Yet another stumbling block in the fight against crime is the extent to which the issue has been politicised, and too often degenerates into finger-pointing rather than a concerted effort to plan a multi-faceted, long-term and logical approach to restoring law and order.
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s “unleash the dogs of war” comment at the official opening of the new Piarco Police Station on Wednesday adds to the long list of knee-jerk statements that serve only to highlight how far off the mark the authorities are in tackling the crime problem. It fails to address the extent of the challenges confronting every citizen in the face of unrelenting violence, and bloodshed, driven by the gang culture that has been allowed to become deeply embedded in communities across the country.
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