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Police harassment at the Harbour Bridge
DEAR EDITOR,
On Thursday, 19th June, 2014 myself and family attended a wake in Georgetown. We crossed the Demerara Harbour Bridge from the western end around 20.30 hours.
When crossing the police patrol stopped our vehicle, looked in and told us to drive on, as we were a family together. We spent about two hours at the wake and were returning to our home, when once again, the said police stopped us. My son was driving and he was tired after a hard day’s work.
Lo and behold, the police stopped us again, and demanded that we get out of the car. He told my son that he looked drunk and he would have to go to the Leonora Station for a breathalyzer test. Then he said he wanted to search the vehicle. My son told him that he is not doing any test, because we passed there less than two hours before, and he is not drunk and his family is in the car. The argument went on for quite some time and the officer in charge did not even intervene to see what the matter was.
These police look into our vehicle every day and always want a change. They are frustrating and harassing commuters all day long. They are even demanding money from persons, once they find you easy-going. How much longer do we have to endure this police harassment? What is the Home Affairs Minister doing? Can somebody put some sense into these money hungry people?
I guess traffic ranks are the richest public servants around. I am fed-up.
Concerned citizen
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