LEAVE NO STONE UNTURN

The police have demonstrated their willingness to fight crime at all costs.
The government and the police are in agreement.

There is enough unsolicited advice to go around. Positive participation would be helpful, and a new culture of not condoning slackness and questionable relatives’ activities would go a long way toward diluting the frequency of crime.

Many families have lived in an atmosphere of dishonesty, so much so that it has become the norm. We have seen young men bringing home gigantic smart TVs with no questions. Expensive and elaborate gifts are being given to mothers, especially and, in some cases, raw wards of cash, again with no question.

So, it is safe to say that when the police come around asking questions, mums the word. Sadly, every facet of society has been affected. The church kept quiet, especially if the culprit confided in the pastor.

Guns are coming in; how did they get here? Your guess is as good as mine. Someone somewhere is closing their eyes for money, and there has not been enough to deter or prevent entry.

The police saturation patrol in the inner city is a good suggestion; the heightened search and seizure at the airport and ships coming are suitable places to start. But if we are serious, we should leave no stone unturned.

Since there is no set pattern for what a criminal looks like, it is safe to conclude that no one could be a potential criminal once given an opportunity or reason.

Random vehicle searches yield good fruit; why not widen the net? There are ships, and I dare yachts that come into Lyford Cay and Albany that escape scrutiny because of their economic stature. No one searched the wealthy; customs do not collect their fees, but roadblocks are commonplace over the hill.

SEARCH EVERYONE, REGARDLESS. Stop pussyfooting around.

Since the borders are porous, the leak could be in the never-included canals because of their influence and affluence.

The most glaring example of weapons entering the country is the Arawak Port. There have been several attempts for Surveillance companies to interest the Port to implement scanning devices that can detect the importation of drugs and guns. But there’s a lukewarm approach and subtle objections to scanners used at the Port.

The big question is, why would the operators of the Port refuse scanners? What they are trying to hide. Who is benefiting?

We must get serious about the shipment of guns because the next victim could be one of us. Has greed caused some to be oblivious to the dangers, even possibly inflicted on them or their family?

We must stamp out the practice of affluent people caught with ammunition and nothing happening.

It cannot be one law for some and another law for others.

Lord knows how much revenue intake could increase at the ports and what heavy smuggling occurs.

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