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The ones we pay to protect and serve are harassing us for more money

Feb 04, 2018 Letters

Dear Editor

Permit me a space to vent my concern as a young man who just ‘started life’. I am a health professional and an employee of one of the most reputable health entities in Georgetown. I work late hours tending to the needs of the public; due to this, I journey home near midnight.
On my way home, there are a few police road blocks. I understand that it is for “public safety” and I condone it. Apparently, due to my petite structure and quiet appearance; I fit into their target group and I am “lucky” to be pulled over at majority of these blocks.
I would like to point out a few things: firstly- 95% of the ranks I dealt with, lack basic salutation skills, secondly- one of their idiosyncrasies is to speak to you however they see fit, thirdly- after they finish exasperating you, they demand a “lil something”, a “Guinness money”, etc…
There was one instance where an ‘officer’ came to my window (after I was told to “pull in the corner”) in a casual dark blue shirt with graffiti and jeans, not producing a badge and in a rude manner, requesting my documents, scraping my clearly transparent windows for tints, checking my lights as if he is the certifying officer conducting a fitness test, then had the audacity to say (after finding nothing out of place): “yuh ga buy two Banks fuh yuh bai”.
I have two questions for the Acting Commissioner of Police and the Minister of Social Security: is demanding money a part of this exercise? If not; is our police force composed of beggars and hooligans?
We are heading down a dangerous road; the ones we pay to protect us, are harassing us for more of our monies. I respect the fact that you took the baton to ensure our safety, but we did not beg you to join the force! Do not hold us accountable for you being ill-treated by your superiors!
I urge the relevant authorities to look into this, not only for my benefit, but for that of other Guyanese citizens.
Fed Up

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