bahamiangoddess
07-31-06, - 05:49 PM
Are senior policemen doing private work?
Dear Sir,
Pursuant to provisions of the Constitution of The Bahamas, the office of the Commissioner of Police is protected from political interference and this is as it should be. If in the day to day running of the Police Force, the Commissioner is influenced by political considerations, he has no one to blame but himself.
A couple of years ago, it was reported that a helicopter carrying U.S. and Bahamian law enforcement officers, flew over a speed boat, about one mile off the Island of Acklins (one of the Islands of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas.) As they flew over such vessel, they observed two men jumping into the sea. The boat had obviously broken down and later that day, the police had the boat towed to land.
Some days later, relatives of one of the men reported to police that he was missing. Will the Commissioner of Police kindly tell the public, what action was taken by the police with reference to such information?
If a Bahamian police constable is linked to smuggling, drug trafficking or accepting bribes, he is referred to by the Americans as a Bahamian Government official. Of course, this is misleading, but it is nevertheless a fact of life. Imagine then what will be said if a senior police officer was involved.
I assume that private work by policemen can only be undertaken with the approval of the Commissioner of Police. If this is correct, and if the Commissioner of Police allows senior officers to do private work for persons whom he knows are drug smugglers then the Commisioner of Police must be negligent indeed. Police vehicles, which are said to be in short supply, are used by such police officers while carrying out such private work. Mr Commissioner, where do you suppose a drug trafficker gets the money to pay such policemen who work for him? Maybe young enterprising Bahamians would like to hear your answer to such question.
The above is known by many Bahamians and more alarming, by foreign governments as well.
I imagine that the Commissioner of Police and his political bosses will pretend to be shocked and surprised when the name of the Bahamas appears once again, on the list of countries who continue to allow drug trafficking in and through their borders.
We are a small country with limited resources, but we should be too proud to just throw our hands in the air and pretend that we can do nothing to influence what happens here.
I am a Bahamian and proud of it and so, I am saddened when I watch our leaders standing around with closed eyes, pretending that they can do nothing to prevent our beloved country from being set up for blackpermitmail. Thank you for your space.
Yours faithfully,
A. Loftus Roker
A very interesting observation, not just for Senior officers but for Junior officers also.
Dear Sir,
Pursuant to provisions of the Constitution of The Bahamas, the office of the Commissioner of Police is protected from political interference and this is as it should be. If in the day to day running of the Police Force, the Commissioner is influenced by political considerations, he has no one to blame but himself.
A couple of years ago, it was reported that a helicopter carrying U.S. and Bahamian law enforcement officers, flew over a speed boat, about one mile off the Island of Acklins (one of the Islands of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas.) As they flew over such vessel, they observed two men jumping into the sea. The boat had obviously broken down and later that day, the police had the boat towed to land.
Some days later, relatives of one of the men reported to police that he was missing. Will the Commissioner of Police kindly tell the public, what action was taken by the police with reference to such information?
If a Bahamian police constable is linked to smuggling, drug trafficking or accepting bribes, he is referred to by the Americans as a Bahamian Government official. Of course, this is misleading, but it is nevertheless a fact of life. Imagine then what will be said if a senior police officer was involved.
I assume that private work by policemen can only be undertaken with the approval of the Commissioner of Police. If this is correct, and if the Commissioner of Police allows senior officers to do private work for persons whom he knows are drug smugglers then the Commisioner of Police must be negligent indeed. Police vehicles, which are said to be in short supply, are used by such police officers while carrying out such private work. Mr Commissioner, where do you suppose a drug trafficker gets the money to pay such policemen who work for him? Maybe young enterprising Bahamians would like to hear your answer to such question.
The above is known by many Bahamians and more alarming, by foreign governments as well.
I imagine that the Commissioner of Police and his political bosses will pretend to be shocked and surprised when the name of the Bahamas appears once again, on the list of countries who continue to allow drug trafficking in and through their borders.
We are a small country with limited resources, but we should be too proud to just throw our hands in the air and pretend that we can do nothing to influence what happens here.
I am a Bahamian and proud of it and so, I am saddened when I watch our leaders standing around with closed eyes, pretending that they can do nothing to prevent our beloved country from being set up for blackpermitmail. Thank you for your space.
Yours faithfully,
A. Loftus Roker
A very interesting observation, not just for Senior officers but for Junior officers also.