"There is nothing to fear in a draconian measure provided that there is some protection in it to cover the innocent." He said while the Government was prepared to "go forward" with the existing bill, it was mindful of the need for amendments at a later stage. "We cannot continue to tolerate gang behavior in this country...There is no constitutional right that is greater than the constitutional right of life," Volney told legislators. The former High Court judge said the People's Partnership Government had the courage to present the law enforcement agencies with the tools "to go at them (gangs) with full force and to reign them in, to subject them to due process of law and have them convicted."