"Hypermilitarized police departments are more dangerous than whatever they fight."

[ABNAK]

I was in a class the other taught by one of the metro swat guys and he used the word "operator" when talking about his team mates multiple times.

It took a lot of effort to keep my opinion on that to myself.

Maybe he meant Coperator.

[Irish]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/t...-records-laws/

So that means they shouldn't receive qualified immunity right? Or tax dollars, subsidies, LEOSA, etc...

[ABNAK]

So that means they shouldn't receive qualified immunity right? Or tax dollars, subsidies, LEOSA, etc...

No no no silly.....it means they get the benefits of both with the drawbacks of neither.

[Irish]

I drove through Belen, NM not long ago, on a road trip, and they've got an MRAP parked out in front of their station.

Belen has a population of 7200 according to Google.

[Straight Shooter]

ABNAK...yes sir..its Frontier Days this weekend. For the first time ever for some reason the crowds weren't there en masse as usual. HOT. Then had a 35-40 minute downpour. Then HOT...and MUGGY. I tripped on back to Huntsville AL.

[hatt]

So that means they shouldn't receive qualified immunity right? Or tax dollars, subsidies, LEOSA, etc...

It would seem they can't play both sides of the fence.

What's next? Sworn Blackwater employees running around patrolling?

[bighawk]

Maybe he meant Coperator.

Haha thats a good one.. I might use that next time this converstion topic comes up with friends

[Eurodriver]

It's quite easy.

Eliminate the war on drugs, and the fuzz no longer has a need for MRAPs and other stupid shit.

[hatt]

It'd be a war on something else. Politicians and bureaucrats aren't big on having their budget cut.

[El Cid]

[QUOTE=ABNAK;1942195] If I were chief of a local popo department I would immediately institute the following (funds allowing of course):

2) Button-down "dress" style shirt with no sewn-on name tags. Departmental patch allowed on sleeve, all other accoutrements would be shiny badge and nameplate. Kind of an Adam-12 look.

. So you'd have a policy that compromises officer safety by forcing them forcing them to wear reflective items on their uniforms? Nevernind the increased cost of dress type uniforms with regard to care and maintenance. And are you going to fund replacements every time a name tag or badge is ripped off and lost/broken during a scuffle?

4) Long gun (AR) allowed in trunk of cruiser, otherwise it's sidearm and shotgun only for public view.

. This is beyond fracking stupid... Again you're willing to sacrifice officer safety for appearance sake. The AR is more effective and easier to master than the shotgun. It's the way of the future for LE and for good reason. If people are freaked out by seeing them being carried by good guys or in cruisers... those fearful fools should get some psychological assistance. In an active shooter or a hundred other scenarios there won't be time to get anything from the trunk.

7) Officers appearing to be or reported as being a little too "gung-ho" would have their heels locked in my office the first time, suspended the next.

. I'm dying to hear your definition of gung ho. Especially since you plan to discipline officers over gossipy nonsense. You should get some leadership training before being put in charge of anyone.

All of the above clearly shows you don't know what you don't know. It might make you feel better to spout off about how you'd fix all those "perceived" problems. But your ideas are so far out of touch it's like listening to an 8th grader explain how to save the world from hunger.