The Bermuda Football Association President Larry Mussenden has released a statement following the Recent Anti-Social Behavior Incidents.
The Statement reads, “The BFA Executive Committee held an Emergency meeting last evening in order to discuss the incidents of November 11th 2014.
In respect of the Dudley Eve Final held at the National Sports Centre, the BFA were pleased to note that almost a thousand people attended the match. Led by the Minister of Sports and other dignitaries, we held a Minute’s Silence before the start in honor of Remembrance Day. It was an enjoyable and well-fought match with the players on the field entertaining the crowd to some exciting football. The players demonstrated good sportsmanship and were most respectful to each other on the pitch. The Prize Presentation was an honor to Dudley Eve as his family presented medals and the Trophy. Therefore, we were most disappointed with the events that took place outside the grounds of the NSC on Parsons Road sometime after the game had finished. The BFA encourages anyone who can assist the Bermuda Police to contact them and/or to use the CrimeStoppers hotline.
In respect of the incident at Somerset Cricket Club, the BFA again encourages anyone with information to contact the Bermuda Police or the CrimeStoppers hotline. Our communities and individuals must do everything we can to stamp out anti-social behavior and unlawful conduct, especially the use of firearms. The BFA stands solidly with our Member Club Somerset Cricket Club in the wake of this senseless incident. We extend any assistance that we can to Somerset Cricket Club and Community. Our heartfelt best wishes go out to the individuals who were injured, their families and the SCC Family who were present and/or affected by the incident. We are confident that activities such as football and other sports will always triumph over anti-social behavior. Together, with SCC and all our Clubs, we will do our best to stamp out such behaviors and to show our youth that there are many benefits to positive activity whilst violence can only lead to tragic consequences and very long terms of imprisonment to convicted people.
The BFA extends its sincere thanks to the Commissioner of Police and the Bermuda Police Service members for all its excellent support and assistance in dealing with these matters.
We urge people to bring an end to gun violence and gang violence. We encourage such people to hand in any firearms, to declare an end to such violence, to come sit at the same table with us to work out a peace plan, to shake hands, to be free to travel up and down the Island and to love and respect each other as brothers and sisters of our beautiful Bermuda.
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