30% detection not good enough

Scoring 30 per cent in an exam, I had to take cover and evade my parents because I knew what was coming my way. For a gentle reminder, if we were to take 30 per cent out of a hundred cases it means 70 of them are just floating around and the perpetrators are still at large.

I wonder in the position of someone in charge, or even as a member of a team who is responsible for crime, how impressed would I have been? Speaking from my heart, very disappointed.

Let us not find comfort with the theme “international bench mark.” The fact remains, as far as I am concerned, as a citizens of TT one serious crime not solved is one too many.

If we are going to produce any type of excellent standard in this area we need to aim high. The records are there to show how many innocent lives have been murdered within the last couple years and no one has been brought to justice.

So with all due respect to the TT PS, it is good to know that you have improved in the area of serious crime but in no way is 30 per cent good enough. Much more work needs to be done. It is about time some level of safety be restored in the country and our protective service has that responsibility.

ARNOLD GOPEESINGH San Juan