The lead story in Wednesday's STAR spoke about the many police cars which are rotting at the Police Transport and Repairs Department.

According to the article, over 150 cars requiring repairs were at the garage. The majority of these have been at the location for more than six months.

Interestingly, 22 per cent of the vehicles are new and between the year 2002 and 2007. The story also reported that while the cars were rotting away, some policers in the island had to make do without functioning cars.

The state of affairs is quite sad, especially since no senior officer in the police force cared to comment about the matter. So now the public does not know what is the plan of action for getting these damaged vehicles back on to the road as quickly as possible.

The story also points to the police's lack of resources to carry out their duties.

How do police in a rural community properly police the hundreds of miles under their jurisdiction with one vehicle? Inevitably some things will not get the necessary attention because the limited resources can do so much and no more.

It is hoped that the new Security Minister will deliver on his promise to provide the officers with resources to properly conduct their duties.

If the society is going to be critical of the work police officers do, then it must be on a level playing field - one where the police have all the resources and skills needed to carry out the job.