I just got a video that seems as if it is a recording of the incident where that female taxi driver was shot by the police in St. James. I have written about how police behave and how citizens respond to officers. I can only write, and I will write again. This video has motivated me to write this article. Thanks to my Bark Di Trute Supporters.
I am aware that with the dark blue outfits being worn by the police, it is difficult to identify officers, especially at nights, while they are working on the road.
Officers sometimes love to stay in some secluded areas at night and stop motorists. Motorists will not stop in certain areas when they are not certain that they are being stopped by officers. The aim of the police should not be to use a clandestine approach to deal with motorists so that they can issue tickets. This brings me to the idea of allowing officers to issue warning tickets and for drivers to be able to report other drivers for poor driving on the roads. We would need a computerized system that works very well.
Police officers involved in giving traffic directions used to wear white gloves. They had specific hand movements for you to stop or to make a turn, for example. These days, it seems that officers just make up hand directions while they are on the road, and this can be confusing to motorists.
I believe that a few officers still see themselves as the law; therefore, they do not greet citizens pleasantly, and they shout orders at citizens. Can you imagine how some of us feel to have an officer talking to us like wi a bwoy when you have taught officers who have retired from the force at a senior level?
How do we deal with this, Mr Commissioner? You need to have seminars and allow the officers to hear from ordinary citizens, and we can hear from the police officers. A cultural change is needed in the force. Cultural change does not mean speaking patois (LOL).
Citizens need to respect authority. When you are given an instruction by the police, you follow the instruction unless you are given an illegal instruction or you are incapable of carrying out the instruction. Fight it out in the courts with the police, do not fight it out on the streets. Remember that sometimes you can fight for your rights and end up being dead right. Don't follow some of your leaders in parliament who have absolutely no respect for the rules.
Citizens should not interfere with a scene of a crime nor try to crowd the police when they are working. You should not be inciting someone who has been accosted to resist arrest. You could end up being arrested for obstructing an officer. Those who are standing by will say, for example, "No mek di bwoy handcuff yu. Eee can' shoot yu because mi have it pan video". Really!
Let us take a look at this video, which was sent to me. My untrained eye tells me that the driver was being interrogated by the officers. Other people got involved in the excitement rather than looking for peace. An officer was standing in front of the vehicle when the driver attempted to move the car. The police took evasive action and shot the driver. I also noticed that the door of the car was still open when the car started to move off. That is my interpretation of what I saw in the video.
I will advise all political leaders to seek peace and not to make any comments to incite more tension in the area. Some of you were not there, so how are you giving reports? Some of you are probably just looking for popular support from the people, and that is a dangerous thing. Let INDECOM do its work. Stick to politics and not to politrics.
I know that people will say that this proves that the police should have body cameras. Yes, you are right, but cameras on the street and citizens having their phones to record things is also a good thing. When you are recording, stay at a distance so that it cannot be said you are interfering with police work.
Click to view the edited video below.
Note that I cannot ascertain if this is the video that was taken when the taxi lady was shot in St. James.
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That's cold blooded murder. No two ways about it. The cop cannot justify his actions. The problem is that the law in Jamaica has no power, all there is, is the perversion of the law. Apparently, the civilians are practice shooting targets of the police. This is utterly unlawful. The blood of these people rest on the hands of those who commit such acts as well as those who sanction them. I can't see how anybody in their right mind could seek to blame the victim for the criminal action taken by the police. We need to hear the cop's side of the story as it can only show he lacks the mental prowess to be enlisted in the force— he's simply unfit. Murder a civilian who refused your orders? Does he sound sane? Certainly not. Many hooligans support this sort of behaviour as they assume it's lawful. The culture of the force needs changing. This mass evil is nurtured and encouraged from within.
ReplyDeleteCareful of your assessment. You were not there. We do not have an official video of the incident.
DeleteWhy was the person driving off when they were told to stop? I do not see this as police criminal action. Defy the rules and deal.with the consequences!
ReplyDeleteInteresting.
DeleteMurdera,Murdera should be arrested not just interdiction.
ReplyDeleteA murderer that police is for sure.
What proof do you have? We weren't there, and we don't have an official video recording.
DeleteHope that police go to prison.or be executed since capital punishment still on the books.
ReplyDeleteBefore you condemn the police, why not wait for the INDECOM report?
DeleteGuiltless rest on his conscience plead guilty to your crime dunce and daak police man
ReplyDeleteDem start kill women now whatbrealky a gwaan Commissioner??
ReplyDeleteFighting crime is not a sex thing. Women are involved in crime, and if they take on the police, they will be killed.
DeleteOnce that driver put that car in motion with the officer standing in front of the vehicle, only two outcomes were realistically possible: a dead police officer or a dead driver. Either way, this is a tragedy.
ReplyDeletePeople should fight for their rights in court, not through confrontation with officers on the scene. These situations unfold in seconds, and decisions are made under extreme pressure.
This unfortunate scenario is similar to the recent shooting involving an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
Once the vehicle moved toward the officer, he had only a split second to decide whether to shoot or be struck by the car. Reports and video analyses of that incident show how quickly these encounters escalated and how much public debate followed afterward.
I remain a firm supporter of police officers wearing body cameras. Without on-the-scene video, these incidents would often become the public’s word against the officer’s word. The video and audio together provide a fuller and clearer picture of what actually occurred, regardless of how deeply we may despise the outcome.
Your objective analysis is not common.
DeleteStone cold murderer. Even as the driver was attempting to move off, the policeman had options
ReplyDeleteHe is trained for this. Allow the driver to move off- Time allows for grabbing the person later-license plate number etc.
Many times I have seen police cars driving wild chasing people. Those people may be perpetrators of crap BUT at that stage they are still only suspect
If my memory serves me right, is there a thing named Sting operation? If yes, why not let her drive and gwaan, you must hold her by the way or even on the high way. Honestly; my brother's, you over cooked it. You must face the consequences for your actions. Honestly; if she was your mother's, how would you feel, if another Jamaican would just look at your mother's and put a bullet in her, just like that, am sure you would have sleep less nights. These types of illegal killings must stop 🛑. I thought the Police 🚨 Force was supposed to go and get the dog heart criminals them and not innocent people. Mark you, I will not condone disruptI've behaviour. However; the office should have done a whole lot better than sending the lady to meet her Maker. We still a pray for peace, so we can cease from committing so much evil in our little island 🏝. Is this now, a paradise for blood bath 🛀? Please be very careful because we can Not manage God's wrath. Let us seek the right path. This the best thought 💭.
ReplyDeleteIf my mother started to display certain behaviour. I would disown her immediately. I am tired of the terrorists, and when they take on the police and the police take them off the map, I know that I can sleep better. Crime continues in Jamaica due to the support it gets from communities. We need to spend our time telling people how to behave when they are accosted by the police.
DeleteYou make sure that if you are stopped by the police and a police officer is standing in front of your vehicle, you do not attempt to move off. You also could lose your life.
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