Relief! Kadri has commented below! He appears to be fine, although he will be missed on the local blogging scene.
On the other hand Don Mitchell CBE QC at Corruption Free Anguilla has been sued for libel. Mr. Mitchell provided a copy of the claim. He stated:
“I hope you will understand if my attorneys would prefer if there were no comments on this matter on this blog while the suit is still pending.“
The claim quotes two paragraphs from a 4th July, 2007 post on Mitchell’s blog. Mitchell gave an apology on 14th, November, 2007:
http://corruptionfreeanguilla.blogspot.com/2007/11/apology.html
This case should be of great interest to all bloggers, especially those of us whose identities are not concealed! BFP had mentioned the topic of libel in 2006.
An Outspoken Young Man
Kadri Walcott was an idealistic blogger who was always willing to share his knowledge and his opinion. He was very outspoken, and appeared to hold nothing back. It is likely that his criticisms may have angered some powerful people. Kadri like to write in the Bajan vernacular, but that did not detract from his message. His inside knowledge of the Royal Barbados Police Force, his international exposure and his familiarity with the Bajan scene made it a necessity to read his comments.Message Saying Site Would be Discontinued
“SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE, KADRIWALCOTTONLINE.COM IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT”
link -> http://kadriwalcottonline.com
It is conspicuous that no reason is given for the closure.
Silenced?
Mr. Walcott seemed to be very involved with the blogging scene, so I think it is unlikely that he just decided to quit on his own. If Mr. Walcott has been silenced, he may be unable to reply to this post. Other blogs have shut down. A quick way to silence a blog in Barbados would be to threaten to bring a libel suit, but there are other ways.
Brutal Machete Attack
Mr. Walcott had recently posted a story on his website concerning a brutal machete attack that he had experienced. There is no indication that this attack was linked to Kadri’s blogging activites, but since three men were involved it does raise the question of motive.
I hope that someone else knows the story and will comment here.
kadri January 3rd, 2008 at 6:29 am - comment on this blog
actually police do investigate, i wont lie, some say stuff like, “man leff dum let dum …”
Kadri Walcott
December 11, 2007 at 8:21 pm - Comment on BFP
i bearly get to pick hay now all hell brekking loose at all corners, anyone can contact me via email at kadri at kadriwalcottonline.com
deze political blogs got me days behind wuk and ppl complaining lol?
Kadri Walcott // December 9, 2007 at 2:12 pm - Comment on BU
i live in st john on de far east, and de water up hay does be off like de sun in de sky, well not for a while now and i feel it has something to do with my lil experience.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a Trackbacklol well i am departing this island very shortly and being online will be very difficult to reach to til the next year or so, so when my life get a little lighter as in coming online, i will put my website back online, its not that easy managing websites, domains, databases and so on, so i decided to pull the plug til the next year.
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Anonymous, thanks but your comment here contained one unacceptable sentence. It is OK to say that you think that someone lied (if you have evidence), but is not OK to call someone a liar. Here is the rest of the comment from Anonymous:
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“Kadri used his experience as a once police officer to pander to our senses, while getting exposure for his own website.
As for the so called machete attack, never heard of it and this country is small, besides I know St.John backwards.
I put it to you all that you have been had by a smart person who was only looking for kudos and hits to his website…..Keltruth fell for it hook, line and sinker.
You portray him as an idealistic blogger.More like an opportunist looking for attention.His blogging life on BFP, BU etc was relatively short and many times when asked for proof …..none was fortcoming.
The fact that he came with tasty morsels to tantalize the pallate,always made me suspect of him.The fact that he was a police officer , who nows seems eager to expose corruption in the force also made me curious.When he was in the force ,did his moral compass work?
A word to the wise here on Keltruth…be careful who you embrace or praise.
Seem rather unmannerly and unprofessional that this blogger with his own website did not have the courtesy to inform anyone of his intention to close down his blog seeing how much of an idealistic blogger he is.My take……he got the desired effect.”
Editor: Anonymous has expressed doubts whether or not the machete attack took place. Anonymous says that he lives in St. John, and he would have heard. Kadri, I welcome your reply.
lol, admin, anonymous is just like some people in bim whom i laugh at everyday, they seem to know it all and because they do not know, they tend to say it never happen simply because they are to know everything.
i dont have anything here to prove to anyone admin, barbados is a small country and i was told ever so often by people i look up to, never let your left arm know what your right is about to do, a year after today my website will be back up with what I have been up to.
to show you how much anonymous know, the attack occurred on jemmonts lane may 27th 2007, whilst at a bus stop. all my life in barbados i never heard of a jemmonts lane in st john. this just goes to show how much people like to cast stones at an image before looking to see what the image is all about, i call it ignorance, and i have no regret to say that anonymous is an ignorant person.
since he/she can cast doubts on anything i blog about or who i am or was, i challenge them to do some research of who kadri walcott is and his real biography and come back and post, admin i suggest for you to do the same for your own record.
you see, i have nothing to fear from no one, thats why i use my real name, so anonymous, like i said before and i will say it again, until you can reveal who is behind that character, dont step to my plate.
i blog and speak about what i see and experience, and i speak with conviction without any remorse, i have no need to lie and i will not lie about who i was and am, reason being, because if the truth hurt you, well be happy, people lie and it hurts so why lie?
about the police corruption thingy, i never said all cops are corrupt, as a matter of fact, i am married to a police officer myself, yes i am for three years as well. also i have close friends who are still in the force as well as some who left up to last week, all police are not corrupt just like how all church leaders are not pedophiles. get your facts straight before you blog about a topic or subject, your inaccuracy makes you look stupid and dumb in the end.
http://www.cbc.bb/content/view/10988/10/
there is the link on cbc website pertaining to my attack, anonymous i hope u dont say i hacked cbc site and inserted it too.
what a fool you are
there was an error with my address then, the correction should be belleville, st michael
the proof i was asked was to prove if i was really in the police force
hmmm, i refused to prove this because i am a person who believe that those who want to question someone integrity should bring proof of their beliefs first, but her is a pic of my passing out parade
http://www.hi5.com/friend/photos/displayPhotoUser.do?photoId=676413544&albumId=21339639&ownerId=18907262
what will they say now, that this is a photoshop job?
admin, thank you for allowing me to comment on your blog, as time passes by during my upcoming movement, i will send you pics of my stages.
the ingnorant thoughts of man who cast stones are just as useless as the thoughts in their minds
Thank you Kadri,
It takes courage to write under your own name, especially with somebody attacking your character anonymously (not much courage needed for that!).
I have a good feeling that we will continue to hear great news of you in the future, and I wouldn’t be surprised if you became a member of parliament someday. The sky is the limit for a young man of talent, ideals and courage like yourself. Barbados could use some more leaders like you!
I wish you would come out and be honest about some of the things you did to people while you were an officer.Dont just tell one side of the story Kadri.
I am one of those who knows the truth because I was there.You give the impression of this honest,outspoken young former policeman but both you and I know the things you did also.
You are no better than the ones you seek to discredit.You are right about one thing, this is a small island.
lol anonymous are you afraid to use your name? do you think that if i did someone or people wrong within the force that i would be using my name here and all over de net, boy i would be shame knowing almost everybody know somebody, and since you know so much about me that i do not know why don’t you say what is on your mind or tell me what you have to tell me since you have so much to say.
it seems to me i am playing an important role in your thoughts, is it that you are jealous of me, but what is there to be jealous of?
i suggest for you to continue your life and forget that i exist, stop posting folly without facts.
any criminal i charged before you will know if u walking with me bcos they shout me. why? because i was one of the few who usta give small lectures to them while i writing them up, or i would talk to them on de streets giving them guidance, dude i think u have the wrong kadri, after all these false accusations u made about my credibility, it seems as though u are fighting for something else to add, u sound just like some of the mudslingers in the present american election campaigns.
first i was lying about being in de force, then i was lying about corruption in de force, then i was lying about my incident, so now i gave my proof to this blog because of the way it was requested, you just cannot accept that you are wrong and was wrong from the beginning. I DO HOPE THAT WHAT U WANT OR NEED FROM ME YOU GET IT
cease skippa, you are being proven to be a fool more and more, my wife and i laugh at these blogs when we come online, at some of the comments left by people who are suppose to highly educated, and most of them think they know it all.
if you were never in it don’t talk about it, even if you know someone who is in it, only speak about what you know, hearsay evidence is not admissible in court.
the more we stop and watch another climb to the top, the higher they go and the more stagnant we become
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