A FORMER police officer who grabbed a school teacher off the street, and sexually attacked her was sentenced Tuesday to at least three quarters of a century in prison after being convicted of high-level sex charges, though a jury couldn’t decide whether he was guilty of rape.
The law makers of Guyana should take note of this and implement similar laws to deal with law enforcement officers and former law enforcers who are involved in criminal activities.
The woman said the attack, while she was on her way to her first day of work at a new job, had destroyed her life.
“My life has been shattered; my sense of security; my sense of safety; any and all independence,” she wept after she had finished speaking.
How many times have we heard these cries out of Guyana when police and army officers commit crimes on innocent and law-abiding citizens of Guyana.
Many Guyanese believe that there are some people in Guyana with criminal minds who will join the police and army knowing fully-well that it’s a job that comes with uniform, power, authority, a badge and weapons.
Many Guyanese also believe that some people just join the army and police to get weapons training and go missing after.