St. Maarten Private Eye

Why do we always seems to believe because the dutch is involved in an investigation the suspect is guilty before his court date. Why are we so naive. Take a look at Aruba. It is also the dutch that investigated the ex-prime minister of aruba and today he is declare not guilty. But no one seems to realize what someone had to endure being and accused and found guilty by the some of us before a trail. Do you rally think that they arrested a dutch man in 2006 for this case and now they arrest MARDSIN FOR THE SAME CASE that they have proof. Please look futher than your nose. If they had proof they would of arrested him long ago. They are busy fishing and we are buying the fish. Why? because our slave mentality, White man knows best. If he arrest you there has to be something there. There are a lot of people that gamble everyday and go to cockfight and no one says they are corrupt. Because he is a police he is corrupt. Do not break the circle: Black man just keep on keeping black man down.!!!!!!! White man will save the day.

You started off well with a possible point to be considered, but then you descended into a racist sewer, I think maybe it's you that's stuck in the slave mentality as you call it, a victim of your own making. I'm not saying that racism doesn't exist, just that it works both ways and your rant against 'white man' persecuting black people and turning them against each other is pitiful.
Marsden has been arrested and although confidence in our justice system and authorities is rather low, I would hope we can have a little confidence that they have solid reason and proof behind it, and as with any other arrest, this information will come out in a trail, if there is one. Please, go tell your theory to Bodo Muth, he would love to hear it I'm sure. On here we don't care one toss about anyone's color, we care about finding out the truth and facts. - Flipper.

All these comments about why the Dutch did not investigate before is quite easy.
They are here now, they brought in reinforcement to do complete investigations. Maybe some of you readers do not quite comprehend how much man power and money goes into criminal investigations. The reality is that many on SXM know what it takes to get papers for someone, not standing in line at the Sun Color building for sure but making a phone call and $$$$$$
This $$$$$$ can be brought to the casino's while our top cops are at a table, gambling and putting their hands on the waitress asses.
For years we know what is going on and many in our society were saying why isn't something being done about it? well now something is being done, our top cops are being questioned and investigated.
If there is nothing to hide, why all the anger? Our police force needs house cleaning. Too much badness has been in the works for too long.
I support the investigations, I support a clean and efficient police force, one where our citizens feel comfortable going to make a report if we have to. One where we feel we will be taken seriously. One of our very important rights is the right to safety. And this right has been lacking for too long. Our cops and our politicians have made a habit to make monies out of providing permits, and some of you do as if this is normal?????

So many people complain that the place is corrupted and something needs to be done to curb the corruption. Finally the process has started and everyone is upset. What better way to start the cleaning up than to start with our top cops! I say bring on all the brooms and sweep the top clean. If there is nothing to hide then all is well.

To the ignorant person who posted the racist post: last time I checked, Loor was still white. So skin color is absolutely no motive for people getting arrested (and convicted) of fraud.

Besides, the top brass of the SXM police contains more black then white cops: so if fraud is commited by top cops, the chance of a black man 'gettin' catch', is a lot bigger statistically speakin', ya catch?

So please get ya head out of the sand and be happy a long overdue sweep up is being conducted. In the end, we (SXM people) wil benefit from a clean police corps.

again I will say it, because the white dutch man is investigating it is ok to arrest and lock- up and then look for the proof. IF you find my comments are racist thank you, but I hope it never happen to you our your family, then you will understand what i am saying. I talk because i know, not because i listen and repeat what people say. Try understanding been arrested and then the police go look for the proof and see how it feels. CALL IT RACIST, but the local police would never get permission to arrest any one and then look for the proof.The same thing i said you confirm when you say the investagors are here know. here you show that because they are dutch they are better. |This case was investagated already, one man was arrested and fined Are you telling me know that after one year and more the prosecuter find enough proof in the same case he had a yearor more ago to arrest someone. Mind you he also e gives permission to arrest someone, so do not blame the local that noone else was arrested, because he has to read the file and give his arrest order.. WHY NOT THEN, WHY NOW. If knowing this and expressing this make me a racist, then i am guilty as charge.

The good people of SXM do not pay for permits. Corruption has been going on in the immigration department, from the immigration officer to the to cops. And for sure Marsdin has been part of that corruption. There are writers that do not understand their countries laws otherwise the ignorant statements would not be made.
Just because they release Marsdin does not mean he is innocent, it means he is not a flight risk. Their investigations will continue. While they say it has to do with the Loor case means that he committed the same crimes as Loor. Just because Loor is behind bars does not mean he has to bear the brunt for all the police that did the same crimes.
Loor was kept locked up because he could have been a flight risk and he had all the money in a trust company that could have kept him wealthy a long time in St.Domingo or Suriname. Not you say? Anyone wants to ask ROY brother who stole from the Island Receiver and is living in St.Domingo with all the monies he stole from the tax payers?

This have been going on for years, I know of many cases where persons were arrested without any proper charges and this was done by the black man police officers in ST.MAARTEN.
STOP talking nonsence because these are police officers, if they are guilty they have to pay just like everybody else. This have nothing to do with race. It's about time St. maarten police force get cleaned out.

I think it rather likely that the Federal and Kingdom authorities have enough evidence to charge him with something, or at least cause his resignation. It might not be much, we don't know do we. Investigations take time and it is fairly common that further arrests follow related to one case as evidence and information is gathered and pieced together. It seems clear to me that Marsden has information and evidence to offer up, he tells us so in the interview with the Daily Herald.

“My mouth big, they know that,” Marsdin said.

Contending that his detention was a “witch hunt,” he said he had been attacked unfairly, and threatened to “bus’ the pot” on the layers of corruption that he said had infiltrated the Justice system over the years.

“The [Prosecutor’s Office] covered up robberies when the Marechaussees were here,” Marsdin said, listing several alleged wrongdoings that reflected his accusations of corruption. “I can prove it,” he said, adding that he had hard evidence to defend his statements.

I thought it was his duty to uphold the law, by his own admission he has knowledge of crimes and has withheld from reporting them. For how long I wonder? Go ahead Marsden, ' Bus the Pot' and hand over that hard evidence to the relevant authorities, as it is your sworn duty to do, as the law abidding clean cop you proclaim yourself to be. Isn't withholding evidence of a crime also a crime? Is it not more of a crime if the person withholding it is a police officer?

Marsdin detained, released; says, ‘I did nothing wrong’ - 13th March 2008

Are they fishing? Absolutely, there is plenty of fish out there to be caught.

LH

I don't know how long casinos keep their surveillance tapes but that will give the investigators some nice footage. Marsdin and Holiday both loved playing. Everybody knows that. Often received free chips from the dealers. Never saw them pay for it. Many could testify to that. Authorized by a pit boss and ultimately by the big bosses of course. Why would that be?

Hey Local Hero, I'm writing a short letter to The Herald. Mind if I use your argument and wording? The last paragraph I mean.

J. Baptiste.

If you mean the part about withholding evidence of crimes, be my guest.

LH

Too funny. The Herald used my letter as motivation to FINALLY be crticical of Marsdin, even mentioned my title and the letter in its Editorial....and then FORGOT to print the letter!!! Incompetent. Guess to create the impression that they actually dd good journalsm work without somebody having had to puh them!

In any case, here it is:

Go ahead Marsdin, I dare you!

When are the people of St. Maarten and the media going to say enough of this man's drivel? Everytime Mr. Marsdin is caught up in some allegedly illegal or suspicious act he vomits his infamous lines: "I have evidence of corruption", "I will buss the pot".
Speaking for myself, as a law abiding citizen of this country, I have a challenge to Mr. Holier Than Thou: go ahead, buss the pot! I chalenge and dare you Mr. Marsdin to be a decent police officer than you claim to be and help root out corruption. Go ahead, we're all waitin. And if you don't then you will solidify you current standing of being a hypocrit and further erode whatever mis-placed support you think you have from this community.
What kind of law enforcement offcial do you call yourself? I partly blame the media for this. The Herald by its own account, proudly announced that they managed to secure an "exclusive" interview with Mr. Marsdin upon his release. The only thing exclusive about that interview was The Herald's reporter exclusive lack of journalism skills. How on earth do you sit with a police officer, just released from prison, and not press questions about these so call "secrets" he says he has.
On top of that, why has The Herald or any other media, not raised this very obvious point in its editorial and taken Mr. Marsdin AND the entire police hierarchy to task over it. To quote a local internet blogger: I thought it was his duty to uphold the law. By his own admission, he has knowledge of crimes and has witheld from reporting them. READ that again people. Marsdin knows of wrongdoing (his words) and is covering it up. Makes you wonder what else these police officers cover up, for how long and for whom doesn't it?
I hope the Dutch detectives RST or whoever, continue to sweep through the ranks and clean-up corruption from St. Maarten (with evidence and facts of course). They have my support. If allegations are proven, we should cut these cancers out without hesitation.
Isn't it witholding evidence of a crime also a crime. Is it not more of a crime if the person withholding it is a police officer? I think it is sad that the general media and public accepts this kind of nonsense. The Herald, as the paper of record on St. Maarten, should be ashamed of itself. Are you a newspaper? A watchdog for society? Or a populist, shallow newsletter?

And don't forget Mr. Marsdin, my challenge has been issued!

J. Baptiste

I've posted the news clippings from this past week, including a link to your comment above in the Marsden arrest post. Lets try to move the conversation on this story there.

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