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Vote! Let the voice of the people be heard!

The police need clear support from higher authorities.

We should not expect the police solely to provide us blanket security. The community also has as much role in maintaining peace and order by being vigilant.

Did you read what I read in today's papers? In Japan, a 16-year old girl slits the throat of her policeman father for some undetermined reasons yet. In Brazil, 52 cops were rounded up for drug trafficking. Last week, the chief of a robbery investigation team somewhere in Tokyo was arrested for snatching a lady's bag...

There, even in countries where policemen are supposedly role models and highly respected, they occasionally breach the law... Of course, these are exceptions rather than the rule. Let's not make a harsh judgment of the whole from the few.

Anywhere in the world, the community has a responsibility to police the police.

Much is still to be desired of their performance, especially since they can be more efficient than they are, but I have friends who are cops and I know that they have a difficult time dealing with incompetent and sometimes corrupt superiors, sycophantic peers, lack of manpower, lack of logistics, self-important politicians, and the occasional well-connected criminal.

Like Benelynne-san, however, I also believe that the entire community primarily bears the obligation of watching over itself.

We said Sr. Sigbin and Sr. Ben. Great points and thanks for the examples---Tagbilaran police needs to be policed by the people, as Sr. Ben mentioned earlier.  I agree, what other recommendations do you gentle propose for the TCP?