Dear Editor,

What did you say, editor? Murder is against the law? You know what, you're right. I believe that murder is against the law in The Bahamas.

What else did you say, editor? We should hang all murderers in The Bahamas? Why, you say? Because the law is on the books? Is it really? I believe that it is. And so, editor, if you want to take this argument to its logical conclusion, you say "hang 'em high" because it is on the books!

OK, editor, if murder is against the law, aren't there other laws on the books of The Bahamas? You better believe it!
And, so, if you are willing to kill a man for murder, tell me, are you willing to pay a $250 fine (or however much it is) for littering. You are? Then I say "kill him!

Hold on now, editor; not so fast! Are you willing to pay a $500 fine (or however much it is) for urinating in public? You are? Then I say kill him!

Wait a minute, editor, you're getting ahead of yourself. You say you won't litter, you say you won't "take a piss" in public, what about stealing from your work? Are you willing to go to jail for stealing from your place of work? You are? Then I say kill him!

Now, editor, you know as well as I know that there are many more laws on the books of The Bahamas. Some you know about, and some you don't. But you know what the law says, editor?

Ignorance of the law is no excuse. So, before we kill anyone (capital punishment) I challenge you and the rest of The Bahamian people, to see if you can keep the law - the whole law of The Bahamas - before we decide to uphold the law on murder and kill anyone!

- Marvin G. Lightbourn

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