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 Police can only release information when it is prudent to do so A commission of enquiry should be appointed Inertia seems to be the main tactic in the war against crime People are not against the police only the black clothes squad I have charged Senior Superintendent Merai with the murder of Shaka Blair Felix should take over this year Welcome help from the British When are the police entitled to shoot? Public Relations Unit of the Guyana Police Force needs to be urgently strengthened Government should not tacitly support extra-judicial killings No one should be shot arbitrarily Winston Felix is a good choice, must do his own thing The appointment of Winston Felix is most welcome New police commissioner could be the light at the end of the tunnel Information has to be checked before it can be given out Police must improve their relationship with the public Police Public Relations Unit has to be much more on the ball than it is now The duties of a Public Relations Officer I rest my case on the issues I have raised Commissioner Felix will face numerous challenges Don't disband Target Special Squad Absence of gun shot residues not conclusive We all have a responsibility to play a role in developing our country We are not willing to sacrifice accuracy for immediacy Follow conscience come what may Everyone has the right to justice Dead men tell no tales, five escapees should be taken alive if possible Police Public Relations Unit must provide information faster Royal Canadian Mounted Police can help We are not opposed to technical help from Scotland Yard, only control The Andrew Douglas video Tape with criminal should not have been shown Black clothes police should only be used on special occasions Letter to Andrew Douglas Editorial ignores the terrorist acts of the escapees We must support these honourable men The Black Clothes Police are acting on behalf of the government Mixed reaction Why should the five escapees give themselves up? A Special Anti-Terrorism Force should be set up Airing of tape should be judged carefully The Advisory Committee on Broadcasting under the law must tender advice when asked for it by the Prime Minister Police have to wage an ongoing war against the criminals What rights do traffic cops have? February 11, 2004 The new Commissioner of Police will have to be a superman February 11, 2004 An unacceptable answer February 12, 2004 If police do their job citizens will support them February 19, 2004 Our coastguard should be urgently upgraded Some proposals for defending our territorial assets