But despite acknowledging that his attitude may have been entitled, Dennison is prepared to take legal action against the Belize Police Department for the breach of his constitutional rights. And while Dennison agrees that any money the government pays out ultimately comes from the public purse, he said maybe after losing so much money, they will train their officers better:
Glenfield Dennison, Union Senator
"Yes. It's too expensive. But my rights being breached have nothing to do with feeling sorry for the government for having to pay for it. I'm on record saying, you know, breach the young guy's rights in the SOE, you will have to pay them money. Because fundamental rights work like that. Like, no matter who writes your breach, you have a social contract that is created in the Constitution. So once that social contract is broken, you must be compensated. And the way you're compensated is financially, sadly. So that's not a consideration for me. Like, feel sorry for the government because it's the public money that will come. That's not a consideration for me. That's a consideration for the government. for the people who are enforcing the law to train their people properly so that if they were investing in training they would be paying fees for breaches of abuse. So I don't even want that question. That's not for me. Any citizens whose right is breached deserves to be paid. Like the clips are live in the Senate where I have said it. One of the continuous SOE past 30 days and the guys have not been taken before a tribunal as a breach of the Constitution. They will be entitled to compensation. I said it. So I maintain that position. If your rights are breached, you're entitled to money. If the government doesn't like that position, train your people so you stop breaching So you start breaching people's constitutional rights, then we have a better country. Both things can be true. They're not for me to consider. Oh, but feel sorry for the government? No."
