Bounty Killer Tells Seaview Gardens Residents To ‘Push Gunmen Out’

Declaring that the police force has his full support, Bounty Killer  has ordered marauding gunmen in his native Seaview Gardens community to leave, and called for residents to “push them out” as they are traitors to the area, which has birthed some of Jamaica’s most iconic Dancehall stars.

On Sunday, the Warlord shared a video clip of himself rebuking criminals at a peace-keeping event, which was staged by the St Andrew South Police Division’s Community Safety and Security Branch last week Thursday, this after a man was murdered in a section of the community.   

“Enough is enough everyone with a voice should follow this step and Push Dem Out.  Any man or boy pointing guns at the community is a nemesis inside enemy.  All who involved in the f-ckery take this opportunity to leave now and low we place or face the consequences.  Community development we say Seaview is known for music stars not thugs or bad man.  Bare in mind Shabba/Bounty/ScareDem/Innocent Crew up to Dexta and Blak Man etc that’s Seaview legacy🇯🇲💫💯🌈🥳,” he wrote.

In a motivational speech that lasted several minutes, Bounty told residents of Seaview that life was not without its challenges, and while struggle must be expected, there was no excuse for criminal behaviour, adding that he had lived through the era of some of Jamaica’s most notorious gunmen.

“We brought wiself outa di poverty and di violence and the stupidity.  Scare Dem Credw come,  Scare Dem, Boom Dandimite, Nitty Kutchie, Harry toddler, Innocent Kru… Life is hard because its alive.  Only Rest in Peace is easy and peaceful. Life means struggle.  Suh people, all di struggle weh we have it nuh hard.  We survive the days of Natty Morgan when di wanted man dem inna di space,” he said.

“Seaview people weh oonu deh?  Dem yah likkle pickney weh come dung yah bout dem a gunman we got to push dem out.  We teck di police numba an tell dem weh dem deh!  Meck dem guweh we dem fi guh!  Guh inna di heavens guh si yuh maker!” he exclaimed.    

According to the Anytime artist, even though he has lived outside Seaview since he became a superstar, he was still connected and wanted the best for his childhood community.

“I pack my bags and I left and everybody say, ‘Bounty run weh from Seaview’, yeh.   A man who runs lives to fight another day, and that’s why I am here today still fighting for the peace initiative… I am saying that the young people dem inna this community weh a mash it up, we not accepting it. Seaview is the golden pot of the music…   and we can’t make few bad apple spoil the basket, di golden pot,” he urged.

“So people, mi use to mix cement, be a cobbler, and clean gully. My madda use to sweep the street, and Shabba madda use to sweep the street for we to eat. This is how hard Seaview people go fi dem kids, so we can’t afford fi make few little stupid idiots weh don’t see the vision and the brighter day come darken our days. So Seaview, let’s do what we suppose to do and push dem out. We got to do that and bring back the morals,” he added.

According to the 2003 Best Reggae Album Grammy nominee, Seaview has gained a reputation for being a cradle of too many musical greats, for a few undesirables to disrupt the community.

“We nuh need these people.  Wi use to have wi like violence an wi likkle crime, but not at dis level.   Four people a month an dem suppm deh.  No don nuh dung yah!”  he said. 

“Si di don dem yah!  Mr Ricketts and Mr Manderson dem enuh!” he said referring to the senior police officers.  “Mi I tell oonu.  Di only don dem dung a dem mi a endorse oonu.”

Bounty then went on to commend the police for their non-combative approach: “This is community policing. Dem could just come look fi di wanted man dem enuh.  But dem nuh really want fi just come look fo wanted man.   Dem want di younger ones not to follow dem footstep.”

In an interview with The Star, Operations Officer of the St Andrew South Police Division, Superintendent Damion Manderson, commended Bounty for his stance on criminality and for, without hesitation, accepting the police’s request to participate in the peace restoration initiative.

“Seaview is a ‘party place’, as they would call it, and the area has a rich history of dancehall artistes. So once we decide that we are going inside Seaview, I reached out to Rodney Price (Bounty Killer’s given name) and asked if he was willing to partner with us, and he said of course. You know once he is there he is going to bring his other friends; and he came and did his thing,” the Superintendent explained.

Superintendent Manderson also told The Star that Seaview has been plagued by violence and criminal activities for months, and that this had even prevented some residents from attending the peace meeting.

He also said that Seaview Gardens is being affected by a gang-like level of violence with murders, shootings and reprisals, some spanning over months.   Nevertheless, he said that many of the violent criminals do not live in Jamaica, but continue to influence the youth negatively.