Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee has said that no one should accept the killing of a member of a law enforcement agency in the line of duty as a normal event.Such killings, the Minister said, strike at the very core of law enforcement.The remarks were contained in a statement, prepared by the Minister,Cheap Jerseys From China, which was to have been delivered at the special ceremony last Sunday to honour police ranks killed in the line of duty.The Minister said that commemorating the death of fallen members of the Guyana Police Force will always be of great significance, not only to members of the Guyana Police Force, but to the entire nation.This year’s commemoration coincided with the celebration of 171 years of the existence of the Guyana Police Force. Rohee said that he regretted that on such a joyous occasion, the organization had to commemorate the killing of so many members of the Force, in the line of duty.“The Guyana Police Force should be commended for taking such a bold and necessary step in recognising the sacrifices made by those ranks,” he said.According to Rohee, it is recognised that policing, not only in Guyana, but all over the world, is fraught with risks and challenges,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, but no one of us can accept the killing of lawmen as par for the course.He pointed to the recent killing of Constable Becramsingh, who was on guard duty at the Joint Services Housing Scheme in Lamaha Springs, as a grim reminder of the risks with which members of the Force are faced.He added that the silence of those who are quick to condemn the Force for anything has not gone unnoticed.“The Guyana Police Force, during the years of its existence has made tremendous contributions toward the maintenance of law and order, in this country.? During that period, many police ranks have made the supreme sacrifice in the pursuit of peace and stability, in this country.Their sacrifices, which cannot be quantified, must not go unrecognized,Cheap Stitched Jerseys,” Rohee stated.The events of the period 2002 to 2008,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, he said,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, have had a very lasting effect on policing in this country.? “That was an era when many a battle was fought by the police with criminals who wanted to cause mayhem in this our dear land.? Many ranks lost their lives during those years.However, the police have won and will always win the battles, because they are legally mandated to maintain law and order.? Never again should those events be allowed to happen in the country,” the Home Affairs Minister said.He acknowledged that during the long history of the Force there has been mistakes and missteps made, by some members of the Force.Rohee said that it is his view that the Force, in general, is committed to ensuring that it lives up to the highest ideals of Law Enforcement, in Guyana adding that it only takes one negative incident to result in wholesale condemnation of the Force.He said that the Force needs the support of all stakeholders, if it is to successfully carry out its mandate.“Mere criticism is not the answer.? For example,Wholesale Jerseys, one of the challenges the Police Force faces, is the fact that some persons who have been committing serious crimes, secure bail and end up committing similar offences while on bail.“The support by the courts, of the Police, is critical, if the organization is to be more effective in ridding the society of deviant behaviour,” Rohee reasoned.The Home Affairs Minister urged members of the Force not to be fainthearted and relax.“You have to remember that there are certain elements in our society who have over the years been providing moral and even material support to some of the violent criminals who have stalked our land, recently.? Do not ever forget that there are still some aspirants and copycats of the ‘Cobras’ and ‘Fine Man’ in the woodwork,” he said.