Loan sharks and the police — P. Sundramoorthy
MARCH 19 — Local authorities are constantly engaged in a “war” with loan sharks who seek extensive and cheap publicity by putting up their illegal advertisements on streets signs, lamp posts, parameter walls, bus stops, playgrounds, trees, electric and telco boxes and any place that is deemed to be conducive and favorable for free publicity.
Loan sharks work speedily to put up new advertising materials as fast as they are taken down by the authorities. Some councils have even set up special teams assigned specifically to remove the illegal advertisements. In addition, in various crime forums, the police have attempted to explain that it is difficult to trace the mobile numbers listed on posters and banners, making it difficult to arrest and charge the culprits for operating illegal money lending services.
Negative public perception towards the police and fear of crime can be changed and/or improved, but the willingness to do so must come from the police itself. The top management cannot brush aside the view of the public on these pressing matters that clearly shapes public perception.
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