Police Corruption and Public Silence

Police Corruption & Public Silence

The blue wall is built on the silence of the street.

In this episode of THE HISTORY OF THE CARIBBEAN, we go beyond the headlines to examine the structural decay of trust across our islands. From the political "garrisons" of the 1970s to the transnational drug trade of today, we explore how the line between the law and the lawless began to vanish.

This isn't just a story of "bad apples"—it’s an investigation into a system where protection became a commodity and silence became a survival strategy. We look at the rise of political enforcers in Jamaica, the kidnapping crisis in Trinidad, and the shadow economies that now hold entire nations to ransom.

In this episode, we uncover:

• The Birth of the Enforcer: How post-independence policing was weaponized for political control.

• The Blue Wall of Silence: Why internal affairs fail and why "informer fi dead" became a regional reflex.

• The Shadow Economy: The moment the police station and the drug warehouse became one and the same.

Our history isn't just about the victors; it's about the gray spaces in between. Join us as we confront the price of complicity and the staggering cost of the "hush."

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