Attacks on cops bring reproof
August 22, 2009
More condemnation and outrage has surfaced as the news of attacks on three members of the police force in less than 24 hours continue to circulate.
Following the fatal shooting of Woman Constable Georgette Collymore on Wednesday, and the attack on two policemen on Red Hills Road on Thursday, Minister of National Security Dwight Nelson has called on law-enforcement officers and crime-fighters to redouble their efforts to take back the streets from murderous hoodlums.
Barefaced assault
"If cold-blooded criminals can launch such a brazen and barefaced assault on armed members of the security forces, what will they do to citizens who are unarmed?" Senator Nelson asked.
According to Nelson, the chilling message being sent to Jamaicans at large is that those sworn to protect them are not safe from armed thugs, and neither are they.
In condemning the brazen assault, Nelson asserted that criminals who are hell bent on creating mayhem and fear in the society must be stopped in their tracks.
He urged members of the security forces not to retreat in the face of what he described as "unrelenting attacks on agents of the state"....
Author: Gleaner Reporter
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
