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Not confirming Brumell as Top Cop would be a step in the wrong direction

Apr 26, 2012 Letters

 

DEAR EDITOR,
A Stabroek News report dated April 25 captioned ‘Despite seniority, Brumell unlikely to be confirmed Top Cop’, if accurate, is likely to cause even more concern on the part of the citizenry with respect to the whole question of fairness.
Unless I am missing something, one would logically conclude that if Acting Commissioner Leroy Brumell is the most senior and experienced officer on the job, then his confirmation as Police Commissioner would be inevitable, unless of course, there are more intricate issues involved.
I therefore wonder, should Mr. Brumell not be confirmed as Commissioner of the Guyana Police Force, whether this act might not reasonably invite the question of ‘pointed discrimination’ and ‘political tinkering’ of the force. Further, wouldn’t such a blatant act of disrespect against the most senior officer have the potential to lead to a state of disharmony and disrespect within the ranks?
I would hope that those in authority do not make the mistake of committing any act which will serve to further undermine the functioning of the force and call into question the professionalism of the entire entity.
I am quite sure that the government knows, like every citizen, of the tremendous problems the police force already has to deal with, we should therefore take care to ensure that our actions do not further exacerbate the problems, a situation which may ultimately put every citizen at even more risk.
It is fair to say that the next police commissioner will have a tumultuous task of restoring the confidence of the people in a system that has been seriously demoralized, primarily owing to the acts of his/her predecessor. It would therefore be unwise or folly to engender a situation which would make the task of rebuilding trust and confidence in the force harder.
Should Mr. Brumell, the most senior officer on the job not be confirmed, then whoever is thrust into that office will come with these added and unnecessary burdens. The people cannot afford this!
Lurlene Nestor

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