Jamaica in deep trouble

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Dear Editor,

It seems that something has gone awry with the Ocho Rios police personnel as Jamaica's police force continues to spiral out of control.

The reported cold-blooded killing of 25-year-old Constable Sheldon Williams of St Mary at the hands of policemen from Ocho Rios on August 29 is not only crude, unnecessary and frightening, but is a grim warning to tourists and ordinary citizens of Jamaica.

If the perpetrating police officers could have done this to their own colleague, on the heels of that blatant public killing of a suspect in Buckfield (which was caught on video), what would they do to us the ordinary civilians?

We have to watch out for illegal as well as the legal gunmen. We are in deep trouble, my friends.

Peter Townsend

petertown1@yahoo.com

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COMMENTS (3)

blue/bird blue/bird
9/2/2010

There are times when the actions of police officers are condemnable. Reflexively condemning the security forces when the facts appears to support an opposite conclusion indicates a anti security force bias. They are standing between Jamaica and total chaos. The mistake the arresting officers make is not hand cuffing their colleague as they would in any other arrest, I guess in deference to him being a member of the force. Earlier post should read "for the editor to print.." not printing.

blue/bird blue/bird
9/2/2010

If the facts are as reported in the Observer and the Gleaner. A man no less a
police officer fired shots in the air, when admonished by a superior officer fired another shot. Having been disarmed, arrested, and taken to a police station he
grabbed a weapon and escaped custody. In the subsequent chase to rearrested this dangerous escapee he was shot. For the editors to printing a letter that states "The reported cold-blooded killing......." is highly irresponsible. Facts are stubborn things.

Elli Deedo
9/1/2010

I agree with your letter; but my question is why are so many Police officers are allowed to go around with a weapon?": Having a weapon is not reducing crime, but rather creating more disaster. It's time the Commissioner disarm some of those Police."If the story beyond his death is a fact, he is very irresponsible, even worse than those who have murdered him.. some must be disarmed.
They are a danger to Society.

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