Manage traffic, reduce crime! Fixin’ T&T wants to discuss crime plan with CoP

“With regard to violent crime and more specifically gun violence, our plan—manage traffic reduce crime—can compliment other anti-crime initiatives, as it realises the first objective by engaging the most basic yet proactive policing.

“While no where in the world could police be everywhere all the time, with minimal resources we will create the reality that they are always somewhere all the time and their presence is meaningful.”

The following letter was sent by Fixin’ T&T to Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith and copied to the media:

Dear Commissioner,

As you know, the best way to combat crime at every level is through prevention. It is the efficient enforcement of law that creates order—thus the term law and order. The more we prevent, the less we will have to detect.

Effective law enforcement involves three components:

1. People must know there is a good chance they will be caught.
2. There must be swift and objective justice.
3. Meaningful consequence.

With regard to violent crime and more specifically gun violence, our plan—manage traffic reduce crime—can compliment other anti-crime initiatives, as it realises the first objective by engaging the most basic yet proactive policing.

While no where in the world could police be everywhere all the time, with minimal resources we will create the reality that they are always somewhere all the time and their presence is meaningful.

The phrase ‘getting the guns off the streets’ is to be taken literally. FIXIN’ T&T remains ready, willing and able to work with our TTPS to get it done.

Let’s resume discussions to progress the realisation of our mutually shared objective: a safe, secure, efficient and productive Trinidad and Tobago.

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