The United Bermuda Party today urged mothers of gang members to make the “gut-wrenching decisions” necessary to get their families back on track.

Shadow Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin told a press conference: “Once you become aware, you cannot turn a blind eye — you cannot wish it away. You must take steps even if it means alerting the Police, either directly or through a third party.

“This may disrupt the family unit, but for your safety and that of your community, and to transition your family to a better path, it is a step that must be taken.

“We must not be enablers, but we must make those gut-wrenching decisions because it is the right thing to do.”

Mrs. Gordon-Pamplin was joined by fellow mothers Senator Jeanne Atherden and Senator Suzann Roberts-Holshouser. UBP leader Kim Swan was also present, as they discussed the social side of the gang violence which has rocked Bermuda in the past few months.

For the full story on today’s press conference — the UBP’s fourth in a series on crime — see tomorrow’s Royal Gazette.