Less ostriches, more eagles in Police, please

It has become the vogue for police around the world to desperately seek ways in which to sugarcoat the true state of crime within a particular jurisdiction. Several motivations for this trend exist, including the need for police to demonstrate both control and mastery of the situation, as well as to assuage fears within households, businesses and potential foreign investors.

At a quarterly briefing on crime in Gaborone last week, police announced that their “ongoing task team operations had reduced crime in and around” the capital city. Disregarding the air of disbelief such a statement would naturally trigger, the senior officer in question soldiered on, declaring a reduction in violent and intrusive crime.

“This is an indication that the police are diligently doing their work,” the senior police officer announced, while noting that investors preferred Botswana as a destination of choice due to its safety and security. Within that last statement, the aforementioned motivations are patently clear.  The “reduction of crime” update was likely intended to “demonstrate both control and mastery of the situation” or “assuage foreign investors fears”.

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