"Fireworks War" causes house to burn, one person deceased

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

[Strugglerzinc]

Bwahaha..First Darwin award of 2017 goes to.....

[De Dragon]

Bwahaha..First Darwin award of 2017 goes to.....

Only one dead?

[jm3]

Make fire one liable for all accidents and damages caused as a result of their sale of fireworks

[shake d livin wake d dead]

and like everything else, this too shall pass

[silent_riot]

Oh well

[maj. tom]

you see, if the police attempts to seriously do anything about these "petty crimes", the criminal population who has Trinidad in this state with their everyday law breaking lifestyles will be in an uproar, the most common cry usually is "why yuh doh solve all the murder first!"

http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2017-01-01/plenty-noise-no-arrests
Plenty noise but no arrests
Yvonne Baboolal
Published:
Sunday, January 1, 2017

Defying a crackdown on illegal fireworks, citizens across T&T played a New Year’s Eve cat and mouse game with the police, releasing scratch bombs and noisemakers to ring in 2017.

Some citizens said it appeared the devices were noisier and the only difference from previous years was that instead of a prolonged night the period was shorter.

Officials of the Animal 360 Foundation said they got reports of five dead dogs on the Churchill Roosevelt Highway between Valsayn and Trincity alone, adding they believed this unusually large number was related to fireworks use.

“Tunapuna Pasea, very loud noises in the neighbourhood,” a resident posted on Animal 360’s Facebook page.

“In Barataria, some difficult areas still difficult. The children in the area are using scratch bombs while the midnight firecrackers are going off incessantly from all directions. No police patrolling to catch them in the act,” another citizen posted.

A Maloney resident told the T&T Guardian: “There was no decrease in fireworks up here this year. This year was quite annoying, even worse.

“There was an upgrade in the potency of fireworks. Some burst so loudly the walls literally vibrated like it was a mini bomb blast.”

An officer at the West End Station, asked if there was a decrease in the use of fireworks in that area, replied: “Absolutely not. In fact, there seems to have been a modification on the fireworks that bang out extremely loudly. They got louder.”

He said officers from the station did patrols and road blocks and met people who complained about the noise but no official reports were made and there were no arrests.

In the Sou Sou Land area of Carlson Field, an elderly couple complained that the fireworks noise was “worse this year”.

The 68-year old wife said up to yesterday afternoon her ears still felt clogged from the noise.

“My head is hurting. I didn’t sleep. They were going competition from house to house. They must have spent about $1/4 million in fireworks in this small village alone. I don’t know where people getting all this money to burn in this recession,”she said.

Officers at the Longdenville police station said they got several noise reports but no one was detained in that area either.

“They see the police vehicle miles away with its big, blue flashing lights,” said an officer who noted, though, that there seemed to have been a decrease in the amount of fireworks used.

“It could have been fear of being charged. People would have been sceptical to buy them,” he said,

Residents from other areas said there an improvement in the noise intensity and amount of fireworks being released, while police officers claimed it was quiet in some areas. Officers at the St Barb’s Police Post in Laventille said no one complained about noiseand no arrests were made. A Valencia police officer said: “It was quiet here. No detainees.” Arima police said they had “some complaints” but no one was detained.

Roger Marshall, founder of the Animal 360 Foundation, said: “Last night (New Year’s Eve) was very bad but it was not an entire night of prolonged explosions. It was a shorter period.”

He said Animal 360 got reports of the police stopping and warning people and driving through areas. He said his NGO will be hand delivering recommendations for strengthening fireworks legislation to Attorney General Faris al Rawi early tomorrow morning.

[Dizzy28]

Make fire one liable for all accidents and damages caused as a result of their sale of fireworks

They are not the only importer of fireworks

[rspann]

Make fire one liable for all accidents and damages caused as a result of their sale of fireworks

They are not the only importer of fireworks

While you at it, make all the car companies liable for all damages and deaths arising out of the use of it's cars, and all the gun manufacturers ,for the deaths and injuries caused by their guns and...................

[treeneeboi]

Make fire one liable for all accidents and damages caused as a result of their sale of fireworks

They are not the only importer of fireworks

While you at it, make all the car companies liable for all damages and deaths arising out of the use of it's cars, and all the gun manufacturers ,for the deaths and injuries caused by their guns and...................

I thought the guy was making a joke.....well i hope so anyway

[hover11]

Make fire one liable for all accidents and damages caused as a result of their sale of fireworks

You really want to blame fire one for these people stupidity...

[4a70]

In a country where we have license and permision required for all sorts of things. Why on earth is it not mandatory to have some type of license to buy these devices. And shoud follow the general firearms rule. As we see these devices are capable of damage and are projectiles which imo is dangerous. Im not saying dont sell or use, im saying sell to responsable individuals who are going to be accountable for there actions. And these companies who sell to tom, dick and harry, harrylall and babollal shud be shut down.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

this week is FATCA week...so daz it deh for fireworks debate

[Les Bain]

So which HDC area they gonna blight by putting these idiots?

[Country_Bookie]

What's the difference between legal and illegal fireworks? Is it that you're only allowed to set off fireworks purchased from FireOne / Fire Power?

Just asking, haven't really caught up with the new regs.

[sMASH]

My idea was to restrict the use of fire works to designated grounds or fields. Make the use of fireworks illegal on road ways or yards etc. So, it's not a matter of the police have to see is is 60 feet, it would be beyond a doubt that u not doing it correctly.


But because it is so hazardous, I feel the best ting is to do like the hunting ban, and outlaw it for couple years, regardless.

[j.o.e]

Enforcement will be too difficult if we say it's only allowed in specific locations/times. Ban it, incidents are becoming more frequent and it's a nuisance to others. In the interim find existing laws which apply such as Noise Pollution etc and throw the book at them

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

Enforcement of major laws is a problem here. They cannot depend on enforcement for something like this.

[pete]

I'm sure the owners of the major firework companies can provide suggest ways to prevent these incidents from happening in the future. Seeing how the easiest option would be to completely ban it and they would have to go out of business.

[bluefete]

That man died one horrible death. But he was living on Nelson St. So, who really cares?

If he was living in Westmoorings, on the other hand ......