| ComPol: If Gangsters Want SOE To End, They Need To Turn Over Weapons |
| Fri, September 20, 2024 |
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| And now that the SOE is ending, the Compol is using a carrot and stick approach. They are trying to get a few dozen guns off the street - and telling the gang members who are on lock down that if they don't turn over the weapons - the SOE may be extended.
He told us that he has managed to strike a deal with them in exchange for their freedom:
Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"They all said that they want this gang issue to stop. They want to be released and come home to their families and I said to them if they can see how peaceful the country has been since they were detained it simply goes to show that they were the problem. They conceded to that and pledged that coming out of prison if the SOE is not extended they will work with the programs that we have in place. They have committed to continue to work with them to see how they can help them to overcome whatever issues they may have and I said to them the same way you can live together in prison, why can't you live this way when you are out on the streets? You don't need to be in prison to learn to live this way and they agreed but the important thing I said to them was since you so want to change your life you don't want to go back to the gang life you used to live, you don't want to go back to the shooting and killing of others, then surrender your guns. You don't need it, you are no longer a gang member, surrender your guns. They agreed that they are going to surrender their guns so we will see how that goes. But at the end of the day they have to understand that as a society we have had enough of their lifestyle because they make our law-abiding people feel unsafe in our country and we cannot countenance that."
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