Fighting crime needs smart thinking

I AM writing in reference to an article in The National on May 22 in which Enga Governor Sir Peter Ipatas claimed the nation is facing a serious law and order crisis and that police is having a hard time dealing with this problem.
He went on to say the Australian Federal Police should be brought in to help fight crime in the country.
I agree with the honourable governor that crime has hit a new level of surge nationwide.
However, to bring Australian police to curb lawlessness in PNG is against my general point of view for the following reasons:
Firstly, the everyday way of thinking by native Papua New Guineans is greatly influenced by their tribal and cultural behaviours, a norm often referred to as attitude problem.
There is no shame to this and no one should deny this. Sending the Australian officers who hail from the often exaggerated “civilised” environment to stop tribal-related conflicts in the heart of PNG is akin to deploying chickens to break up a canine riot in a dog’s pound.
Let us be realistic: only native cops will be able to reason out and or adapt to serious situations that arise given their tribal instinct and cultural sense of understanding, thus their being able to fight fire with fire is invaluable in any such chaotic events within the country.
PNG cannot and must minimise being spoon-fed and diaper-dressed all the time.
Note that I wholeheartedly appreciate the assistance of other nations in the country’s time of need, however, there are cases where the capabilities of PNG’s resources and its full capacities should be fully capitalised before people started seeking help from abroad.
The PNG police has to think outside the box to curb crime.
The ideas are there but what is lacking is the creativity of the big fish in blue.
For instance, look at what Anthony Wagambie Jr has done in Lae using what just a few years ago would have been regarded by most old-schools as unconventional police work.
As a result of his effort, it is apparently becoming more and more difficult for crooks to hide from the reach of the law.
I strongly believe that it is time the government commissions a second and a third police college apart from Bomana to increase the shortage of police manpower in PNG.
Furthermore, the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary should embrace the improvement of technology to help them do their work

Timothy, Via Email