Frustrated by high levels of crime in Westmoreland, Savanna-la-Mar Mayor Bertel Moore has urged the police to adopt a “shoot-first” policy to help bring the situation under control.
I am really wondering what the goodly gentleman was drinking or smoking when the statement above .
The Minister of National Security has been at pains to make the point that major crimes are down, but based on what we hear on a daily basis, this does not appear to be the case. In fact just a week ago he noted that murders were up a shocking 120% above that for the Summer of 2012 and amazingly I did not hear any outcry from the media and civil society for a comprehensive crime plan.
The Minister instead offer us more legislation, which he is convinced, will break the back of crime in Jamaica.
Well this major obviously has no faith in the Ministry of National Security, Peter Bunting, crime plan, so he wants to cops to shoot first, then whatever happens, so be it, this is his strategy to combat crime, at least in his parish.
This is not only dangerous, but what it shows the the clear lack of direction and though process that exist in the management of the affairs of the country by the PNP folks, in whatever area the have been placed or elected to take overall responsibility.
The cops would have none of this .
Assistant Commissioner of Police Warren Clarke, the commanding officer for Area One (Westmoreland, Hanover, St James and Trelawny), was dismissive of Moore’s suggestion.
“The advice runs counter to our rules of engagement,” he told The Gleaner when asked for a comment.
“We are duty-bound to fire only when our lives or somebody else’s life is threatened,” Clarke added.
Seems like comrades are once again showing their gross incompetence at all levels of governance !
May God help Jamaica, when comrades are done with us.
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