did nothing to prevent his death even though I’m sure he asked for help. THAT IS MY POINT! Not the terminology.
steplight 10 years, 11 months ago
Inside the RBPF a 30 year research shows that the criminal minded psychopaths inability to feel or identify with the emotions of others blocks their development of a "moral sense" that allows normal individuals to care for others and treat them like thinking and feeling beings. These type of psychopaths just don't care. To them people are things, objects. When they're no longer useful they can be discarded or destroyed without a second thought. Their utterly unfathomable irrationality and unhindered inhumanity of actions now leads to their being called "wolves in police clothing" and "snakes with police badges".
Their actions are antisocial in that they violate the almost universally agreed upon "rules" of social behavior. Of course, this often takes the form of crime, they operate successfully within the boundaries of the law, wreaking havoc on society in secret. After years of immense suffering they inflict upon those who happen to fall within their sphere of influence once their superficial charm, good intelligence are dismissed one clearly see how they present an image of good "mental health" that can disarm anyone who question whether of not they are wearing a mask. Constantly being careless, unhindered by concerns for past failures and future consequences allows one to look at Aaron Rolle's death in a light where abnormal persons who have a pathological sense of entitlement, who want to be at the center of their own universe, are incapable of compassion, lack any sense of remorse or shame, and show a general poverty of any deep emotional life must be carefully analysed. This is the core feature, shared equally by all psychopaths where inhumanity presents the inability to feel empathy.
concernedcitizen 10 years, 11 months ago
a larger and larger part of our society on the police force and off have no empathy towards others ,hence our murder rate on the force and in the general public ,,
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