Article in St John Tradewinds...

hawksnestbay · Post by **hawksnestbay** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 2:20 pm

...it is rumored that they were headed to the Smoothie Stand.

http://www.stjohntradewindsnews.com//in ... &Itemid=38

promoguy · Post by **promoguy** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:34 pm

I guess anyone driving up Centerline Road at some point would be heading for the stand. Not sure it really means anything other than being a point of reference.

California Girl · Post by **California Girl** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:48 pm

Ok, so what's "constructive possession of a deadly weapon"? I've never heard of that before. Can weapons possession be constructive??

hawksnestbay · Post by **hawksnestbay** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:54 pm

... my tounge was planted firmly in my cheek.

promoguy · Post by **promoguy** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:15 pm

Hawksnest-You got me on that one. I had skimmed the article. But now see all the smileys

Cal Girl-That's a generic police term only know to the VIPD.

robncindi · Post by **robncindi** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 9:01 pm

California Girl wrote:Ok, so what's "constructive possession of a deadly weapon"? I've never heard of that before. Can weapons possession be constructive??

If the weapon is a hammer....maybe???

Diana2 · Post by **Diana2** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 8:21 am

Even though I was sad to hear that someone was killed I'm frankly glad to see that the STJ police returned fire when they were fired upon. If there are consequences for the criminals maybe they will hestiate before they break and enter. Some islands have such high crime rates that I won't consider visiting. I'm probably going to be blasted for my comments but that's how I feel.

flip-flop · Post by **flip-flop** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 11:19 am

Though sad, I was surprised and pleased to see that the police responded in such a timely manner that a chase could ensue.

bobcside · Post by **bobcside** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 11:44 am

For those who care, Constructive possesion means that you have/had the power to control something but the something is not in your direct control. IE. Suspect runs from a vehicle and is later apprehended. A search of his car reveals a firearm under the drivers seat. He is the operator of the vehicle and thus had constructive control/possesion of the weapon. It's kind of like , you did not HAVE possesion right then and there however a case can be made/constructed that you did have possesion at a specified time. Hope this helps. Same holds true for anything ie. dope, stolen property and so on.

cat · Post by **cat** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:28 pm

THanks for the info! I went to the police reports area of St John Tradewinds and saw that it looked like those guys had been pretty busy in the area! I wish the police reports here were as tame!

California Girl · Post by **California Girl** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 2:14 pm

Thanks bobcside! Does the "csi" in you screen name stand for "crime scene investigation"? I never heard the term "constructive possession" EVER! Maybe I'm not watching enough of Cops!

2FarNorth · Post by **2FarNorth** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 2:34 pm

Damn... Bob beat me to the definition...

I was actually going to put my lawshcool education to use. Oh well, maybe next time.

bobcside · Post by **bobcside** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 2:39 pm

Your welcome and Cal. Girl the c stands for sea. Good thought though and the term, constructive possesion is fairly common in a "real" arena such as the one in which it was used by the VI Cops.

BOB

MarciaMarciaMarcia · Post by **MarciaMarciaMarcia** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 2:44 pm

I really don't get $25,000 bail for an illegal alien armed robber who was in a car that open fired on police. Whether or not he fired at the police he should be held without bail until trial.

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