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02:57Welcome to Beyond the Tape.
02:59I'm your host, Mark Bassant.
03:00Welcome to our viewers across Trinidad and Tobago, and of course, our global viewers.
03:06It's Friday.
03:07Yep, it's Friday.
03:08It's the end of a very short work week, and today's also day 96 of the state of emergency.
03:16Joining us today is the sergeant, JC Small, from the Community Policing Unit of 2nd Division,
03:24JC Small.
03:25Welcome to Trinidad and Tobago.
03:26Thank you very much.
03:27How are you?
03:28Good, by God's grace, man.
03:30So I know you have been doing a lot of work with the youth in Trinidad and Tobago over
03:35the last couple of weeks, and as you continue your drive with other officers to educate
03:40the youth about specific things as it relates to crimes against youth, cyberbullying, and
03:47other things that affect the youth, just give us an insight into that, and when was the
03:52latest workshop?
03:53Well, I mean, just yesterday, we were at the Kunupia High School, you know, lecturing to
03:58parents and students about the importance of being law-abiding citizens.
04:02You know, sometimes, you know, we refer to things as bullying, but when you look at them,
04:07you know, that term bullying, a lot of offenses happening, people assaulting each other.
04:11So we try to educate them through a segment we have called the Law and You, and you know,
04:15just encourage them to respect each other, to love each other, to appreciate each other,
04:19and to uplift each other.
04:20So, you know, the officers at the COPS Central Division, you know, Corporal Kainai and the
04:24entire team, and you know, across the country, our officers in the community policing section,
04:28day-to-day, go to the schools, we do lectures, we do targeted interventions, through a multi-sector
04:33approach where we have agencies like RAPOR, NADAP, as a matter of fact, we're going to
04:37roll out a training with NADAP next week to build the capacity of officers to really,
04:42you know, engage youth in terms of drug prevention, substance abuse prevention, and these type
04:47of initiatives.
04:48How has this initiative been received across the country by a lot of these young persons
04:54who obviously are affected by crime, and all of us are by extension, but a lot of the youths
05:00are getting involved in gangs and all that kind of violent crime.
05:04What are the messages that you try to convey to these youngsters to get them, as you see
05:08in these photos here, away from that kind of thinking or away from that kind of life?
05:14I know it's easier said than done, because at times they are in a particular area or
05:19environment where they're seeing things happening and they're being pressured.
05:24Nothing good comes easy.
05:25So we try to encourage them, instead of being deceived by these gang leaders and these community
05:29persons who are trying to lure them through vanity, through material things, we try to
05:33show them that, you know, life is beyond those things, and if it is, you educate yourself,
05:37you empower yourself, whether you're a footballer, be the best footballer, be disciplined, have
05:42that sense of wanting to be lured by them, and we try to encourage them to be patriotic
05:47and to do things to uplift the country and not bring down the country, and themselves,
05:51you know, maintain good character, good reputation, you know, so we try to veer them away from,
05:56you know, the things that look fancy to them and help them to understand education is the
06:02key to betterment, you know, develop your skills, whatever your God-given talents are,
06:06whether it's being an electrician, whether it's mechanical, you know, all these tech
06:10vocational areas are areas that, you know, we have a lot of youth that might not be too
06:14academically inclined, but the curriculum is so vast, and it caters for, you know, different
06:18types of learning and development, so we try to encourage them to be positive and to focus
06:23on the things that will help them to be good law-abiding citizens.
06:26And I'm sure, as you talk about very general things, but then we talk about self, about
06:31motivation, about discipline, about respect, and how does that impact on their lives in
06:37terms of being willing to and open to learning these types of things, you know, to be a better
06:43citizen of this country going forward?
06:45I mean, it's always a challenge for them because, you know, the whole sense of peer pressure
06:48is always there, but what I explain to them, one thing I have never done was been a follower,
06:53always, you know, lead people to the right things and not follow people who you see probably
06:58using drugs and alcohol and, you know, abusing different things that would cause you to deteriorate
07:04in terms of your life and, you know, be a real dissident in society.
07:08We try to help them, to encourage them to understand the mindset that they need to have
07:13in order to succeed in life.
07:14I also remind them that when they leave school, they see the character, that is what people
07:19look at.
07:20So I do not background check on officers who are looking to be recruited into the service.
07:23The first thing I go in to do is check the schools, check the community, talk to the
07:27neighbors, talk to the people they associate with to get a background of the type of person
07:30they are.
07:31But more than that, we have something called a certificate of character.
07:34When it is you have to apply for that and you see a criminal record and you go to any
07:37employment agency, whether it's KFC, whether it's Royal Castle, or any fast food outlet
07:41or business where you want to travel, they ask for a certificate of character and if
07:45it is you have criminal records or criminal convictions, it affects you in the long run
07:49in terms of employment, in terms of academics, sometimes schools don't want people with bad
07:54character in the environment, whether it's social level or not.
07:56Yeah, and you're right because, you know, you can lose a lot of things, tangible things
08:00in this life.
08:01So true.
08:02But my father always told me, once you lose your character, you lose everything.
08:05So true.
08:06You know, and I know another very topical issue that has been in the media over the
08:12last year, year and a half, half, sorry, is this advent of cyberbullying and how are you
08:19able to reach out to those youngsters that feel in some way intimidated, that allow them
08:27to open up and share their experiences and not be fearful of cyberbullying?
08:32I mean, you know, it's really a challenge and we work closely as an organization in
08:36terms of a multi-sector approach.
08:39We have this cybercrime unit of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service who go out in the
08:43schools with us and do a number of outreach and we educate the children in terms of, you
08:47might say cyberbullying, but one of the things they're doing is to provoke someone and harass
08:50them in terms of the offences against the person that you're really committing an offence
08:54of harassment.
08:56And if it is you record a statement from the victim, get the cybercrime unit involved,
08:59we could actually do an investigation and arrest and charge persons for that offence
09:03of harassment.
09:04You know, you're doing something repeatedly, whether you're calling the person names or
09:07saying derogatory things to them or, you know, trying to degrade their character in any way.
09:12Now, we could intervene as the police, record statements and take persons before the court
09:16for that offence of harassment.
09:19You know, that is one approach, but we also try to educate them.
09:22One of the things they do things to people that harm their character and their self-esteem
09:25and they do things to destroy people.
09:27You know, we've seen a lot of youths now even committing suicide.
09:30So what parents need to do is monitor their children, social media, monitor who they're
09:34engaging with and, you know, be actively involved in terms of their children in school because
09:38sometimes a child behaves one way at home and when they go to school it's a different
09:41story.
09:42Speak to the dean, speak to the principal if they need psychosocial support in terms
09:47of trying to find out what is the root cause of that behaviour.
09:50We have agencies like the Student Support Services, we have the National Family Services,
09:55we have the Mediation Centre, we have the Police Victim and Witness Support Unit, so
09:58many agencies.
10:00The Child Guidance Clinic under the Regional Health Authorities, the CALM Clinic to do
10:03things to get the behavioural psychologists to assess them to see what is causing this
10:09problem and, you know, diagnose in terms of what is the problem and then sometimes in
10:13some cases they need treatment, medical treatment in terms of, you know, things to help calm
10:19them or to, you know, improve their mental capacity and that kind of thing.
10:23Well, you know, as you said, communication is very key and, of course, we want to encourage
10:27youngsters out there.
10:28If you have an issue, something that is bothering you, you feel that you are being bullied in
10:32any way, whether it be cyber bullying or at school, please reach out to the relevant personnel,
10:39somebody that you trust, somebody that you respect, you know, a peer that you believe
10:42that you can talk to because we certainly don't want you to go down a negative route.
10:47Definitely.
10:48Alright, let's take a look now at our headlines.
11:23And, of course, it's Day 96 of the State of Emergency and we want to take you to those
11:29updated figures.
11:31So it's Day 96, as I indicated, number of operations 4,794, priority offenders targeted
11:403,308, searches conducted 33,377, traffic operations 4,345, total persons arrested
11:533,707, traffic offenses detected 16,514, firearms recovered thus far 183, ammunition recovered
12:053,825, and, of course, dangerous drugs seized 488,595 grams of cannabis or marijuana and
12:163,545 grams of cocaine, 80 grams of ecstasy, 8 grams of Xanax, 53 grams of molly, and 5
12:24grams of crystal meth.
12:26Wow.
12:27Sergeant Small.
12:28The police is working extremely hard, I must say, you know, big up to the officers of the
12:31Trinidad and Tobago Police Service, they really work so hard and go above and beyond.
12:35You know, as we speak, just earlier, the Central Division, Sergeant Harriott and team, under
12:39the leadership of Senior Superintendent Butler, Mr. Fitzwilliam, Superintendent Gluden, Inspector
12:45Estrada, they just recovered two firearms a while ago, you know, so the officers are
12:49really going above and beyond and, you know, working hard to rid the streets of firearms.
12:54You know, the firearm is the number one weapon of choice in terms of violent crimes and murders
12:58and, you know, we thank the members of the public who continue to trust us, to share
13:02the information with us so that we could keep you safe and secure.
13:06You know, if you see something, say something.
13:08Wonderful.
13:09And it's now 185 firearms recovered, if we add those two to the 183 that we showed you
13:16earlier.
13:17And unfortunately, there was a sad ending to a gentleman, a regiment officer, who his
13:24body was found this morning in the Marrakesh Bay area, Lance Corporal Pearson, had gone
13:30swimming on Tuesday morning near a popular bar there in Marrakesh and he disappeared.
13:36Very unfortunate.
13:38You know, he was found this morning, you know, a father of two and had 15 years of service,
13:44so we want to express our deepest sympathies to his family.
13:48Condolences to his family, definitely.
13:50All right, we're going to take a short break and we'll be back.
13:53Stay with us.
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16:46Welcome back to Beyond the Tape.
16:57I'm your host, Mark Boussaint.
16:59Joined today by 2nd Division Officer Sergeant J.C. Small of the Community Oriented Policing Unit.
17:05And, of course, we have a feature to take you to quickly involving a road exercise with the Transport Commissioner Police Officers.
17:14...requests of the TPPF this morning.
17:17And this is as a result of a number of issues of form raised when we conduct road exercises.
17:25And by that I mean we are hoping that we use a PR type approach enforcementally.
17:31By that, in most instances, we want to have a healthy conversation with persons about the negative impact of their offence.
17:43I think everyone here more or less knows about that.
17:47Not having a vehicle inspected, driving without a seatbelt and that sort of thing.
17:53So persons might be surprised.
17:55They might be expecting a ticket when they might get a flyer on safety today.
17:59And a good counsel.
18:01The objective is that we can seek to communicate to persons without telling something.
18:06I have recognized that sometimes punitive measures don't always work.
18:12But the counsel and guidance you give may go for a lifetime.
18:15And you may save somebody's life down the line.
18:18So in light of that, that is our approach today.
18:21I however wish to request of all of us here, we are not tolerating anybody driving while being disqualified.
18:29We will treat those persons who have numeric points on a substantial level.
18:33We will communicate to the office and serve those persons where necessary.
18:37Persons who are driving without insurance, we do not allow that vehicle to move while we are in operation there.
18:45Because we can be faced with risks and challenges.
18:47We will be treating those and again persons who may be driving never be an issue.
18:53We cannot give a blind eye to that.
18:55We have to treat them according to the law, according to the standard of procedure.
18:59As much as possible let us try not to create unnecessary traffic.
19:04Alright?
19:05We call them on the side.
19:07We brief them.
19:08We explain to them.
19:09We give them some knowledge.
19:11And we move on.
19:12Alright?
19:14Please remember safety first.
19:17What we do is safety comes first.
19:19Alright?
19:20Safety works better than normal.
19:23So what we want to try to do today, we don't want to strain too far for what it seems to happen.
19:29Right?
19:30We are covering so we want everybody within our system to know.
19:33So that if anything unfortunate happens, we will not be too far from each other.
19:37So that whenever we are out there, right?
19:39Right?
19:40We are having this kind of confusion.
19:41So that has to be at a moment's notice.
20:02How are you doing?
20:03I was about to say that she likes this department.
20:05Can I get your driving documents please?
20:12Thank you very much.
20:13So we are just informing the public today about the do's and the don'ts when it comes to road safety.
20:18Vehicle-wise.
20:19Driver's permit.
20:20Insurance.
20:21Right.
20:22Insurance seems to be up the mark.
20:25Can I press you on to my pleaser?
20:27Alright, till next time.
20:28You are all the way to me.
20:36So I'm letting you know, the tyre on that side that you have there is something called a snow tyre.
20:41A snow tyre is for snow, not rain.
20:44Understood?
20:45It's a hazard.
20:46When you mash your brakes, it will then slip on the water itself and it will cause an accident.
20:50So, for future reference, when you are buying a tyre, don't buy those tyres which are the snow tyres.
20:55You are supposed to buy road tyres.
20:57Understood?
20:58Now realize everything is up the mark in your vehicle.
21:00Continue keeping it up.
21:02I hope that you have a blessed and wonderful day.
21:04Alright, everybody.
21:05Good afternoon.
21:11So, you know, there's always a lot of defective vehicles on the roads.
21:15You know, and people, I think people are not uncorrect with what exactly you need to buy in terms of, even tyres.
21:21Look at that.
21:22A snow tyre in Trinidad.
21:24Yeah, I mean, I'm happy to see, you know, as law enforcement, we continue to do our job.
21:29I mean, I'm happy to see, you know, as law enforcement, we continue to be proactive.
21:33And, you know, help people to understand the importance of safety.
21:37Safety is everybody's business.
21:39And safety starts with you in terms of you ensuring that your vehicle is in good working order.
21:43Ensuring that the tyres are not smooth.
21:45Ensuring that things like the lights and all these things are, you know, contributing to safety.
21:49And we must be mindful of these things at all times.
21:53So, I know there's another initiative that you all are actually in motion with it.
21:58The hydroponics initiative.
22:01Do you want to just kind of enlighten us about that?
22:03Well, I mean, thanks to Corporal Kanae and the Bridgeton Castle.
22:06He's the leader of the Bridgeton Castle Youth Empowerment Committee.
22:09The Edinburgh 500 Young Stars Police Youth Club.
22:13Just some years ago in 2019, we started the SHAPE.
22:16The Sustainable Hydroponic Agriculture Program for Young Entrepreneurs.
22:19Where we wanted to teach the importance of food sustainability through agriculture.
22:23You know, we have 97 police youth clubs in Trinidad and Tobago.
22:27With over 7,000 members.
22:29And through our partnership with the Shaw Foundation, under the leadership of Professor Raja Hussain.
22:34Just last week, Friday, we were able to distribute thousands of seedlings to over 30 police youth clubs across Trinidad and Tobago.
22:41So, you know, the Police Youth Club, we see agriculture as one of the means of engaging our youths.
22:46We continue to really use things like sports.
22:49The environment, as I mentioned, sports.
22:51I want to mention to the Central Rising Stars basketball team.
22:55Have their fundraiser barbecue tomorrow.
22:57Let us come out and support them at the Edinburgh 500 basketball court tomorrow.
23:02Coach Dale Carrington, they are raising funds to travel to the US.
23:05And to buy uniforms for the team and balls.
23:07And, you know, let us overwhelmingly support them tomorrow.
23:10You know, when we see our youths engaging in these positive activities, we have to continue to support them.
23:15So, thanks to all the youth organizations like the Scouts, the Girl Guides, and of course the Police Youth Club.
23:21Who have been in existence since 1974.
23:23And continue through positive youth engagement to really capture the attention of our youths.
23:28It's a challenge because, you know, against the backdrop of gangs and all these things.
23:32You know, with so many resources.
23:34You know, we are in a competition type, you know, situation with them.
23:39But, you know, thankfully, we are low abiding.
23:42And we will encourage the youths to do positive things to uplift them.
23:45For them to have a better quality of life.
23:48Yes, certainly. Channel your energies, channel your talent into sport rather than illicit activity.
23:54Definitely.
23:55We're going to take a short break and we'll be back. Stay with us.
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24:17We are living in the same agency house.
24:19He didn't own that place?
24:20No, he was rented, but I was paying all the bills.
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24:25Give it back? I was paying all the bills.
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24:31No.
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26:00Welcome back to Beyond the Tape. I'm your host, Mark Bassan.
26:03Joined today by 2nd Division Officer Sgt. J.C. Small of the Community Oriented Policing Unit.
26:10And we want to quickly take you to our segment, Voice of the People.
26:29Voice of the People
26:45Ms. Thomas, have you ever been a victim of crime in any way?
26:49Not really, no.
26:51Only thing, last year, cars were passing and shooting up my house.
26:58That was before Christmas.
27:00But really, I don't know the situation, but I live in Belmont and there's plenty of crime going around.
27:09Plenty of crime.
27:11When the crime cuts up, the police and government can't do nothing for crime.
27:17Citizens and young people who cause any crime have to do something about it.
27:24What are your thoughts on the crime situation in Trinidad and Tobago in general?
27:30The crime scene is terrible, you know.
27:34Terrible, terrible, you know.
27:36I go to Trinidad.
27:38My son died with a real crime thing.
27:41He had friends lying there and they stabbed him when he died.
27:45So I find a court that can do something to stop the crime.
27:49That would be good for citizens in Trinidad because they can't go out as they want.
27:54A long time ago, I used to go out, leave my place open and come back.
27:57Nobody was going in or anything.
27:59Now you can't do that.
28:01You have to lock up, you have to be burglar-proof.
28:03People are dying with the burglar-proof.
28:05Yes, I have good friends.
28:07A couple in Gonzales, I used to go and lie with them every evening.
28:09From Boca Ricos to Guatemala.
28:11He died in a fire.
28:13He couldn't find the keys to the burglar-proof.
28:15So when I go up there, I watch them burn up in the house.
28:19Crying for help.
28:21That's all of that.
28:23It's something else in this country.
28:25Do you feel safe at home?
28:27Or when you're conducting business, when you're lying in, when you're going out?
28:30Do you feel safe?
28:31I feel safe because, you know,
28:33I'd already taken nothing and nobody.
28:35Let me tell you the honest truth.
28:37I go from the old school.
28:39I ain't afraid to go nowhere or anything.
28:41When I go, I go in a safe place.
28:43I used to go and lie in a safe zone.
28:45So I don't really
28:47frighten for myself or anything.
28:49But the children are already just frightened.
28:51But their parents are calling,
28:53Where is he? Is he alright?
28:55You understand?
28:57Pity time and places where I have to go and things.
28:59So you have changed the ways you do things because of the crime situation?
29:03Yes, yes.
29:05Sometimes they tell me,
29:07You could have left the place open and gone about.
29:09You can't do that.
29:11So I'm frightened for them too.
29:13When they're going out and things.
29:15I'm always praying for them.
29:17Go safe. Come back home safe.
29:19You know, when they go out, I can't sleep at all.
29:21I have to wait.
29:23I can't stop getting up to see if they're home.
29:25So all that too, you know.
29:27Crime is going on all over the place.
29:29Not here alone, all over the world.
29:31It's crime.
29:33Do you think there's a connection between crime and poverty in this country?
29:39I think so, yes.
29:41Yes, boy.
29:43Because seeing them fellows doing that,
29:45As they work and things to go to the counter,
29:47Rob you and, you know, breaking your place.
29:49Going to the grocery, taking up things with their water and all that.
29:51Yes, boy.
29:53Yes.
29:55Poverty through crime, that's what's going on.
29:57How would you rate, in your opinion,
30:01the performance of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
30:03in dealing with this crime situation?
30:05They're trying their best, I can tell you that.
30:07They're trying their best.
30:09Our family is police.
30:11In-laws who is police, you know.
30:13In prison, suffocates us too.
30:15They're trying their best.
30:17They're trying their best.
30:19I can tell you that.
30:21You mentioned that you live in Belmont.
30:23How long have you been living in Belmont? All your life?
30:25All my life.
30:27I went to school and grew up in Belmont.
30:29Before Belmont became a hospital.
30:31It was nice, it was real nice.
30:33Real, real nice.
30:35Friendly people, neighbours,
30:37children, you talk to them, they obey.
30:39And all this kind of thing was real, real nice.
30:41Now, God,
30:43I can't help but talk to the younger people.
30:45What would be your message
30:47to those young prisoners
30:49who are getting themselves
30:51aligned with gangsters and criminals?
30:53I tell them, put down the guns.
30:55Put down the guns of God.
30:57Turn to God.
30:59You're more than going to talk to whoever
31:01go with them.
31:03Not every Sunday, go on Sunday once or twice.
31:05Go and ask God to forgive you
31:07if you do anything wrong.
31:09You know, stop the smoking,
31:11all them things.
31:13God going in and out of Africa, I feel it through that.
31:19Good elderly advice there.
31:21You know, I'm
31:23deep wards and towards some of the
31:25elder there. I'm in the police service
31:27under the astute leadership of the Commissioner
31:29of Police, acting Mr. Arjuna Benjamin
31:31and his executive. We continue
31:33to see the value and importance of
31:35partnering with the citizens of Trinidad
31:37and Tobago. We speak to it in our mission
31:39statement.
31:41You know, monthly in our police station
31:43across Trinidad and Tobago, we continue
31:45to have station council meeting, which is a
31:47platform to allow the police
31:49and all the stakeholders to be able to sit
31:51to discuss solutions
31:53to the crime problem because the police don't have all the answers
31:55and we understand that we need, we must partner
31:57with the citizens to prevent
31:59and reduce crime across Trinidad and
32:01Tobago. So, you know, we thank members of the public
32:03who continue to understand the importance of
32:05partnership. You know, I thank my
32:07leaders for that style of collaborative leadership
32:09because we cannot do it
32:11alone. Yeah, most certainly, you know
32:13and, you know,
32:15from her perspective, she would have
32:17seen a lot over her period of time,
32:19you know, and how the landscape
32:21of crime has really changed
32:23in this country where it has become
32:25basically, you know, a talking
32:27subject every single minute.
32:29You know, somebody discusses
32:31some aspect of crime and
32:33we're hoping that in the not too distant
32:35future that it would be something
32:37that will be discussed lower down rather than
32:39something more positive and higher.
32:41So, sure, and I'm happy that she touched on that sense of
32:43spirituality. Even we as an
32:45organization, as we speak, we have a prayer and
32:47worship service taking place at this time.
32:49So, you know, it's not only about, you know,
32:51the works but, you know, understanding the importance
32:53of our spiritual protection and guidance
32:55is also important.
32:57Yes, indeed. Very important. Alright,
32:59we're going to take a short break and we'll be back with your calls.
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35:52Welcome back to Beyond the Tape.
35:53I'm your host, Mark Bussan, joined today by 2nd Division Officer Sergeant JC Small of
35:57the Community Oriented Policing Unit, and I know you want to share some very important
36:03information with us.
36:04Yes, I mean, just recently we had for International Women's Day, you know, Officer Adrienne Sealy
36:10of the Garden Emergency Branch, big up to Senior Superintendent Mr. Montrichard, Superintendent
36:16Frank, Sergeant Hospitalist, and the entire team from the GB who understand the value
36:21and the importance of community engagement.
36:23So you know, the last session, Officer Sealy was previously attached to the Community Policing
36:28Section and over the years, you know, he continued to really work with members of the public
36:33to be proactive in terms of crime prevention, you know, situational awareness, I just want
36:38to mention that too.
36:39It is important when you're walking through the streets, make sure you're always scanning
36:41and observing the environment, you know, make sure that you're not being followed.
36:45If you're in a vehicle and you're being followed, drive to the nearest station.
36:48You know, we continue to promote a great sense of safety and situational awareness.
36:54Alright, let's take a look.
36:57Alright, so this is really a joyous moment for us as well.
37:03As the instructor would have mentioned, we are talking about safety, we are talking about
37:07situational awareness.
37:08But in that, there may be the opportunity that you need to utilize some self-defense
37:12techniques just to preserve your life.
37:15It's not to beat up anyone, it's not to use excessive force, it's not to beat us when
37:20we all come up to do the demonstration.
37:23I have some really nice black hand pads in the back.
37:27When we start to do the strikes, you will be striking the black hand pads.
37:32Not the digital, come on, notice where I'm pointing.
37:35Please.
37:36Right?
37:37Be paying attention to that.
37:38But we took notice as we came on and we were really happy to see that persons were asking
37:42questions.
37:43I think I hear the CEO asking how to lose her tummy fat.
37:46Persons are asking about it at a particular time, how are we losing our weight?
37:50So I pray as we get in the physical aspect of it, that we will also come up and demonstrate
37:56some of the techniques.
37:57This only happens once a year when you all get the opportunity to take the topper to
38:00the servicer and have it hurt for a while.
38:03Right?
38:04So it's not really simple.
38:06Right?
38:07And I will be talking through just to capture everyone and have an understanding.
38:11When we are finished, feel free to ask questions.
38:13We will try to entertain.
38:15Everyone with me?
38:16If you are with me, let me just get one clap.
38:19So, parents, let me see how many mothers you have here.
38:24Please.
38:25I appreciate you all.
38:26I grew up with a single parent.
38:27They don't have a niece.
38:28Right?
38:29Give yourself a round of applause.
38:30So let me take you all back to your childhood days.
38:35Right?
38:36Whereby you know that you did something wrong.
38:38And mommy coming by because I know how to utilize you.
38:42But they grab one hand.
38:45What tends to happen at this point in time naturally?
38:49I'm taking you all back a little bit.
38:50Legs.
38:51Legs.
38:52Good.
38:53I didn't want to say.
38:54Right?
38:55But look at what happened naturally.
38:56Remember, mommy is bigger.
38:57So what you all used to do naturally is do something called base out.
38:59Why?
39:00I didn't have the strength to pull away from mommy.
39:03That never used to work.
39:04So I didn't utilize my entire body.
39:06You know so?
39:07Yes.
39:08I'm bringing back some memories.
39:09Yes.
39:10Good.
39:11So this is what you want to do.
39:13You start to pull like this.
39:14You start to pull here.
39:16And you notice what tends to happen.
39:18I'm not getting away.
39:19In fact, it tells the attacker that I'm trying to get away.
39:22So if it doesn't reutilize the same thing, the attacker is pulling.
39:25He's pulling.
39:26And I am just basing out.
39:27It makes it better.
39:29Right?
39:30So I don't want to be like this.
39:31I don't want to be like this.
39:33Just right in the base out.
39:34You all see the size of this instructor.
39:37And you see the size of me.
39:38That's why they picked me.
39:39I'm one of the strongest.
39:40So you hold them real tight.
39:41Right?
39:42Watch how easy I'm going on the ground.
39:43And I will let one of them come on the ground.
39:45Let him go.
39:46Let him feel his skin.
39:47Right?
39:48For the attacker, they are raising.
39:49And I'm keeping the mic in my hand.
39:50I'm even looking at him.
39:55All right.
39:56Yes.
39:57Interesting stuff.
39:58Yeah, definitely.
39:59I mean, so defensive tactics is part of our approach in terms of equipping our officers,
40:04in terms of our use of force policy.
40:06Where we also take the time to showcase our talents.
40:09And show members of the public easy ways to fight or flight.
40:14It's important in a situation.
40:16Don't try to be confrontational with an aggressor.
40:19Try to flee.
40:21Run away sometimes.
40:22You fight and run away, you have to fight another day.
40:24All right.
40:25We have a caller on the line.
40:27Caller, good evening.
40:28Hi, good evening.
40:29That's my son, John.
40:31Also, I believe, is Officer Smalls.
40:33Thank you very much.
40:34Good evening.
40:35Hi, good evening.
40:36The guy is now tuning in.
40:38My contribution might be a little out of the current context.
40:43But I viewed the show yesterday and the day before last night.
40:48I guess it might be a good idea.
40:50You all might already have it.
40:52But maybe on the program, you could kind of introduce some type of religious atmosphere.
41:01Just to help build that personal mindset in the minds of citizens.
41:09I believe that might help.
41:10Just for the feedback.
41:12Some people might see the law, the law, the law.
41:16And you all might also suggest that we as citizens, we need to do what is right.
41:24And I believe maybe some type of religious element on the program might help citizens have that one-on-one introspection.
41:34So, that's my contribution.
41:36Keep up the good work, guys.
41:38Thank you very much.
41:39Great point.
41:40Caller, thanks a lot.
41:42And I know we usually have a lot of motivational stuff here.
41:45And we have people like Sergeant Small trying to encourage youths to follow the straight and narrow path.
41:53We also have Sergeant Shabody, who is also on the show at times, teaching them the right morals, the right values.
42:00Very all-round, so to speak, regardless of your race, class, religion, color, as it may seem.
42:08And we try to promote that unity and that oneness.
42:12Definitely.
42:13Yeah?
42:14Agreed?
42:15Agreed.
42:16So, I mean, it's always difficult.
42:18It's not something that, you know, a lot of people would, you know, when you're talking about various facets of things that affect the youth and so on.
42:29And everybody's entitled to opinion, of course.
42:31And while I respect the viewer's suggestion, we try to keep it more universal.
42:37I understand.
42:38Yeah?
42:39Yeah.
42:40All right.
42:41We're going to take a very short break.
42:42And we'll be back.
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46:06Welcome back to Beyond the Tape.
46:07I'm your host, Mark Bassan, joined today by 2nd Division Officer JC Small
46:12of the Community Oriented Policing Unit.
46:15And as we close, we just have a couple of minutes.
46:17We just wanted to ask Sergeant Small if there's any particular message
46:21he wants to leave with the public and by extension, the young persons.
46:24Well, I just want to encourage persons to be law-abiding.
46:27You know, parents, encourage your children to be engaging in positive activities.
46:31You know, it takes a village to raise a child.
46:34And we want to ask, you know, neighbours, friends, family,
46:38be, you know, mindful of what is happening with our nation's children.
46:42You know, as I mentioned, that I want to mention,
46:44we have our reopened, just recently, Police Museum.
46:49And we're asking for all our Police Youth Club members to submit their artwork
46:52so that they could be displayed in the Police Museum
46:56at the Police Administration building in Port of Spain.
47:00We continue to, you know, work as Police Youth Club
47:02in terms of education, sports, environment, arts.
47:05And, you know, we have the Conflict and Mediation Centre
47:09at the St. Joseph Police Youth Club in St. Joseph,
47:11headed by Miss Sasha Goddard.
47:13Thanks to Superintendent Ram Samaru,
47:16who continue to see the importance and the value
47:20of working with our vulnerable youths.
47:22And not only them, but the children who,
47:25we just want to guide our initial children
47:26through our Police Youth Club and through that proactive policing approach.
47:29So, you know, thanks to all the Police Youth Club leaders
47:32in Trinidad and Tobago, who continue to go above and beyond
47:35to really work with our youths.
47:36Not only the Police Youth Club leaders,
47:38but, you know, all our police officers.
47:40I want to say shout out again to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service,
47:44our executive, our senior officers, our second division officers.
47:47The work that you are doing is so valuable.
47:49And, you know, we want to continue to ask the members of the public
47:52to work with us, partner with us,
47:54so that we can have a crime-free, safe and secure Trinidad and Tobago.
47:59Just quickly, can you give us an idea?
48:01We know the Easter holidays is coming up pretty soon,
48:05within the week and the next week, after next week.
48:08Is there any particular activities planned
48:11by the particular Police Youth Clubs for the youngsters?
48:15Definitely. I mean, one of the things that the Police Officers Organization,
48:18the Commissioner, again, acting, Mr. Benjamin,
48:20he is big on, you know, working with youths and working with the communities.
48:23So, we have our Easter camps and a number of our Police Youth Clubs
48:27are having Easter camps,
48:29where they come and they focus on educational activities, sporting activities,
48:33the environment.
48:33Sometimes we do beach cleanup.
48:35We have a host of activities, you know,
48:37covered for across Trinidad and Tobago with our Police Youth Clubs.
48:41Not only for the Easter, but for the July, August is another time
48:43where we have, you know, major camps.
48:46You know, we have had last year in the Edinburgh,
48:48Lendo Young Stars, Police Youth Club,
48:50the Future Stars Sports Camp, the Trini Aquatic Adventure Sports Camp,
48:56the Trini, you know, Safari Summer Camp.
48:59But all these summer camps, you know, across the country
49:01is so important in terms of positive youth engagement.
49:04Really and truly during the vacation time is a time
49:06when gangs try to get the children to come out to sell drugs,
49:09to stash guns and to do illegal things.
49:10But we want to continue to encourage children
49:13and parents to encourage their children
49:14to come to the Police Youth Club activities that we have to engage them.
49:18Right. And certainly, we look forward to your continued support
49:23through these youth clubs for these youngsters.
49:25And of course, as you said, harness your talent,
49:28harness your energy into something that you enjoy,
49:31something that is fulfilling, something that is positive.
49:34And as Sergeant Small spoke about, sport is one of those things.
49:39So certainly, please, youngsters, try to get on the right track.
49:43All right. Repeat tonight at 11 Theatre.
49:46No rerun tomorrow.
49:48The TV6 News is up next.
49:50We'll see you on Monday.
49:51Be safe.
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