THE EDITOR, Sir:
CITIZENS ARE often encouraged by politicians to co-operate with the police in the fight against crime and the police are often chided for overlooking 'small' acts of indiscipline that are said to lead to greater criminal acts.
It is thus difficult to understand what Senator Munroe was advocating when he described as premature and provocative any co-operation with the police by JUTC management in providing the names of bus drivers who breached the Road Traffic Act in protest against police action.
The drivers' heartfelt desire to express their disgust is not paramount to the rights and freedom of other citizens who were prevented by the drivers from freely moving about. The drivers' action was certainly provocative. They openly challenged the law; now they should answer to it. What may have led to the drivers' action is irrelevant. The talk of investigation to find reasons should be an attempt to direct the drivers to legal avenues of resolving problems. It is up to a judge to consider reasons in applying penalty.
To ensure that this act is not repeated, the police must act swiftly and unequivocally in charging those responsible, even if it means forcing JUTC's co-operation through court action.
The posture of the union is not surprising, they usually speak on matters of the law through both sides of their mouth. I am just disappointed.
I am, etc.,
ANTHONY CLARKE
tcee1962@yahoo.com
Kingston 20
Via Go-Jamaica
