Is this Government serious about curbing crime?

Dear Editor,
Is this Government serious about curbing the crime epidemic that is sweeping the country? Again, I am asking the question, is this Government really serious about getting to the root of crime and curbing it? And the answer is I really do not think so. The reasons for me saying so are multi-faceted but I shall seek to address just a few.
In the first place, the present administration cannot see and would not accept their gross mistake in the release of criminals back into society and the disastrous effect it might have. They would not accept this fact. And this is the selfsame reason why we are reeling from the after-effects of that backward move.
Secondly, never has there been a president and a party that are so wrapped-up into the body politic of being “overly concerned” about criminals like this one. Take the prime example of the criminal who was shot and killed by a licensed firearm holder.
That shooting solicited an immediate response from the President himself, who said that his administration is going to review the licences of legal firearm owners, with the view to not renewing some of them.
Further to that statement, the Government could have given an accurate figure of how many licensed firearm holders are in this country. Now, you have an accurate figure of licensed firearm holders and my question is, do they have an accurate figure of those that are illegal?
When armed robberies are committed on a daily basis – in many cases two and three firearms are reportedly seen in the hands of the criminals – what message do you think you are sending to the criminal fraternity out there?
My last point of debate is why was the no-nonsense Judge, Navindra Singh, removed from the criminal court and placed in a civil court?
The most recent “massive” crackdown on crime and criminals is more like a “political gimmick” to me, rather than anything substantial. If this government is dead serious about crime, they would work the crime strategy plan already decided upon and documented. This was a plan drafted and put in print by the joint effort of the previous Government and the then opposition.
It is now left to the government of the day to put into place that proper and effective plan and bring crime under control.

Sincerely,
Neil Adams