We at the Caymanian Compass often take the
Royal Cayman Islands Police Service to task on issues like insufficient training,
poor officer pay and lazy police work in some criminal cases.
But when the police do something right, it
is incumbent upon us to also point that out.
Therefore, we would like to applaud Chief
Superintendent John Jones and Detective Superintendent Marlon Bodden for their
statements Friday with regard to Cayman’s gang and crime problems and what, in
their view, needs to be done about it.
There were several key points made by the
two men last week:
1. The police must observe and follow the
law. Cayman cannot become a Banana Republic where the rules of criminal justice
are bent for expediency’s sake.
2. People have no right to complain about
crime if they won’t help those investigating it do their jobs.
3. The mindless thugs committing their
nonsensical acts are only serving to destroy their own homes and communities.
4. The shootings being committed are the
result of gang activity and are generally caused by juvenile, even silly,
matters of dispute.
5. Police are not going to solve the entire
crime problem on their own.
We feel those in the country who hold high
positions within government should take heed of these words from the two senior
police officers before things get much further out of hand.
Yet, already on our own website comment
section, we see these two men being lambasted for coming out and speaking
truths that – apparently – make some people feel a bit uncomfortable.
We’ve said this before and we’ll say it
again. Cayman residents need to pull their heads out of the Seven Mile Beach sand
and realise there are serious issues facing the country.
Stop making excuses for “kids” you know are
criminals. Stop blaming everyone else except for those who are committing these
acts, seeking to excuse their idiotic activities.
The life you save may be your own.
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