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What should have been a police investigation into a domestic violence matter in Chaguanas this morning turned into a cocolooks measuring competition between rival television hosts, Inspector Alexander and Ian Alleyne.
And, to summarise, Alleyne ended up flushed, begging for mercy and getting treatment for a sore hand. While the social media was left breathless.
(Copyright CNC3)
Beyond The Tape showed the incident at least three times.
Alexander dragged Alleyne away by the scruff of his neck, as a dog would carry a puppy, and slammed him against a SUV.
“Is ranks thing you on?” asked a quivering but struggling Alleyne, who was trying to film for his own show.
“Don’t play you embarrassing me,” said Alexander. “I good until you cuss me…”
There was no footage to prove Alexander’s claim that Alleyne used obscene language.
The scuffle headed TV6’s newscast tonight with Raymond Tm Kee’s resignation as Port of Spain mayor coming in as an afterthought.
Mr Live Wire cannot confirm that Tim Kee watched the programme and said to himself: “If only Alexander had roughed up Ian on Monday morning… Everybody would have forgotten me and all now I still mayor!”
TV6 and CNC3 star hosts in a street confrontation? What’s next? Desha Rambhajan sucker punching Golda Lee Bruce in a parking lot?
Mr Live Wire isn’t sure who has jurisdiction to review this case: the Police Complaints Commission or the Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT).
Does acting Police Commission Stephen Williams have a view on a law officer using his badge to score points for a television station?
Was Alexander on TV6 time or police time when he plastered CNC3’s pseudo-crime fighter against a parked vehicle? If it was the latter, then why was he providing running commentary to a television camera?
Is TV6 setting a new low standard for the treatment of former employees? Couldn’t Marlan Hopkinson make do with merely singing along to Cee-Lo’s “Forget You?”
Almost certainly, Beyond The Tape got record viewership figures today. CNC3, in contrast, was forced to show a re-run as Alleyne remained otherwise detained and presumably musing over the difference between a real policeman and a fake one.
(Courtesy TV6)
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Mr. Live Wire is an avid news reader who translates media reports for persons who can handle the truth. And satire. Unlike Jack Nicholson, he rarely yells.
But Lasana don’t U think Iana has seen the inside of the house on many occasions?
I suppose he was already in custody …. hard to say what the local policies are in these regards.
Seriously though, I feel police are very liberal in the application of handcuffs here. The owner of the house was giving them a tour while in handcuffs the whole time.
Why was that necessary?
Because the arresting officer has ratings to protect too?
Hahahaha! It might have to do with the strength of one’s legal support staff
So is it that suspects are extended a seat in the back seat of police vehicles based on their perceived high statuses in this society while lessor suspects are relegated to the luggage compartment?
These two are realy bright shifting the publics focus on the real matter. What about the girl huh? Bunch of puppets
I wish this incident happened in the great old USA….
Ian Alleyne cuss an Inspector and chuck him in his ribs , with 12 other police men around. …
Man all now so they still cleaning up shell casings…. And for the next week.
He real get off lightly.
#jackass
#losehiminjail
Although I’m not sure if he cursed or not.
Lasana Liburd I’m watching “Breaking Barriers” and Inshan S Ishmael showed how the video was edited right where the cussing took place. Did Ian Alleyne say st any time “I cuss you Alexander?” any denials at the time? I’m watching and waiting.
Ian Allen you must understand the importance of police officers carrying out there duties
The rank of a sheriff is for TV
Inspector your men was liming on duty poor drills you could of get shot
How all the police officers let him enter the compound this is the reason civillan have no respect for
service men
Take command of the area were the operation is conducting
And next time inspection tell one of your men to arrest him you in command of the operation
Let the young police work
Also police officer 4 stolen vehicles wss recover at the same gentleman business place them slack drills are not acceptable
Ian is not above the law and he is not a police officer
Crime watch began with great intentions…now it’s another tabloid that’s centered around an individual. At the end of it all…one reaps what one sows.
Mayor Tim Kee proberbly saying he wished this happened a few days before.
How much more of these two clowns will we have to endure? Steups, oui!
I watched the programme “Beyond the Tape” that took place subsequent to the arrest of Ian Alleyne. I observed that Insp Alexander is very abrupt with callers who attempted to take him to task for his behaviour. I know that the Insp thinks he was in the right, but the law says he must use reasonable force. He obviously thinks he did but that is a subjective issue, not an objective issue and he is wrong to unceremoniously cut off callers. Indeed, he gives the impression of being ‘wrong and strong’ which can possibly give the impression that he knows he was out of order and therefore unable to defend himself. The programme is obviously skewed with Marlan Hopkinson yipping at the heels of Alexander like a pompek, and licking away for attention and affection.
Back to reasonable force… it is a subjective issue that must be tested in courts. There are many cases in which the definition of reasonable force was not what was used, eg the case of Tony Martin who shot two burglars with a shotgun loaded with birdshot.
Therefore, it is quite possible that some members of the public will have an opinion that Alexander used reasonable force and some think the opposite. Silencing those who object to his behaviour will just alienate those viewers against the autocratic manners of the Insp in particular and the police in general… after all, it is an extension of the autocracy we see in the streets that is being taken to the television studio.
The Insp needs to tone down the attitude and rhetoric. As one caller said, you have to earn respect, not demand it.
https://www.facebook.com/cnewslive/videos/10153878558345610/
Have the video here Vernal. Or you can repost in a thread. That topic will have legitimate legal updates soon enough. ?
Oh, so that is the Goat proxy profile. I always thought it belonged to cripplewood.
Wet wet wet wrong man to man up Ian
I still ent get past ‘cocolooks’ yet……hahahahahaha
Hahahahahahahah
Haven’t heard that word ‘cookolooks’ in ages..dwl
Was this an act for the public to discuss Alexander and Alleyne instead of the real issue? I hope they are investigating and not attempting to fool us into thinking they were.
Six months ago he was diging hole for Dr Rowley old people say when you diging hole for people you may end up in it dig two
Wet he up
What next? Machel suing Dwight Yorke..errr forgot that was before !!!
Ian likes himself too much.
It has nothing to do with TV, Ian needs to remember his place.. He is a drama queen.
You were asked politely to leave a police operation. Yet you feel you are bigger than the law. You should have been in the USA ,then you’ll know what excessive force really means. You cuss and chuck an inspector in his ribs and all you got was shoved against a car?? They should have break in your tail…. You’re too farse !
And you’re so dishonest you edit out the cuss because your followers dotish enough not to notice. … but you can’t fool the rest of us.
He do disrespectful and feel he bad!!!!
Distraction. Actually, paid distraction. Don’t fall for it. And yeh, that wasn’t a police investigation, that was entertainment.
Right!!! All now so he saying “ah cyar breath.” Is pepper spray, mace and 2 good kick in he waist line.
Did you all hear any cuss ??
I didn’t hear any cursing. But it did look as if Alleyne’s tape was edited too.
His father said he get sick when he has to much tention, Well I think Ian is in the wrong line of work.
Someone said the Alexander and Alleyne fiasco is Trinidad version of the TV show Scandal. It is called ‘Lacorey’. Ah weak here… LMAO!!!!!
I not able inno, but valid points were made and I agree.
Lasana so you is comedian now huh? well yes! This has become the “Country of bacchanal” all of a sudden, and I dont want to get serious on your piece, enjoy yourself, smh!
Hahahaha
Sorry I couldn’t read anything past “cocolooks.” I straight up passed out. I’ll try to read it again tomorrow. #HaaHiii
Lol, glad it wasn’t just me. I died. Hahah
Me too… lol
Ian Alleyne relegated Raymond Tim Kee to number two in the newscast yes. They didn’t even let the man go out with a bang.
Just the exit he deserved after all that sound and fury, IMHO.
Next thing he come back 🙂
Oh gaddoi!!
Kamla and them must be vex the focus is now on their mouth piece god doh like ugly
Apparently this is the next hot topic Lasana
Yep. Just a day too late to save the last POS Mayor.
*flatline*
Omg Lololololololololololol wow
Well either way there was only one person with the full weight of the law behind him, And if you had to measure cocolooks by size of hand, well boy! Ian in trouble.
D man say cocofuckinglooks wii.
Da very best way to put it
Allyuh go keel we!
We look forward to see men protesters all around Chaguanas station calling officer Alexander to step down well yes the focus not on d mayor now its on Alexander
Very well said, the wife of the Business man from Central is probably the most upset of the lot, smdh
poetic Justice
Satire shouldn’t be so very accurate!
Wetting after wetting….lol.
Director let’s take a break!
Director give me a soap so I can drop it in jail
It’s satire.
Ah go ded !!
Lololol
There you go again, misleading headlines, it seems to be more than what stares us in the face people, its damn scary! wealth abounds
cocolooks measuring contest?
ded
Mel yuh take the words outta meh mouth
Me? or Lasana?
hahahhaha
Oh no, you..lol
Mel Lissa take the words outta yuh mouth Richard Zen O’Brien?? lol… alyuh eh learnin.. watch alyuh words.. the media twistin it all how… next ting yuh hear: Penis found in Richard’s mouth… Mel helps with the extraction!
Good God!
This went downhill really fast…any opportunity for retractions?
Lol… boy d way how tings goin anybody cud go back on dey word dese days!!..
Lol
My favourite line”So what the arse happened to my case??”
The Japanese girl [God rest her soul] must be asking the same thing with all the hullabaloo with Tim Kee