Dear Editor,
I refer to Dr Ford’s letter headlined ‘Minister Chuck has opened Pandora’s box’ in yesterday’s edition of the
Jamaica Observer.
Dr Ford appears to be taking on a role akin to WWF, his victims being the judges. Here is what he must remember:
The justice system includes all who work to deliver justice; this includes witnesses, police and all those in-between, up to the judges. So, all of them, in some way, contribute to the poor delivery — along with the unprecedented volume of crimes upon the land.
Often, the police and Director of Public Prosecution Paula Llewellyn get the lion’s share of the blame for poor delivery of justice in criminal cases, while other people, up to the judges, seem to escape culpability. Is this fair? Are judges the most efficient workers, such that they never contribute to the poor delivery of justice?
Minister Chuck is simply calling a spade a spade — that some judges are not pulling their weight and must shape up. These protected species are not paid to sit at the top of society and work at a pace out of sync with the reality in the country. They, like everyone, have to do better with the resources available.
One is left to speculate that the 37 per cent of murders that Prime Minister Andrew Holness speaks of may be the manifestation of untimely delivery from the courts in civil matters, such that people take the law into their own hands.
Norman Lee
Brampton, Ontario
namronlee@rogers.com
I refer to Dr Ford’s letter headlined ‘Minister Chuck has opened Pandora’s box’ in yesterday’s edition of the
Jamaica Observer.
Dr Ford appears to be taking on a role akin to WWF, his victims being the judges. Here is what he must remember:
The justice system includes all who work to deliver justice; this includes witnesses, police and all those in-between, up to the judges. So, all of them, in some way, contribute to the poor delivery — along with the unprecedented volume of crimes upon the land.
Often, the police and Director of Public Prosecution Paula Llewellyn get the lion’s share of the blame for poor delivery of justice in criminal cases, while other people, up to the judges, seem to escape culpability. Is this fair? Are judges the most efficient workers, such that they never contribute to the poor delivery of justice?
Minister Chuck is simply calling a spade a spade — that some judges are not pulling their weight and must shape up. These protected species are not paid to sit at the top of society and work at a pace out of sync with the reality in the country. They, like everyone, have to do better with the resources available.
One is left to speculate that the 37 per cent of murders that Prime Minister Andrew Holness speaks of may be the manifestation of untimely delivery from the courts in civil matters, such that people take the law into their own hands.
Norman Lee
Brampton, Ontario
namronlee@rogers.com