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Prisoners escape from British Virgin Islands jail in wake of Hurricane Irma
Sky News ^ | September 12, 2017

Posted on 09/12/2017 10:26:45 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

About 100 "very serious" prisoners have escaped from a jail on the British Virgin Islands in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.

The convicts pose a "serious threat of the complete breakdown of law and order" on the islands, according to foreign minister Sir Alan Duncan.

Speaking to MPs in the Commons, Sir Alan said marines from RFA Mounts Bay were used to "protect the Governor and everything else about law and order" after the storm hit on Friday.

He also revealed that more than 500,000 British nationals have been in the path of the hurricane, and 997 British military personnel are now in the Caribbean to help with the relief effort.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: bvi; inmates; irma; jailbreak

1 posted on 09/12/2017 10:26:45 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

No problem, the residents are armed and ready. Oh, wait....


2 posted on 09/12/2017 10:28:10 AM PDT by TADSLOS (Reset Underway!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They didn’t get moved to the basement ahead of the storm? That was an over site.


3 posted on 09/12/2017 10:29:11 AM PDT by Tenacious 1 (You couldn't pay me enough to be famous for being stupid!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

French Broadcast News is describing a race war type of scenario on Saint Martin’s:

gangs of Hispanic blacks as large as 100 going around with huge trucks, pulling up at residences screaming, “whites out” and then taking everything.

and the reports that even local ethnic police and some military are also joining in.


4 posted on 09/12/2017 10:29:41 AM PDT by gaijin
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I guess that’s what things look like when law and order break down in a diverse society.


5 posted on 09/12/2017 10:31:51 AM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (Islam delenda est.)
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To: gaijin

This sounds like South Africa right now.
I didn’t realize so many black residents harbored such virulent hatred of whites on those tourist islands.


6 posted on 09/12/2017 10:32:21 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: gaijin

The American Left applauds their initiative...


7 posted on 09/12/2017 10:34:16 AM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast
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To: lee martell

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VtuYWlh6fJ4
Eddie Murphy SNL


8 posted on 09/12/2017 10:46:01 AM PDT by freefdny
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Lets see, hmm. I just escaped from prison. An island prison. Then I see supply ships headed in with a bunch of do-gooders in charge...


9 posted on 09/12/2017 11:02:48 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: TADSLOS

...No problem, the residents are armed and ready. Oh, wait...

When hurricane Andrew blew through, the US Virgin Islands opened up the prison gates for every convict to seek shelter elsewhere.
No problem, the residents there were armed and ready too. Oh, wait.


10 posted on 09/12/2017 11:04:22 AM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning.)
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To: Tenacious 1

LOL.


11 posted on 09/12/2017 11:20:27 AM PDT by moovova
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So do they mean the “serious prisoners” are more dangerous than the street thugs with machetes?
Hard to keep the players straight.


12 posted on 09/12/2017 11:22:29 AM PDT by GnuThere
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
That's okay, they are all mistakenly convicted and are now fre to look for the real guilty party.


13 posted on 09/12/2017 11:34:25 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
I have always found the story of the eruption of Mt. Pelee on Martinique in 1902 to be a fascinating one, it killed 29,000 people and only one man survived...a prisoner. (You can read his story here)
14 posted on 09/12/2017 11:46:59 AM PDT by rlmorel (Those who sit on the picket fence are impaled by it.)
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To: lee martell
I didn’t realize so many black residents harbored such virulent hatred of whites on those tourist islands.

They long for the tribal days when all they had to deal with was the pirates.

15 posted on 09/12/2017 11:49:07 AM PDT by Tenacious 1 (You couldn't pay me enough to be famous for being stupid!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Here is a link to a UK Daily Mail article describing such.

Funny thing is the looters look just like what we've seen in Miami. Go figure.

Prisoners escaped on British Virgin Isles

16 posted on 09/12/2017 12:38:48 PM PDT by CodeJockey (White privilege. A byproduct of superior intellect. Nothing more, nothing less.)
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