On Thursday, September 10 while driving towards Manor Park in St Andrew I was pulled over by the police who claimed to be doing "routine" spot checks.

A female special constable politely asked me to produce the documents and my drivers licence, a request with which I complied. I was then asked to step outside the car and follow her, she pointed to my licence plate and told me that the numbers were obscure and could not be read. There was no covering of the licence plate, but a small amount of fading on two of the numbers.

I told her I could read the license plate and I had just had the fitness and insurance done and was not advised of the condition of which she spoke. She told me I would be ticketed for the offence, and she paused and said, "as a matter of fact, I'm also seizing the car".

Bitter perspective

I asked her what about a caution and allowing me have this corrected immediately. She promptly said "no". I suggested that she hand me the ticket and let me have it correc-ted but appealed to her not to seize the car. This, again, she flatly refused to do and then called someone who operates a wrecker service and told him to proceed to Manor Park.

No amount of pleading would detest her from her proceedings.

I have always tried to be a good Jamaican and this incident has now put a bitter perspective on the Jamaica Constabulary Force.

I surely was not 'Served, Protected nor Reassured' by the actions of this officer. I have expressed my feeling of this incident to the police staff at the Transport Authority and now all goods and services which I provided on a discount basis to the JCF have been terminated. I have no more pity for them (police). This was all because of the actions of a female special constable, who had 'the power under the law'.

I am, etc.,

COLROXJ

Kingston 19