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A nation is on its deathbed when decent and hardworking citizens have to live in fear of gun-toting criminals
Dear Editor,
I go hard on the Guyana Police Force because its head is politically- compromised.
However, it would be remiss of me not to recognize the many professional policemen and women who are doing an excellent job in law enforcement.
The soul of a nation is eaten away and the rest of it becomes a stinking rot when the police allow illegal guns to be on our streets and in our communities in the hands of criminals.
A nation is on its deathbed when decent and hardworking citizens have to live in fear of gun-toting young men who would not hesitate to rob and murder, in the most senseless, appalling and shocking manner, even women in our society.
I will continue to stand up and fight for the rights of Black youths in Guyana. I will continue to go hard against a racist government and its police that oppresses them but I cannot and will not defend anyone who picks up an illegal gun and cause terror in our society. I note the GPF has been doing professional work in apprehending criminals, charging them and placing them before the courts. I noticed that the GPF is not wantonly executing young Black men of recent. I genuinely and wholeheartedly laud the police and would like to go on record to show my appreciation for the work being done. Yes, political complexities will not allow the police to go after the big fishes in Guyana but the onus is on us to bring down a regime that protects them and to see crime fighting not narrowed down to the arrests only of street criminals.
The incompetent Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn has made it public that there will be no ‘guns’ amnesty’. Why not? Let us begin by asking criminals (especially the young) to come forward and hand in their illegal guns and in so doing let us have in place immediate programmes to reform them so they can become equipped to capitalise on opportunities that will see them become meaningful and productive citizens.
And please have all police vehicles; vans, cars, bikes and bicycles in proper working order. We are no longer a banana republic. Kudos to the good police men and women doing a great job in Guyana.
Sincerely,
Norman Browne
Social and Political Activist
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