Letters on: The Police Related Links: Mckinnon Shooting Letters Menu Archival Menu The ride still shakes There are known rules of engagement Carter Center statement untrue and misleading When will the police answer questions on these murders? Problem of police executions must be tackled This political process is taking us into deeper primitivism Police must not be deterred by political attacks Police should give more information on pattern of criminal activities I dislike criminals, but they can't be murdered The Mandela Avenue shootings Protest march is a matter of principle Editorial was simplistic in concluding there were extra-judicial killings There is a dearth of leaders Mr Mair did no justice to Dr Raj Persaud in his Sunday feature on eminent Guyanese in the U.K. Eyewitness accounts require scrutiny Creative solutions must be found Tougher action against protesters in Berbice? Many citizens are now worried Police executions can have international consequences Citizens committee should hear complaints against police I am not the resident chief of Buxton, I condemn those who advised attacks on PPP supporters The police have been denied the presumption of innocence Send the black clothes police after Osama bin Laden Police should not harass Mr Benschop When should policemen have guns? OUR GUYANA POLICE FORCE Police should accept constructive criticism One has to be apprehensive The difference between manslaughter and murder Police too ready to use their guns The Police Complaints Authority must be restructured and empowered People should stop bribing the police Government is ultimately responsible for law and order Deal with the real issues Ball now in Kennard's court Young people must speak out against police brutality Police version of Brian King's death is absurd Broaden enquiry into killings Don't inject race into police brutality Policemen can't shoot criminals arbitrarily Decentralise the police services Need for training President Jagdeo's attitude to extra-judicial killings is callous A bullet in the mouth would have killed Brian King Police weren't armed in the old days except on special occasions Police have a very difficult task PNC/R willing to seek joint solutions to police killings, road deaths Constable said he would stop King from going on Sharma show again Lenient treatment by police Commissioner should review Target Squad A criminal is not fair game Honouring the dead The police force has always functioned as a coercive tool for the ruling elite A police execution due to a personal grievance is murder Do criminals have more rights than police? Details of proposed reorganisation of police Contempt for the rule of law The Georgetown Police Department Report said we need less police officers, not more Contents of container in police custody missing State brutality flourishes in conditions of silence What about the victims? GHRA report emphasises the need for reform of police execution squad GHRA does not deal with the atrocities committed by the criminals Police killings per year have increased under this government Long awaited piece of information Biased interpretation We must help the police force, not hinder them Broad based committee needed to examine police force What about the victims? Many who cry police brutality have axes to grind Important to ascertain motive We must demand justice for all the victims of police brutality Why are some people condemning the police when they get tough? The government stands indicted on the matter of extra-judicial killings Let's give the police our support Citizens must help the police Government must take steps to secure a lasting peace Non custodial options for sentencing for minor offences must be highlighted A national crime prevention strategy must satisfy several criteria Winston Felix is the best choice for Commissioner Police have been outmanoeuvred Duty of police is to apprehend not kill All police forces have special units Police do arrest and charge many criminals Target Special Squad should be disbanded The police understand the need to keep the peace The policeman must understand his role The death of Shaka Blair must be investigated Don't make a mockery of the Police Force Task force is working on capture of Gang of Five Decentralisation along the Swiss model may be the solution in Guyana Guyana Police Force should recognize that the measures employed so far are ineffective Autopsy shows Blair did not fire a gun Police force needs a vibrant new Commissioner Accountability and the new commissioner Mr Felix must have the survival powers of Houdini and the detective ability of Sherlock Holmes