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The Pontius Pilates are hurting Enmore
Dear Editor,
I refer to an article on page 3 of Kaieteur News issue of 14th instant captioned: New “Crime wave” put Enmore on edge.
I am on record via several offerings to the letter columns of the print media that the security of a community is in the hands of the residents of that community. In every community there are the Pontius Pilates who take no responsibility for what goes wrong in the community, but who push out their chests as being major players when good things happen.
The Enmore Community is no different. Many residents, obviously with the mentality of Pontius Pilate, refuse to accept that the Policing Group(s) in the community are made up of people who VOLUNTEER their time, effort and money to patrol the community.
The community can have more patrols if residents, instead of asking “where is the Policing Group” become part of the Policing Group(s). Every household in the community should make up the Group.
I hold the strong view that crime in any Community can only take a stranglehold if the community allows it to. Isn’t it an impotent community when a dozen young men can hold thousands of residents hostage? Come on, people: Take back your community!
In Enmore, the Policing Group has not had elections for over 10 years. The leadership is fossilized in a state of complacency and re-activeness; regurgitating an outmoded approach to community security and void of new ideas. It refuses to have elections for fear that the status quo would be upset. Meetings are attended by six persons. Embarrassing!
Enmore was a model of what Community Policing in Guyana should be. It is now a mockery. This is an indictment on the leadership which wants to stay in office regardless.
Don’t take my word for it, Editor. Send your people on the ground to investigate.
T. Jadunauth
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