Voice Mail member O'Neil Edwards shot

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Re: Voice Mail member O'Neil Edwards shot

dem need fe give u youths dem some jobs, opportunities and some freaking hope man, dyaaam, dis cyaan gwaan so~ but dem no too catah enoh, cause a de ghetto yutes dem a kill off dem one another so who cares??? a only when dat ish happen uptown u hear dem a mek up a bag a nize~~

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Cops probe two theories

Cops probe two theories

shot at his Duhaney Park home early Monday morning. - Norman Grindley
The Duhaney Park police, who are investigating the shooting of Voicemail member Oneil Edwards, say while they have not yet established an official motive for the incident, they are investigating two possible theories.

Edwards, who was shot several times as he entered his Duhaney Park home early Monday morning, was said to be in serious condition up to late last night.

When the Duhaney Park Police Station was contacted last night, the officer in charge was said to be unavailable for comment.

A corporal there, however, told THE STAR that a motive was not yet confirmed for the attack. The lawman said the police are looking into two explanations they have heard so far.

The first theory, the officer said, is that the artiste had a recent altercation with some men after he refused to give them money. It is not certain where these men are from.

The second argument suggests that the recent staging of Edward's' birthday celebration had, for some reason, not gone down well with thugs from a St Andrew community.

The entertainment fraternity, rocked by the shooting, staged a vigil yesterday morning in Half-Way Tree. Several artistes, including the other members of the group, have also maintained a presence at the hospital.

[evanovitch]

Enough is enough!

Enough is enough!
Published: Tuesday | May 11, 2010
Krista Henry, Staff Reporter

Rocked by the shooting of one of the nation's more popular dancehall singers, <span style="font-weight: bold">members of Jamaica's entertainment community are declaring it time for artistes to stop glorifying gunmen</span>.

Singers, deejays and others flocked the clock tower in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, for a vigil around 9 a.m. yesterday after hearing news that Oneil Edwards, a member of dancehall trio Voicemail, had been shot earlier in the morning.

Wearing white and hoping for the best, Edwards' friends and colleagues prayed and sang for his recovery.

Singjay Mr Vegas, whose real name is Clifford Smith, prayed for God's mercy and pleaded for a second chance at life for the critically injured Edwards.

&quot;The people that some of us big up in the music are responsible for this,&quot; Mr Vegas declared.

&quot;This is an indicator that we need to stop it. Too many people are dying.&quot;

Mr Vegas called for those who know better to reach out to other artistes and speak out against the brutal murders plaguing the island.

mixed messages

Bugle, another dancehall entertainer, while saying he did not promote violence in his music, cautioned against the dancehall industry sending mixed messages.

&quot;People get kill every day. I don't want dem make it seem just because one a wi own get shot we did a'right wid it before and now we have a problem. You know people have a way fi twist what you say,&quot; he said.

D'Angel, who was present at the vigil, later told The Gleaner she was saddened that her co-worker and friend had been injured.

She would like to see an immediate and sustained ban on violent lyrics. Dancehall should be brought back to its happier days, she said.

&quot;While it is each to their own based on what is happening right now, this is not what was happening in the beginning. We need to bring back dancehall to when it was happy,&quot; she said.

Among those present for the hastily organised vigil were artistes Stacious, Tami Chynn, Alaine, Raine Seville, Tifa, Natalee Storm, Bridgez, Farenheit, and Suku from Ward 21.

Edwards was shot several times by gunmen as he attempted to enter his home in Duhaney Park, St Andrew.

He was admitted to the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) in critical condition before being transferred to another medical facility yesterday afternoon to undergo more tests.

Curious passers-by in the busy Half-Way Tree area, many having not yet heard about the shooting, stopped to find out what was going on.

The entertainers soon moved to a nearby tree where Mr Vegas, a professed Christian, read from the biblical book, Psalms, and gave regular updates on Edwards' condition. Singer Alaine led the group in a heartfelt prayer as everyone held hands.

More entertainers later appeared, including RDX, Twin of Twins, Beenie Man, Lukie D from LUST, Timberlee, I-Shawna, selectors Foota Hype, Rolexx, Richie Feelings, and music video director Jay Will.

pray, pray, pray

Deejay Stacious was almost in tears as she urged persons to pray for their friends and families and not wait for a tragedy to keep them in their thoughts.

Chynn told The Gleaner: &quot;I woke up this morning to a million BB (BlackBerry) messages saying what happened. I'm just devastated. I know him personally and he's one of the nicest guys and, for something so negative to happen to him, it just wrenches my soul.&quot;

Singer Raine Seville added: &quot;It's really sad that we feel like we are being forced to live in fear and sadness because of these gunmen and evildoers. Oneil is a music brother, a friend and a great person. It hurts to see him suffer this way, and we are all praying for him and leaving it up to God.&quot;

In a statement released to the media, Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture Olivia Grange condemned the attack and wished Edwards a speedy recovery.

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[Dr.Dudd]

Re: Voice Mail member O'Neil Edwards shot

Nonsense, there is niot a higher incidence of hate in Jamaica than the US or anywhere else.

If the population of the US is immidiately disarmed of their legal weapons, the incidence of wanton murder would be much more higher than is presently in Jamaica.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SistaCtry</div><div class="ubbcode-body">OMG, all this crap is scaring for the first time, I am getting really scared~ </div></div>


too much hate in jamaica...

RASTAFARI know! </div></div>

[Leddih]

Mad Cobra shot

Mad Cobra Shot
Earlier tonight or late evening.

[jah_yout]

Re: Voice Mail member O'Neil Edwards shot

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dr.Dudd</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-weight: bold">Nonsense, there is niot a higher incidence of hate in Jamaica than the US or anywhere else</span>.

If the population of the US is immidiately disarmed of their legal weapons, the incidence of wanton murder would be much more higher than is presently in Jamaica.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SistaCtry</div><div class="ubbcode-body">OMG, all this crap is scaring for the first time, I am getting really scared~ </div></div>


too much hate in jamaica...

RASTAFARI know! </div></div> </div></div>


doc i know i never said jamaica has higher incidence of hate than anywhere else...what i said is that there is too much of it---it takes hate to kill so easily...and j-a seems to have its share of it...so we agree to disagree- just my humble opinion;

[Dr.Dudd]

Re: Voice Mail member O'Neil Edwards shot

Di you think that hitmen hate their victims??

Does it really take hate to murder wantonly?

Or is it a matter of a riskfree way of earning a living, without fear if being punished, killed in self-defense or even being otherwise unsuccessful?

My not so humble opinion is that it us not about hate.

It us about a way if life, That a section o f the society find most rewarding.

The lack of respect for life contribute to it too.

but there is nothing to support hate as the motive behind or even a contributor to the high murder rate.

Afterall that hate would not be limited to the demography they Now murder.

I mean is liitef to black people?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dr.Dudd</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-weight: bold">Nonsense, there is niot a higher incidence of hate in Jamaica than the US or anywhere else</span>.

If the population of the US is immidiately disarmed of their legal weapons, the incidence of wanton murder would be much more higher than is presently in Jamaica.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SistaCtry</div><div class="ubbcode-body">OMG, all this crap is scaring for the first time, I am getting really scared~ </div></div>


too much hate in jamaica...

RASTAFARI know! </div></div> </div></div>


doc i know i never said jamaica has higher incidence of hate than anywhere else...what i said is that there is too much of it---it takes hate to kill so easily...and j-a seems to have its share of it...so we agree to disagree- just my humble opinion; </div></div>

[jah_yout]

Re: Voice Mail member O'Neil Edwards shot

call it what you will, just don't call it love...

so now jamaica is a nation of hit-men i guess