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A degrading, disrespectful and life-contaminating experience
Dear Editor,
I could not help tearing up while reading an article in last Friday’s edition of the Kaieteur News (Jan 10th ) about a 23 year old gentleman who was reportedly brutalized and sodomised with a police baton by a police officer at the Timehri Police Station. My younger brother, my cousins, all the males in my life and my unborn sons immediately came to mind.
The truth was that this could have been anyone’s relative, including mine. What a degrading, disrespectful and life- contaminating experience!
Are these police officers out to protect us citizens or are we the citizenry pawns in a game of chess, expendable with no real worth? Are these police officers human beings?
Life in Guyana has become, and continues to get so difficult, it is like a friend of mine often says; “you got to have skills to live in GT.”
The police have grown to become the citizens’ biggest fear. We protest for what we want, they are sent to look over us and given the word, shoot us down, take bribes, run into our homes as if they help pay our rent or bought the stuff there, and most notably, exercise their power in the most unprofessional ways.
For us who know what is happening in Guyana we all know the catalyst behind this behaviour and action, but when will it stop?
When will citizens feel comfortable and secure in their own country? I believe that a lot of the despicable things happening in this country are because of this ‘whatever goes, one-sided culture under which Guyanese are being ruled.’
I feel so deeply for this young man and many others who have become victims of this worn out and most times irrelevant police force. The whole country knows that the police force needs re-working except for our leaders. It is no wonder the Home Affairs Minister said that Guyana has no security crisis, he might not have one since he enjoys the security we the citizens pay for.
I however hope to hear the Minister speak out on this issue, along with human rights organizations and mothers across Guyana.
I implore the family of this young man to take to the streets and demand justice and sue this uncaring system if they have to.
It is obvious that the citizens of Guyana stand alone and we have been abandoned by our political leaders. Come on Guyanese, come on. Let us come together and take Guyana back!
Elyza Henry
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