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One more thing. All your blogging and rants will fall on deaf ears.
Nepotism will prevail. The Lodge will prevail. It’s good the public is informed, but nothing will ever be done, do not hold your breath.
@Sayed
Are you of the mind that some will put the narrow interest of a fraternity of country?
No!
@ sayed u r so correct Lodges, politics and Nepotism will continue to play a role sad but true.
I was wandering when the politics was going to step in!
This problem did not manifest itself when the DLP won the government, It was going on for a very long time.
Some Barbadians cannot resist the temptation of bringing politics into play in these forums or casting blame on the DLP government. Next they will start blaming the DLP when their washing machines, cars & marriages break down!
Bajans have to learn the word accountability & stop pointing their political fingers at every party when there is a problem.
“Please teacha, um is de DLP dat cause it”!
“No mam, is de BLP fault”!
STOP IT!
It is hard to believe what is being stated on the issue of promotions in the RPBF. Based on my experience as a detective in another jurisdiction, we have a volunteer uniformed cadet service where young people who are interested in joining the service in the future, are trained in various aspects of community work, discipline, etc. This training also allows them to gain GSCE certificates as well, and on reaching recruitment age they can join the service. So many officers do not view policing as a job, but as a career. After completing two years probation, an officer can apply to the CID as a trainee detective. However, there is no guarantee that you would be suitable. If you are chosen, you must sit the national exam, on the job training, the DC foundation course, and the PIP process, before becoming a “qualified” DC [detective constable]. Specializing in a specific area is a good pathway to promotion. For example, I did a BA (Hons) Forensic Accounting and MSc Forensic Auditing and Fraud Investigation, which made me qualified to work in the FIU. Every specialization [drug squad, fraud, theft, intelligence, etc] consist of qualified officers.
To be promoted to the rank of sergeant in the CID, one must sit the examination, having “A” levels or a degree, such as BSc in Criminology, Criminal Justice, or Criminal Investigations, is a definite additional asset. Academic qualifications are assets in this era of policing.
Robert Deschappé
You sound like you come here to blow your own trumpet. Ok, we are suitably impressed.
However with all these qualifications police from your neck of the woods still love to abuse citizens and they love to kill Black people. What type of Degrees do they need for that?
And why are so many people in your neck of the woods are having to be release because they were wrongly jailed by these “qualified” police jokers, some for twenty years or more?
At last it has been exposed by their own. I have been making statements on fellow Blogger Peter Boyce’s page for ages now regarding the RBPF.
First I want to say that the police have a duty of care to offenders, the general public, their work mates & themselves. I empathize with some members of the force, but their behavior towards the general public leaves a lot to be desired. The have stated in their letter about the attitudes fellow policemen exhibit towards the general public & offenders.
Just because you are unhappy with your job situation, does not give you the right to humiliate others, bully, steal from them, verbally & physically abuse them. If your unhappiness in the work place, affects you to this point, then it is time to hang up your baton. Also those who witness the abuse & leave them unreported are just as guilty as those who physically do them.
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Pe0ple are scared that the Police will take revenge on them or their families with good reason.
@ Carson C. Cadogan
First of all, I never meant to blow my trumpet, only to bring another perspective to the issue. For your information, I am black and was born in Barbados. As it relates to persons who were wrongfully accused, surely, if you had done some research, you would realise that the majority of those persons were exonerated based on forensic evidence, which was not available at their time of conviction.
However, it does not require the services of a profiler, (another qualified police joker) to know that you are devoid of the basic common sense of being able to think rationally. Anyone who reads your submissions can come to that conclusion without having done forensic psychology. I have never seen you contribute anything that is beneficial to any issue raised on this blog. Your response to every topic raised in the forum is always the same, which is blaming the BLP for every possible thing that happens in Barbados, insulting those who oppose the DLP, and when points are brought to substantiate such criticisms, you often try to change the subject. Anyhow, I guess that this may be your comfort zone.
Additionally, an analysis of my contribution would indicate that I have stated initiatives that can be used in the RBPF, such as new recruitment strategies, specialisation (the issue with the handwriting expert), new techniques in gathering intelligence and solving crime, instead of solving crime mainly through confessions, and generally to bring the force into the modern era.
Instead you could only see that I am blowing my trumpet. This is further evidence of your stupidity. It is not my fault that you have not capitalised on the free education.
@The Scout
If what you are saying to me is true then let these matters be brought to the fore where they may be investigated!Joy rides at the taxpayers cost is not on.I am shocked!!
@Carson Codogan
Guess what?A Berbice chair is better but hold the nice rocking chair for now it might come in handy for your deputy COP.When I become prime minister I shall appoint you as Minister with all port folios! You shall also have all right to hire and fire within the public sector.Your deputy shall be the Scout.I shudder to think who would be on your first list to go from the RBPF.
Interesting this hacking story out of the UK, we have had our own suspicions in Barbados. What ever became of the equipment used for CWC2007 by the police?
Scotland Yard launches new phone hacking inquiry
Scotland Yard detectives have launched a fresh inquiry into the phone hacking scandal after receiving "significant new information".
Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson (left) resigned as David Cameron’s communication chief last week. Ian Edmondson, the paper’s assistant editor (news) has been sacked as a result of an internal investigation into phone hacking
5:55PM GMT 26 Jan 2011
The Metropolitan Police said detectives had received a dossier of evidence about suspicious activities at the News of the World in 2005 and 2006, and a new team would carry out the inquiry.
The decision was made after the newspaper handed over material gathered during an internal investigation into its assistant editor (news) Ian Edmondson.
The newspaper, whose owner Rupert Murdoch was reportedly in London this week, said Mr Edmondson was sacked as a result of the investigation.
BU has been advised that VoB referred to this matter on their 8.30AM news. To be expected the Internet source was not cited but we still appreciate them highlighting this matter on behalf of the BPF.
Thank you David and CCC
However the opinion expressed about disproportionate drug hauls in St. John was not mine, nor my observation. I remember hearing about drug hauls in St. John but I do not keep check on the numbers per parish, so any proponderance would miss me. Asking the question, is this other people’s observations as well. You know me a comment or opinion is not enough. One person’s comment is insufficient to take as a fact. Do you agree? I don’t know Owen Arthur personally, so I would not know if he spends his time counting drug hauls in St. John. He better have better things to do with his time. Did I mention he will get my vote this time. My business suffering, I got children and mortgage and the block is no place for me. That vote for change did not pay off for me, so I gone back.
On the substantive issue of this letter, poor behaviour on the part of the force comes from their own lack of integrity not their conditions. So easy to make discontent an excuse for bad conduct. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR CONDUCT.
The force has some good officers and some it could do without. Just don’t see the evidence that one of those it could do without is the COP.
I am not sure if this letter is part of a political ploy leaked to the press and social media to get enough energy going to give the gov’t a justification to get rid of the COP. Good luck with that. They would be better employed in working to keep their own ‘jobs’, which I understand they are planning to do that today on the Lord’s day. They will not get bajan votes they got before if they don’t try and meet this same way to deal with the cost of living and how they will get Bajans through this crisis, take off some of those taxes, and grow the economy.
@Bajan Truth
Let us accept for the sake of argument the letter was leaked, do we have a problem in the BPF in the hierarchy or not?
IS THIS THE SAME B HINDS WHO BROKE UP A BLP POLITIACL MEETING IN THE NORTH AND WAS REPORTED BY TOM ADAMS?
Eventually when the core of the force ceases to function, you will be left with trinidad, jamaica and guyana. we’re not far from there now as it is.
I hope I am dead or not in B’dos by the time it reaches that stage.
All the talk about Dottin. Focus should be on the Police Service Commission with Keith Simmons and Keith Whittaker causing all the confusion aided by Bertie Hinds, the other three members aint got no say. Take for instance they ignored the recommendations of the Commissioner and promoted persons who are affiliated with Bertie Hinds and the people from the north. The person who wrote that letter need to get the facts straight. The brutal truth about this whole matter is that them two individuals want Dottin to leave so that Bertie Hinds could be commissioner, but tell them we don’t want he either. If Dottin got to go Bertie Hinds should go too.
I can’t understand the writer, they say that the Commissioner did not wear khaki to meet the AG, what was wrong with what he wore, isn’t that working uniform, you too petty, Bertie Hinds had on the same uniform. An about Independence Day, who was in charge I sure that I see Bertie Hinds pun m y tv so if an instructions were given it would have to be he.
About the promotions, it aint the Commissioner that promote people who was not in the zone. Ask Keith Whittaker how them people get promote and aint even in the zone.
You better get your facts straight and come again.
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