"Anyone who has visited the streets of Paceville in the last 10 years will probably have been witness to several street fights in certain areas. It had been a while since I last visited certain clubs in Paceville but my last visit on Saturday, November 17 showed me that things haven't changed much."

Thus wrote Andrew Pisani of Sta Venera in his recent contribution to this newspaper. And how right he is. I liked his "...or notify the police of what has just happened, which is as effective as an inflatable dart board". He hit the nail on its head.

In fact, security in Paceville is simply left to the bouncers employed by the entertainment spots. Police presence is normally to be found in the police station at St Julians, where they act as telephone operators playing hard to get. If one manages to get through to them, they make one cry with pity, poor men!

The Police Commissioner needs to wake up to the duties for which the citizen pays him so punctually. If he does not have enough men or equipment, is it not due to his failure to carry out his remit in full, to protect society in every instance?

He should comment in public if the Minister is neglecting internal security. If the latter insists on being passive, then the commissioner would have no option but to resign and disgrace the Minister - until then, shame on the commissioner.