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Taxi driver in court over cop assault

A taxi driver who assaulted a police constable and behaved disorderly was granted $10,000 self-bail and placed on a bond to keep the peace for two years, when he appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Jerrick Thorne of 35 Princes Street, Wortmanville, pleaded guilty to the charges of unlawfully assaulting Police Constable Orlanzo Webster and disorderly behaviour.

Thorne stated that on September 3 around 09:00 hrs on Orange Walk, Bourda, he saw Constable Webster riding against the one-way. Shortly after that, two schoolboys were also seen riding down the same one-way and Webster who was still in the vicinity told them to let the air down from their bicycle wheels for breaching the traffic law.

Thorne said he told Webster that what he was doing was not right because he had just done the same thing.

Webster then arrested Thorne for allegedly assaulting him.

However, the prosecution stated that on the day in question, Webster observed some individuals going down the one-way and ordered them to let the air out of their bicycle wheels, when Thorne started to abuse him.

After listening to the matter, the magistrate entered a not guilty plea but subsequently Thorne informed the court that he wished to resolve the matter immediately since he would be leaving the country soon.

Magistrate Robertson-Ogle then entered a guilty plea for the accused and ordered that he pay the self-bail and placed him on the two-year bond to keep the peace.

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8 Responses to “Taxi driver in court over cop assault”

Ricardo
on September 5th, 2008 9:58 am

Well if Mr. Thorne is correct in his defence it speaks volumes
In the GPF do as I say not as I do. We say not to break the law but don’t follow us if we break it. What a pity?

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Bill
on September 5th, 2008 12:35 pm

Nothing about this is surprising.
Guyana - like every other country I have visited (and I’ve visited about two dozen) has a Police Culture.
That Culture says to the Citizenry “We are the law; we can and will do as we please; we will persecute and sometimes prosecute you simply for disrespecting us by questioning our application of our authority!!!
Police never readily (unless when it is convenient) accept that they are servants of the citizenry and as such owe similar respect to them as they demand.

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Arnold
on September 5th, 2008 1:38 pm

The vast majority of the traffic police are ill trained, or appears that way.

They are the ones who does not show any respect, when they have on the government clothes and boots…………………

A poll of 100 taxi drivers will prove I am correct………………….

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SAM
on September 5th, 2008 5:59 pm

ONLY IN GUYANA.ON THE MOVE MY BEAUTIFUL GUYANA.

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JUAN GABRIEL
on September 6th, 2008 8:23 am

oNLY IN gUYANA!

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guyanagirl
on September 6th, 2008 8:33 am

THE ,police man break the same law that he being paid to mantain ,an correct by some what he do he show that person that he is the law that how the police operate ,they feel they big than the law.

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peeper
on September 6th, 2008 8:39 am

i agree to disagree dont make comments on what u dont know cause this man may have only use this in his defense if i was in the position i would have done the same pip pip!

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Faceboy
on September 6th, 2008 1:29 pm

To stay inline with the law, remember this saying, ” Do as I say and not as I do” in other words if you saw the ploice did it {commit an illegal act} that does’nt give you the right to do the same, unless instructed to do so by someone in athority.

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