And for those like Mai - who want a "mano dura" approach - they're asking for the original version of Chester Williams. He was a street cop with a fearsome reputation. That was about 20 years ago before he started climbing the ranks - but one of our colleagues asked him about "that guy" today:
Reporter
"What happened to that Chester, sir? Why are you being so lenient when it comes to these gang elements? And I could remember going to high school and the name Chester Williams. These gang elements feared you."
"Are you getting soft as you get older, sir?"
Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"Well, understand, back in those days, we nevah have Jules Vasquez, you know? (Laughs)"
"We didn't had then an aggressive media house, or media houses like we have now, not just Jules, but, all the media houses are very aggressive when it comes to information about police."
"That's just how the media operates. Again, and I must say that I am a creature of the law. Whiles the criminals operate without any rules. I have to operate within rules, and I have to operate within the scope of the law."
"So as much as. Yes, from my personal feeling, my personal standpoint, I would love to do certain things. I cannot do that if it is not, going to be done in accordance with the law."
"Things that used to happen back in the day days I have grown, I have become wiser over the years, I must say that. And I have also learned to become more compliant with rules and regulations."
"I believe I'm very aggressive. I, I don't think I am soft, and, as you said, the criminals, the criminal elements do fear me still. There, there's no doubt about that, because they know that once I say I will do something, I will do it."
