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The police needs to wake up and return to their duties. They are playing dead and behaving spiteful since the SOE powers removed. It's like they retreated from the places and allowing the gangsters to run free and then cite the lack of powers.
You don't need an SOE to actually put police officers under a tent with the military in tow. You don't need an SOE to have vehicular checkpoints. Tho that's annoying anyhow....but in really volatile areas it's needed.
You don't need an SOE to arrest suspected criminals as the constabulary act or whatever its called gives such wide powers to detain persons even on suspicion that an offense is about to happen. You don't need an SOE to update the nation or put curfews in bad areas.
You don't need an SOE to operate Jamaica eye camera network. You don't need an SOE to recruit thousands more each year into the JCF as opposed to the JDF. Isn't is weird that their numbers came from 2200 to like 8000 in less than 5 years? Now they almost the same as police.
The JDF was busy recruiting any and everyone while the police force had less and less at the end of the year. Seems like someone has an agenda there. Afterall the SOE was needed to give the military police powers based on my interpretation of the statement by the commissioner.
We must have a strong police force in a democratic society. End recruiting for the army and focus on the police force. The police federation needs to demand better treatment for their members. The army received nice Shiney 2019/20 vehicles while the police got used cars.
The army had their headquarters repaired and built with new gates and equipments in record time while the JCF still waiting. The army ensures all its members receive bullet proof vests and armored vehicles and gears yet the police force don't have enough bullet proof vests.
We have to do more for those who protecting us daily. We have to ensure they are well compensated and taken care of. It hurts when u see the facilities some of these police officers have to be working in. It's a shame and disgrace.
If the country is short numbers then it's simple. Recruit from the army and train and transform the soldiers into police officers. You have to understand that soldiers aren't trained to interact with civilians. At least the real ones.. Not the paper ones.
They water down the military here to just paper soldiers. These men are overexposed and seen too much till they become common. Not the last resort as they suppose to be. This is why during the SOE there were so many allegations.
Allegations about them being at checkpoints and the criminals just walk pass them as they were busy on their phones. Allegations about who dropping asleep under tents etc with weapons. Allegations of who tipping off criminals to go where least covered.
It's time we rescue this country. So the powers that be need to respect those who there for us. In this time essential service members need a special increase in their pay. Traditional essential ppl ofcourse. We also need more police officers. Crime needs to end. End.
