POLICE REFORMS WATCH URGENT PRESS STATEMENT Re: We urge radical changes in the way police are recruited. We have to fix policing now. Police Reforms Watch, Mumbai and Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative , New Delhi are saddened to learn reports that as many as 20 young men have been admitted to various hospitals in Mumbai. Several others collapsed from exhaustion during a 5 km physical endurance run for getting into the police. Tragically Three have already died. This brings into question the ethos of the service they are joining. Yes a certain height and physic is necessary But anyone who has ever dealt at policy level about improving the police agrees that physical tests cannot be a priority for modern day policing. The British were looking for tough young men to beat up the natives, what are we looking for? The same thing? Modern policemen and women above all need to be educated, psychologically tested for being law upholding and committed to public service. These people, often from poor families desperate for employment need to come into an enabling environment that nurtures their best talents and creates friends and protectors for the people. Mahararastra State must all compensate those who lost their lives and hospitalised for treatment without much delay. We urge radical changes in the way police are recruited. We have to fix policing now. warm regards, Dolphy D'souza Convenor POLICE REFORMS WATCH 43, Kalina, Santacruz East, Mumbai 400 029. Cell: 09820226227 Email: policereformswa...@gmail.com
