Deejays hopping mad at sentence

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Deejay Lady Saw makes her way to the Spanish Town RM Court as Anthony B speaks to a third party.

David Dunkley, Staff Reporter

LAWYERS REPRESENTING deejays Rodney 'Bounty Killer' Pryce and Marion 'Lady Saw' Hall, are to appeal the sentences they got yesterday.

The deejays were sentenced to do 240 hours of community service in the Spanish town RM Court yesterday. They had been summoned on charges of breaching the Town and Communities Act by uttering indecent and abusive language.

This was in relation to their performance at the Champions In Action stage show held at the Fort Clarence Beach last month.

An obviously upset Bounty Killer told The Gleaner a few hours after leaving the court that the sentence was totally unfair.

The deejay, who had earlier stated that he would not be performing in the island again, except for three shows later this year, says he has changed his decision and will refund the money for those shows.

"It is unfair for the offence. My lawyers are appealing it and I won't be doing anymore shows here," he said. "If the public want Bounty Killer let them come and speak out and let them know seh a eediat thing them going on with."

Suggesting that there is an orchestrated plot against him, the Killer said 240 hours of his life is very important and he does not have so much time to waste. "It is totally unfair, totally unfair," he said. "I see man go court fi cuss bad word already and only get fine $100 and $200."

Meanwhile, Lady Saw said she has spoken to her manager Patrick Roberts and he is in the process of getting lawyers to appeal the sentence.

"I feel those hours are way over the limit for bad words, a lot of people do bigger things than that and only get a couple of hours," she said. "Them don't deal with it right. I feel is something arranged from long time, this is not justice; it is just one big mix-up."

Saw says she has a few shows to do for some friends and neither the police action nor the sentencing will cause her to change her act. "Them deal with us as if we are common criminals," she said. "I won't change. I'll do things the same way."

She pointed out that she has no problem doing the community service as she would like to cook and bring food to children's homes.

Saw and Killer, along with Keith "Anthony B" Blair, appeared in the court yesterday.

Two other entertainers, deejay Sizzla and singer Ghost, whom the police have summons for, were not present. Investigating officer Deputy Superintendent Cornwall "Bigga" Ford, told the court the two were not served with the summons and new summons will be reissued for them.

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