Sidney Sweeting, DDS
The first blog was posted here… on September 1, 2010.
The complaint was filed by the victim on a Friday afternoon and I called and spoke with an officer at the complaint and corruption unit on the following Monday. She said that there had been a fire in their office so work was a bit backed up. I called again on Thursday and she asked me to call again on Monday and she should have something to report and made a note of my number. Periodically I would call on the Monday and Tuesday and the phone was always busy. Still, to this day, she has not called me and the next paragraph should explain why.
In the meantime I received a call from the victim's mother thanking me for my efforts becasue a policeman had visited their home and offered the young man $500 and, to his credit, he informed the officer that it was $269 that was taken and refused the rest. I believe that is known as"hush" money.
I then placed a call to the office of the Commissioner and was referred to the office of the Asst. Commissioner. The secretary in that office said they would have someone call me. I am still waiting for that call. I want to know if that is the way they investigate complaints of corruption ("hush" money) or only in cases where it is one of their own.
I have been told that this is just one of many cases so why should there be any question as to why so many people have such a low opinion of the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
So no hearing by the Police corruption unit?
Just give the money back and everything will be okay?
He continues being a Policeman?
This is what is compounding our problems.
People steal from an employer and get caught and expect everything to be okay by repaying the money.
We have an interesting value system.
A sad day for the Bahamas when crime and corruption become a national value.. Our schools are broken, our churches are broken and our family structure is broken.. Is there any wonder as to who is responsible for the political, economic and social decline and failure of our once proud nation?? The fault dear friends is in ourselves and we have only ourselves to blame for what we have become..
Remember the phone lines that were supposed to be available for us to call in & complain if we had problems with any government department ? What happened to them ? I tried phoning in a few years ago when they were supposed to be on, got nowhere on any line.That is a big problem in this country, absolutely no follow through on anything except higher taxes. I think its the same with the police.Talk is cheap.