Former George Town MLA and cabinet minister, playwright, social commentator, former nightclub owner, television personality and shooting victim, Dr. Frank McField has thrown his hat into next year’s election.

With six seats in George Town up for grabs he feels he has a good chance and he is “shockingly” campaigning to decriminalize drug use.

As a result of this controversial subject I have posted two stories with differing views on the decriminalization of drug use.

I wonder if Mr. McField has taken a poll on his constituency’s views on the subject? He most certainly is taking a risk but if enough persons stand in the election for the six seats he could be in with a fighting chance of getting one of them. There might be just enough people with his same viewpoint.

He says he is going to campaign on a platform that addresses issues that affect those in the lower socio-economic strata of the community and in particular the criminalization of people through draconian legislation.

He wants diversification of the economy to enhance employment opportunities, including the development of mari-culture and a marine service or coast guard. There should be a refocus on Cayman’s crime fight to its watery boarders, he said. Other campaign issues are Caymanians first in the private and public sector and a reduction in the civil service with foreign workers the first to go, followed by civil servants with private sector interests. So, if you are a first class worker at your job that doesn’t matter at all. He even has a name for this rather strange tactic – he calls it a “triage basis”,

He will also be campaigning for a curb on development and a call for environmental legislation that allows Caymanians access to marine food support. He wants more oversight and transparency in government operations, especially the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, the offices of the attorney general and director of public prosecutions. His solution to a reduction of crime will be by a review of the present RCIPS policies and an intervention with youth at risk.

He confirmed that his call for decriminalization of non-violent non-intrusive behaviour, this will include the consumption of ganja because the prisons are filled with people who were not criminals but drug users.

I hope he campaigns for many new drug rehabilitation centres because the country is surely going to need them if he gets his way. That will surely cost the country more money.Frank McField says

The civilian oversight of the police and the Director of Public Prosecutions, he says should be replaced by the Crown Prosecution Service, including the introduction of a term limit and referendum for the director and the attorney general.

Even though there is and has been a big recruitment drive to attract Caymanians into the RCIPS he is campaigning for Caymanians to be fast tracked in the RCIPS without saying how he is going to do this. The number of foreign nationals in the RCIPS must be reduced and the helicopter cancelled. He doesn’t say why the helicopter has to go but it probably is to do with his need to limit the budget that was directly controlled by the RCIPS. Finally he has called for the redirection of the excess road cameras and move them to watch the coastline instead.

Presumably this will be to catch the increase in drug traffickers that will be clamouring to visit our shores if his decriminalization of drug use ever gets passed.