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Shame on you Mr. Commander

Oct 08, 2012 Letters

Dear Editor,
I am somewhat confused as to the terms and conditions regarding “Noise Nuisance” in this country. There have been so many different reasons given as to why different groups or categories if I may say are allowed to affect the public all hours in the night with loud music and with police protection.
Please allow me to share my saga that took place on Saturday October 6, 2012. I am living in Windsor Forest on the West Coast of Demerara.
On Friday 5th October, 2012 I learnt, via a loud almost deafening sound coming from a moving vehicle, of a floodlight cricket match and an after match party to be held at the neighbourhood playground which is just a few yards away from my house. I consoled myself, saying it was a cricket match.
To my surprise, from about 3 o’clock on the afternoon of the 6th, the music was so loud that my house was literally vibrating. I called the Den Amstel Police Station and the police officer was not certain if permission was granted.
Then another officer interrupted, saying permission was granted for music to be played until 2am the following day but she would look into it. I then called Leonora Police Station and was told that permission can be granted for up to 12pm and they would have to tone down by 9pm. I thought, “okay” that sounded somewhat reasonable. At 11:30pm I called Den Amstel Police Station, only to be told by the officer “Maam, de people get permission and there is nothing I can do about it.”
Half an hour later, I called again and another female officer answered with a similar response and put the phone down while I was still on the other end.
At around the same time, I called the Police 48-hours quick response and spoke with Inspector Thomas. She told me that she will make contact with the station. At a quarter past twelve, I made another call to the 48-hour quick response, there again to be told by Constable Brown that she will call the station to find out what was happening. While the noise was coming from the system, the alarms on the cars parked along the street were another trauma to deal with.
Then came scores of young boys, breaking bottles in the street. The actions of the Police Force lends to the interpretation that these kinds of events are suppose to be tolerated by the public even if it means staying up all night with the roof of your house vibrating.
My question to the Commissioner of Police and Home Affairs Minister is: What is the role of our Police Force when it comes to maintaining public peace? It is certainly not to act on behalf of those affected by such insensible and aggravating wild midnight open-air parties.
It appears that Guyanese are voiceless, helpless and have little or no right to enjoy good sleep in their own home when these insane party animals decide to rock the roofs with music boxes twenty feet high. Shame on you Mr. Commander of Leonora Police Station to give such permission to disturb our peace and then go into your bed and have a full night rest.
Again I say shame on you. This is not the first time this is happening and I am quite sure it will not be the last time, since these types of activities are fast becoming a culture. A culture that is irksome to peaceful citizens but friendly to our Police Force.
In conclusion, the police did show up conveniently at 1:30am and the party did go on until 2am although I sought help since 3pm the previous day.
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