Commentary

The following are excerpts of responses via Go-Jamaica (go-jamaica.com) to National Security Minister Dwight Nelson's declaration that Government would be perusing the Official Secrets Act to determine whether former commissioner of police Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin had breached its provisions.

WRONG MOVE

Trying to silence Lewin just makes we the public more suspicious of Minister Nelson's real motive. Corruption must be exposed (no matter how slight). We have too many 'stained' politicians, public officials and, most frightening, police officers.

The country's road to ruin was paved by the People's National Party (PNP), which did little or nothing to stem the tide of criminality. Now is not the time to gain political mileage. It's time to work together to reclaim the nation for all decent, law-abiding citizens.The former commissioner could have made a great change by starting the clean-up with the JCF. Too many police persons have become a law unto themselves, almost untouchable, as they operate illegal taxis, run bars and clubs that seem to have no rules. Every motorist can tell a story of what amounts to extortion that traffic cops continue to practise.

It is time members of the constabulary be held to a higher standard than the rest of us and abandon their down-in-the-gutter behaviour.

- Woodsley90

The Gleaner presents another first in multimedia feature with the presentation of audio slide shows. The series 'Out of Many, One: Jamaica's Stories' gives interesting glimpses of stories of Jamaicans rebuilding a community wrecked by violence to a World War II veteran making a living on the street side typing.

Take a look at the impressive collection of stories at www.jamaica-gleaner/videos.ting to Sunday's lead story of Security Minister Dwight Nelson seeking to invoke the Official Secrets Act in relation to Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin.