Allegations of corruption, police brutality, unsolved murders and the lack of and skewed responsiveness of the police to crimes are nothing new said by citizens of Trinidad and Tobago.
It is a fact that people have very little or no faith in the police service. Especially since crime in T&T is very high. Out off 548 crimes in T&T in 2008 only 20 were solved. There is even a Face book page titled Trinidad police is the worst.
I once called the police to make a report of a man that just raped a woman and was still prowling the area like God and they never came. Now we have a new administration, a new year, new crimes, yet still nothing have change except for one thing. Heavy advertisements by the police service.
Recently, there have been many advertisements on the various forms of media of the police services dedication to helping stop or curb the crime situation in the country. Advertising is very effective and has the power to create awareness, inform, and persuade. It can make us buy things we don’t want and sing songs we don’t like. So this is my question.
Do you think that the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service is using the media to “brain wash” citizens into thinking they are effectively handling the crime situation in Trinidad and Tobago and actually doing their job?
