Dear Editor,
Jamaica for Justice's (JFJ) call for the resignation of the police commissioner seems premised on his failure to contain the rate of murder and the extra-judicial killings.
In recent years, various organisations, and the public, have been crying for the heads of police commissioners and minsters of government with the national security portfolio. But, we need to look objectively at the situation. Crime is everybody's business and as citizens we need to play our part in containing same.
I would like to know what solution JFJ can offer, as resignation of the commissioner is merely a complaint. If this resignation is effected, then the same organisation will cry for the removal of any other who fills the slot. Hence, JFJ could better serve the country if it offers some solution to aid crime fighting.
It would be nice to have an education programme which targets the public on its responsibility to fighting crime. One needs to understand that the 'see no evil, speak of none' will only serve to facilitate criminal actions.
Although there are other factors contributing to crime, I believe that changing the mindset of the people, through education, is one of the first steps that should be made. With the support of the JFJ and other such organisations working towards this end, the possibility exists for the change. I will reinforce that attacking crime in an aggressive manner cannot be done without the input of the every citizen.
Hence, I challenge JFJ to run with the above suggestion and, in so doing, inform people of their right to life and their right to live free of crime. Instead of blame-shifting, let us all work together to rid our beautiful country of the scourge which besets us.
Val Mac
vj0963@msn.com
Where's the solution, JFJ
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Jamaica for Justice's (JFJ) call for the resignation of the police commissioner seems premised on his failure to contain the rate of murder and the extra-judicial killings.
In recent years, various organisations, and the public, have been crying for the heads of police commissioners and minsters of government with the national security portfolio. But, we need to look objectively at the situation. Crime is everybody's business and as citizens we need to play our part in containing same.
I would like to know what solution JFJ can offer, as resignation of the commissioner is merely a complaint. If this resignation is effected, then the same organisation will cry for the removal of any other who fills the slot. Hence, JFJ could better serve the country if it offers some solution to aid crime fighting.
It would be nice to have an education programme which targets the public on its responsibility to fighting crime. One needs to understand that the 'see no evil, speak of none' will only serve to facilitate criminal actions.
Although there are other factors contributing to crime, I believe that changing the mindset of the people, through education, is one of the first steps that should be made. With the support of the JFJ and other such organisations working towards this end, the possibility exists for the change. I will reinforce that attacking crime in an aggressive manner cannot be done without the input of the every citizen.
Hence, I challenge JFJ to run with the above suggestion and, in so doing, inform people of their right to life and their right to live free of crime. Instead of blame-shifting, let us all work together to rid our beautiful country of the scourge which besets us.
Val Mac
vj0963@msn.com
Where's the solution, JFJ
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