But, William Dawson didn't just work on the ground as an interventionist in gang beefs, he also operated at the policy level. Along with Deputy Commissioner of Police, Doctor Richard Rosado, they developed the multi - sectoral strategic plan - which is soon to be launched. Now that he is gone, the plan has lost one of its key crafters and proponents. The Commissioner lamented that today:
Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"To which Wiliam contributed tremendously to the development of that multi-sectoral approach to fighting crime and now to see him gone without us even having been able to fully launch the program, its sad. But I can assure him that we are going to continue the program in his honor and I know that it is something he wanted to see get done, because he loved the young people of this country, he loved interacting with them, he loved trying to save the lives of our young men."
Jules Vasquez
"But are you concern that this state of relative quiet among rival gangs may fall apart and we may return to a state of maximum hostility?"
Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"Well, I don't think so. We must have contingency plan and I would want to say to the young men who were a part of the work that William did, to look at his passing as a reflection to themselves, in terms of life is short and we're here today and tomorrow we may be gone and to live a life that is surrounded by hostility, surrounded by fear, surrounded by animosity and hate is not going to get them nowhere."
Co-crafter of the plan - Doctor Richard Rosado - who is at a conference in Barbados told us that Dawson was, quote, "The king who knew how to navigate waves of resistance…Now it will be a battle to advance through the movement of resistance." End quote. Rosado will be on Sunup on 7 tomorrow to talk about Dawson's legacy.
