Op-Ed by Trevor Lindsay
I share this Op-Ed in two parts: first, from the lens of a journalist—someone who has spent years in the field of news, whether with Bermuda Broadcasting Company or now with TNN—and second, from the place of personal pain.
After years of reporting on gun violence in Bermuda, I now know what it truly feels like to be on the receiving end. To experience it not just as a headline, but as heartbreak. This feeling is one I’ve seen echoed in the eyes and words of grieving families for over two decades. And now I ask, with more urgency than ever: When is enough going to be enough?
When are we, as families, going to take ownership? When are we going to confront and hold accountable those in our own bloodlines responsible for this senseless violence? Silence in the face of evil is complicity. We must stop protecting wrongdoers with silence.
And where is the church? When will the body of Christ rise—not just in prayer, but in united action? Because what we are fighting is not only criminal behavior, but a spiritual crisis. This is evil. This is a spirit that must be confronted spiritually and communally.
Yes, there are community leaders and organizations working hard to make a difference. But it’s not enough. We need everyone. Every neighborhood. Every voice. Every effort. The pain is not limited to the families directly affected—it ripples through our entire society.
Just recently, at the End-to-End event, I spoke with a woman I was interviewing. Our conversation turned to grief and loss. She admitted that many in Bermuda’s white community don’t understand what the Black community is enduring—what it’s been enduring for years. That kind of honesty is a start. But now we must move from understanding to solidarity.
We marched for Trayvon Martin—a young Black man in the U.S. whose life was unjustly taken. And I’m not being insensitive when I say this—but where are the marches for our own sons, brothers, and nephews? Why haven’t we marched for the dozens of young Black men killed here in Bermuda? For almost 25 years, this has continued. Now we have women, —just young Black men being gunned down. When is Bermuda going to say: Enough is enough?
This is not about my family alone. This is about the many, many families who are re-traumatized every time a new life is lost. Every new act of gun violence reopens old wounds for those who never received justice, never got closure.
So again, I ask: When is enough going to be enough? Not just for my family. For all of Bermuda.
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