Shoot-to-kill order may improve public safety but caution is crucial Those within the Uganda Police Force who are trigger-happy may not believe this, but like other detectives of the London CID, Scotland Yard’s Flying Squad crews used to go about their work unarmed. They never carried revolvers or guns of any kind. The Baganda have a saying that: ‘Atali mubbi tatya muserikale’, meaning a person who is not a thief is never scared of a law enforcement officer. Public reaction to recent announcements allegedly made by the Uganda Police Force in its efforts to stem violent crime in Uganda would indicate that either more Ugandans are increasingly getting attracted to crime, or that they are becoming more conscious of their human and democratic rights. The Uganda Police Force reportedly announced the re-introduction of its shoot-to-kill orders targeting armed criminals by its so-called Flying Squad. Human rights organisations and activists have protested that such action may endanger the lives of innocent citizens. The orders were successfully used against criminal gangs in the country a few years ago in an operation named Wembley and the policy is obviously being revived following the recent killing of some police officers in the city by unknown gangsters, some of whom are suspected to be army deserters. A police spokesperson said the Force has powers to put such gangsters ‘out of action’.
Posted on: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 05:01:49 +0000
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