This writer have written several articles regaling the police department and more specifically the Commissioner of Police since news broke that a well known criminal had snuffed out the life of two police officers at poor-man’s corner in the parish of St Thomas just before Christmas of 2015.
Before I go any further let me preempt the inevitable assertion that “no life is more important that another so the police should go after all killers whether they be cop killers or not” . We have heard that argument too many times ‚I no longer want to respond to it. No one is saying police lives are more important , what we are saying is that the police stand between they who would kill us and us .
If the police are all killed there is no buffer, so we have to care about those who risk life and limb for us.
I doubt seriously whether my lowly yelping had anything to do with the police’ push to find this alleged cop-killer Marlon Perry o/c (duppy film), but it is a welcome sight to see that the police are actively searching for him that’s what matters.
I would imagine there is credible intelligence which would support the police’s theory that this alleged murderer is, or was in the parish of Manchester.
As a matter of fact the capture of Kevon Eldermire, otherwise called ‘(Harry Patta) in the parish may be a good indicator that even if Perry isn’t/wasn’t in the parish at least the intelligence had credibility.
Perry’s supposed escape from a dragnet is reason for the police to reevaluate how they go about these operations. For decades our police operations have been inside out events which gives suspects the ability to escape once they elude the initial push.
Many former officers still subscribe to this way of doing things, I don’t.
Operations should be an outside in event, tightening the circle until the subject/s is encircled with no place to go.
This cannot be something decided at the station level or at the time the operations officer decides to lead several dozen or several hundred officers on an operation.
These tactics must be taught at the training academy and rehearsed at the station and divisional levels continually so that when the need arises every officer fits into the plan like pieces of a jig-saw puzzle. Every officer must know exactly what to do in the event of every given potential scenario.
The sooner justice is brought to this person the better it is for the police department, which at this time must first and foremost look after officer safety before considering anyone else.
let’s face it, bringing Perry in will not mean that the families of the two slain police officers are guaranteed justice. The reverse is true, the case will simply drag on while the courts release him back onto the streets to kill again. In the end there will be a verdict but not one which works for the families of the dead cops.
The verdict will be that the case is thrown out for want of prosecution .
For those interested in the truth, that is a tactic used to subvert the process of justice it is a triad of collusion which includes the accused criminal and their interest, their defense attorney/s and the bench.
If the case drags on long enough prosecution witnesses are either killed , have emigrated, forgotten the sequence of events to which they gave depositions, or have lost interest in the case. Case closed .….
Ironically there are highly placed people in Government who are unwittingly or complicitly calling for cases over 5 years old to be purged from the court dockets, exactly what criminals and their benefactors want. Exactly what is not needed , it would be fuel to the fire of corruption and incompetence in the criminal court system.
Officers may chose to be wary of going the extra mile when it comes to how they approach other murders as it relates to the (indecom act).
When it comes to the killing of their colleagues they should throw out any wariness and send a clear message it won’t be tolerated.
The people can clamor for what they want, it’s up to them to determine how much of their loved ones innocent blood is shed before they realize the (indecom act) is causing the escalation of crime on the Island.
Until they do officers can run out the clock without exposing themselves to undue harm.
The (indecom act) has emboldened criminality on the Island , it is an un-belled cat that no reasonable person or entity there wants to acknowledge was a bad idea whose time has come.
In the meantime an empowered criminal underworld has unleashed it’s new found power on police, killing officers and defying their ability to enforce the nations laws.
Police officers must determine whether they will cower in fear or go out and exterminate the vermins (indecom) be damned .