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Former Police Commissioner Rawlston Pompey<\/a> is pushing back against public calls for harsher traffic fines<\/a>, arguing that meaningful road safety reform depends on education, training and disciplined enforcement\u2014not<\/strong> simply increasing penalties<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a sharply worded commentary, Pompey questioned suggestions reportedly made by a senior traffic officer and said the response appears driven \u201cmore by emotions than common sense<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>

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Pompey stressed that the issue has \u201cnever been about stiffer penalties,<\/a>\u201d noting that police officers do not impose penalties but instead enforce existing laws. <\/p>

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He said the real focus should be on operational knowledge and proper chain of command within the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He outlined the hierarchy\u2014from commissioner to deputy commissioner to traffic officers\u2014before highlighting that junior ranks such as senior sergeants, sergeants, corporals and constables should not be the ones taking the lead on major policy prescriptions. <\/p>

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He added that many senior ranks add only \u201cnumerical value,\u201d while some officers of lower rank show initiative and potential and should be encouraged, formally trained and elevated through the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pompey said effective road safety begins with basics: widespread public education, instructional programmes on safe driving, and community outreach through town halls, radio, television and pamphlets. He listed driving with due care, yielding, road courtesy, concentration and focus as \u201cfiner points\u201d often overlooked.<\/p>

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Night-time driving presents particular risks, he said, because motorists cannot easily judge the width, distance or speed of oncoming vehicles\u2014only their lights. <\/p>

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Pompey also noted that ambulances and police vehicles are typically the easiest to identify at night because of their urgency in responding to emergencies or racing to meet operational demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calling talk of harsher penalties \u201cidiotic,\u201d Pompey said enforcement must be balanced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minor infractions should attract caution or warning under the \u201cspirit of the law,\u201d while serious offences such as reckless or dangerous driving and speeding should be prosecuted under the \u201cletter of the law,\u201d including the use of speed guns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He recommended \u201crigid enforcement,\u201d suspension of licences where necessary, and greater support from the magistracy\u2014criticising what he described as guilty-plea magistrates, intimidating magistrates and \u201clazy magistrates,\u201d none of whom he believes contribute to effective deterrence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pompey ended with a blunt directive to motorists: drive responsibly and carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWHAT THE HELL\u2026! \u2026DRIVE RESPONSIBLY\u2026 CAREFULLY,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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