Incompetence!

By Kerwin De Matas

Like the Chileans say, " Que no muere nunca! "( Don´t ever die! ). The same goes to my country, Trinidad and Tobago. I love my country like crazy, but sometimes, I wonder if the police service can continue towards their path of total stupidity, without even trying to brake! On the 14Th of November, I saw an article about a suspected criminal involved in a murder of a German national, in Trinidad. Okay, so they managed to agree that the crime was done in Trinidad ( I hope they didn't hurt themselves with that brain storm...), now to positively identify the suspects, that's where the comedy starts!

Until They Get Their Act Together, I don't Think So!

Those guys started doing their sketches, according to descriptions brought forward by witnesses. I don't know where the hell those guys learned to draw, but even kids at a kinder-garden, show more imagination when it comes to sketches.

Being serious now, these professionals in our police service, could have done a much better job on this sketch, which appeared in the local news paper. It really, was a crying shame. Then, on top of that, the judge ruled the sketch out as not bearing the slightest resemblance to the suspect, and of course, lack of proper evidence just threw the case out of the window, until the police could come around with more concrete evidence to actually implicate the suspect/s. There you have it, because of a case that was handled badly, these criminals get to walk, what's going to happen if they manage to leave the country? Simple; a manhunt would begin, criminals can't be found, and maybe the case would just be brushed under the carpet...just love it!

The Service Has To gain Our Trust Again...

How many botched up police work, would be kicked out of the courts, before the police chief gets up and straighten out his service. Don't they feel embarrassed every time they go to court ill prepared, with the judge just having a field day with them, because of their stupidity? Dumb cops! Attention really needs to be put in place when it comes to putting criminals behind bars. Because, with the new barrage of laws protecting criminals in the courts, protecting their rights while under investigation, the police service need to be alert in the way they go about their investigations.

Our Distinguished Police Commissioner, Mr Trevor Paul.

Every time a case gets botched up, it means a criminal goes back on the streets, possibly to lie low until things cool down, or to harass and/or hurt witnesses and victims that were responsible for them being investigated in the first place. Is that the pay for helping the law put away criminals? No wonder, no one wants to be cooperative in police investigations, even if it means a promise of help. Either the personnel of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service, are really and hopelessly stupid, or they are deliberately botching up these cases, for other reasons ( police corruption?...). What ever the reason, it's just a question of Mr Trevor Paul, doing an overhaul of the police service to root out the incompetents. Have a good day!