Posted on 09/13/2019 2:00:33 PM PDT by simpson96
A police chief in Kenya has developed an unconventional way of fighting crime on his city streets — by invoking the power of God and trawling through crime-ridden areas armed only with a Bible.
As jobs go, Chief Inspector William Sifuna has a pretty tough one. He is solely responsible for keeping law and order in Maralal, Samburu County, where gunfights erupt daily and robbery and extortion are common.
Over the years, however, one thing that Sifuna noticed was that most of the crimes are in some way related to the theft of livestock. So, the man who is colloquially known as “the preaching policeman,” decided to employ a Biblically-based tactic when confronting suspects — he would instruct them to return what they stole to the rightful owner, request forgiveness from the person and swear never to steal again.
Immediately, he saw some tremendous results.
Sifuna does not, however, rely on the mere word of the criminals — he also demands that they put together a long-term plan detailing how exactly they will stay out of trouble in the future. It’s a form of policing that is far removed from the methods of many other law enforcement agencies, but it is one that he insists continues to work wonders. To fight crime effectively, he says, you need faith.
“To tackle crime, we need God,” he explained to The Standard. “We cannot do this by ourselves. We need God’s intervention in everything that we are doing as the police force.”
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Sounds like he trusts in God. Which is good. Trusting in Kenyan natives?
Not so good.
I pray that he has God’s guidance and protection.
I also hope that Kenya is a long distance from The Congo in Africa. The Congo is where the newest Ebola outbreak has started from.
[ A police chief in Kenya has developed an unconventional way of fighting crime on his city streets — by invoking the power of God and trawling through crime-ridden areas armed only with a Bible. ]
This is a man from Kenya I can support.
Unlike Barack...
Well it’s not contradictory to carry a Bible AND a gun or knife.
He’s braver than me.
And sounds like a good man
All the more reason to not let his life and service to God be taken too quickly from this planet.
A Bible with a kevlar sleeve would be good :)
Just a little humor there in that least line. If it is considered blasphemous I will ask for the post to be removed.
I don’t think it is.
I can be a bit irreverent but I NEVER try to go somewhere that insults God. Ever.
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