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Pleased over ‘Taser’ movement in the GPF

Nov 18, 2021 Letters

Dear Editor,

Kaieteur News – I am happy to know that the Guyana Police Force would be equipped with Tasers as they go about their daily duties. It is a very vital tool when making arrests of violent criminals. Non-lethal force is required in this exercise, as it protects the criminal from irreparable harm, as well as it protects the police from injury. This is a long-awaited crime fighting tool and I say kudos to Minister Benn.
In the meantime, we seek approval of the executive arm of the legislature, and I anxiously await the discussions that would emanate therefrom. Should I say I await those silly, if not asinine excuses that would emanate from those quarters the likes of, “Taser use is inhumane treatment of the criminal by the police, or it is an attempt to criminalise a certain racial group,” the usual nonsense that we are fed with from time to time by forces opposed to law and order. This brings me to an experience I had in another jurisdiction when the issue of the use of the “cat o’ nine tail” came up for review in parliament.
Opposition forces at that time were in total disagreement in its use, they contended that the use of this method of punishment is reminiscent of slavery. Well, I am sure our friends here in Guyana would readily jump on that platform, as they are known to harp on that ‘ethnic/racial premise.’ However, my response to that line of argument is a very curt one, “you behave as a slave, then you should be treated as a slave.”
The point is, when individuals are slaves to crime there should be an appropriate response, swift and condign. The point is, there are too many out there who are of a slavish mentality to crime, wreaking havoc in society, then, something has to be done about them. Something has to be done about this ‘disease’ call crime, and one of the ways is to have the police force equipped with Tasers. I am happy to know that the GPF would be so equipped, because it marks a step in the right direction in bringing the crime rate down.

Respectfully Submitted
Neil Adams

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