Couldn't Deputy Police Commissioner Mr Reyes have used a word other than "weed" in his statement?

Another thing, after the tape, evidence (money will be eaten by rats) and witnesses go missing, these same police officers will be transferred, put back out on the streets and there to protect and serve us once again.

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In light of recent evidence of police corruption and criminal activity the question I have is this, doesn't the bylaws or rules and regulations of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service allow for the dismissal of officers who engages in conduct unbecoming an officer, regardless if they are arrested and convicted of a crime? In short, if an officer is found to have committed theft, or to have stolen a police vehicle, or to have drugs in his possession, or to have committed spousal abuse, or to have used his authorized weapon improperly, or to have had assaulted a suspect or civilian or any other dereliction of duty is the Police Commissioner empowered to fire this officer (and terminate his pension and other benefits) without further ado? I have been reading lately about a lot of police officers getting caught up in criminal activity and then being told that there is an investigation. The outcome of said investigation most likely will remain masked from the public. However, it will go along way to restoring the credibility of the police dept and also serve as a serious deterrent to other officers (as well as boast the morale of the good and productive officers of which there has been lots or press lately - many guns being discovered, increase in arrests,etc) if the officers who commit wrong doings are brought up before an internal panel and their dismissal is then made official and public by the Police Commissioner (even as the criminal case is drawn out through the courts). Don S. NY