One strike, you’re out: Manning
By MIRIAM ZARRIGA
POLICE Commissioner David Manning is concerned with disciplinary in the force since taking office six months ago.
Manning said issues continued to be a thorn in the constabulary and prompted explanations from him to Prime Minister James Marape, Police Minister Bryan Kramer and MPs in Government and the Opposition.
“Thus, I have taken the initiative to implement the “one strike and you’re out” policy for the constabulary,” he said.
“While the action of a few tend to put the constabulary in the public eye, that is attributed to the lack of command and control which are undeniable facts, and to hear of so many incidents of indiscipline and abuse by the members of the constabulary, I am concerned.
“We need to be proactive, and supervisors will be held responsible for those who are irresponsible in their actions.
“This means we need a disciplinary process that is fair, just and incorruptible, this means strict penalties will be implemented for those who misuse the disciplinary process for their personal gain.
Manning said members allegedly involved in police brutality would be allowed a fair hearing.
“The policy will keep members in line,” he said.
“As part of the command and control of the constabulary and to instil discipline, a uniform committee will be put together.
“This committee will be tasked with ensuring we become an organisation with one uniform and not an organisation of varying shades of blue.
“This will also lead to the training advisory board who will become an important tool for the administration.
“The board will be tasked for training members for tasks instead of just simply training because a member wants to have a law or management degree.
“Qualification will be applicable to the organisation and not necessarily for the member’s aspiration only.
“The key for members is to get the right person for the right job at the right time.“
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We can only hope this policy (one strike and you’re out) gets effectively implemented. This was the same policy your predecessor (Gary Baki) talked about during his tenure as police commissioner and nothing really happened. Mipla tired pinis lo harim bulshit blo yupla.
Long overdue. are you still continue to talk and talk. Take some drastic actions now
WORDS WITH ACTION. WANT TO SEE THE CHANGES.
JUST WALK YOU TALK MAN!!!! PNG HAVE SEEN AND EXPERIENCED THE WORST CONSTABULARY SINCE 1990s!!!!
people know you for what you have done, not for what you plan to do..right?
Same old police commisioners dogs talk
Bla bla nonsense…more committees, more wasted money, and same old problems will remain.
The best thing for you Mr Manning to do right now is to change police recruitment criteria, and training and formation of police. Candidates should have at least Grade 12 certificate, they should do an formal entry test, and go through a proper education and trying programme for at least three years where they will learn subjects based on morals, ethics, religion, human rights, laws, constitution, and also cultural subjects such as Melanesian anthropology. Police officers must be well educated and trained. They need to do maybe yearly fitness and intellectual tests to see whether they are up for the job or not. If anyone is overweight with a beer belly, then he should not be in the active force.
But if the police force is filled with a bunch of grade 10 dropouts who do just a basic three months training to wear a badge and a uniform, then what else do you expect? Some will be worse than criminals.
Manning action your words…maski warawara. Too many rogue kusai, undisciplined, unproductive, unprofessional and pot belly police officers.
Good on you commissioner, but we’ve heard that before. The ingrained booze culture in the force makes it harder for the RPNGC to be truly a professional force in the foreseeable future. Now is the time to act. Discipline is the key word here. More educated, disciplined and physically fit officers are needed.
This is the same old “tumbuna” story that has been told by almost every new Police Commissioner for a very long long time and and Mr Manning you are not different. You have been told the same old story and continue to believe in it.
If you think you are different and capable of implementing the tumbuna story, than stop talking and action the tumbuna story. We still have alcoholics and very abusive Police men and women going around under the cover of that blue uniform to abuse and brutalize ordinary citizens, even abusing and raping women offenders in Police cells and even steal from the public and destroy properties.
In fact we fear the Police more than criminals and even our mothers and sisters fear going to the Police stations to report abuse, rape, incest, domestic violence, etc, etc for fear of being abused or raped by Police.
The RPNGC has a long way to go in terms of implementing good and decent policing work in PNG. now stop that tumbuna story and do something tangible and worthwhile while you are in office. If you just talk and don’t do anything, than you are no different to your predecessors.
The worst public service you will have excess to is from the police personnel. Most of them lack proper training, descipline, common sense, are rogue and the list goes on..
Officers manning police stations, provinces and regions must undergo a refresher course to remind them that they must be in control and that they must apply strict orders to their subordinates who will be required to carry out those orders, no matter what. They must also be reminded not to indulge in social activities with their subordinates which will place them in an awkward position when dealing with disciplinary matters. Go back to the roots and things will work out!
The first reaction of a young cop today is to beat the shit out a suspect. I often wondered if that is how they were trained to make arrests. It may be ideal to have female officers attached to every unit. The more senior officers run businesses or are contracted as private security for some firms. Off course many more a dedicated officers who loyally carry out their duties but as they say: a rotten apple eventually spoils the whole lot. The fact is that ordinary people are more afraid of the police than the criminals themselves. Back to you Commissioner Manning.
Some years back I was working in Lae and lived at Boundary Road. A wanted criminal also lives around there and police have been mounting patrols there to try capturing him. Another day an off duty police officer in a unmarked car suddenly arrives there and drops off the very wanted criminal and speeds off.
I was thinking police only hunt criminals when they are on duty and when they are off duty they assist criminals to escape…funny thoughts…
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