The normal duty of police

THE EDITOR: This is an open letter to the Commissioner of Police, the Minister of National Security and of course the public at large. The operation Anaconda and the operation of the security services at Carnival are exactly what the security services should be doing full time. After all, exactly what is the duty of the security services, is it not to patrol all areas and prevent crime. The anaconda operation and the carnival exercise should not be regarded as some sort of special service to the public — these exercises are exactly what these officers should be doing around the clock — this is what they are being paid to do. Giving these people special leave and extra payment is just telling them to go back now to the non-performance duty that has existed. If you disagree — tell me what is the normal duty of the police.

LENNOX HOWARD
Curepe