So, clearly, the COMPOL has confirmed that the use of lethal force in that situation was wrong. It cost a man his life, left his children fatherless, and his parents without their only son.
But what will be done to prevent a recurrence? The COMPOL says they are reinforcing to police the rules of engagement:...
Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"We do have a use of force policy and I will task the legal advisor to ensure that he goes around and train officers in terms of that policy, because as you say there may be a need for us to ensure that we don't only have the policy, but that officers are aware of the content of that policy as well."
Jules Vasquez, reporter
"Involved in the whole scenario was an officer who has killed, now this officer I am told was only driving, but it ultimately falls to you the approval of a re-enlistment. Would you accept that perhaps that it was the wrong person in the wrong situation?"
Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"Mr. Vasquez, I stand behind any decision I have made in relisting that individual officer you spoke about and I will go as far as to say to you that we have a number of police officers who have killed in the line of duty, some of whom were charged, went before the court and were acquitted and they came back to work. In this case the particular officer you spoke about, he was never even charged, because it was sufficient evident even to charge him. Why must we vilify him for that? He was just a driver."
That training has already commenced.
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