I received a telephone call from my father today. He is a retired Assistant Superintendent
(ASP) of the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF).
He’s very outraged about a Superintendent of that organization in the
name of Stephanie Demeritte, escorting prisoners to court. He says that it is out of place and dead
wrong; it’s really a job for a Constable.
My dad further stated that Superintendents are
essentially executive officers on the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) - who
in some cases, command hundreds of men and women. He said that it was also wrong to have had
the late Superintendent Sands performing the same low ranking work.
It is a shame to see Superintendent Demeritte like the
late Sands waste away in a senior rank which is just below Assistant
Commissioner. It is a reflection of an
organization which appears to be in the evil grip of politicians, or plain old
incompetence. The Commissioner of the
Royal Bahamas Police Force should be embarrassed and ashamed every time he sees
a senior commander of his force in the newspapers or on the evening news
holding on to prisoners on their way to court.
It’s a situation, according to my father – which no doubt
is contributing to the low morale on the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF). Why would a competent Bahamian join an
organization that has no respect for its executive rank? It means that it’s possible for a
Superintendent of police in The Bahamas to direct traffic, work on the fire
truck, be a chauffeur et al - under the existing status quo.
April 07, 2014
