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From: Amanda
Date: 11/12/2004
Time: 10:32:34 PM
Nancy Grace is a caring and loving person. She knows what she is talking about. If you don't like her than don't watch her. She says it like it is and holds her head up high. You don't like her because you wish you were like that (keep your head down the rest of your life). Nancy said before the trial of Scott Peterson that this will be 1st degree and SHE WAS RIGHT !!!! LIKE I SAID SHE KNOWS HER STUFF AND LEAVE HER ALONE !
From: Allita
Date: 11/3/01
Time: 3:18:44 PM
>>>the first would be to take most police out of their cars and put them on foot or bycycles. With some roving cars to assist them. And if they choose they could be promoted on this job and still be foot patrols. So they would remain in the neighborhoods long enought to really know the people. The cop that helps the kid to save their dog, is a respected cop or stops to show the fatherless kid to throw a fast ball, etc.
Jean,
THE POLICE
This is an ideal solution. However, the perfect police patrol is one officer for what? 1,800 people? Well. Now we are talking big money that many cities do not have. You have three to four shifts that must be filled pertaining to the size of the city. I believe that is called Community Based Policing which many cities are turning to. The problem is they eventually end up with one officer to 3-5,000 people. That just does not work. Our police and other personnel are overloaded, stretched to the uttermost limits. To have an officer walk a beat is ludicrious in some communities. Not only are people disrespectful and willing to kill the officer, he would have no back up to protect him. That might work in a very large society as in New York, but not in smalltown, USA.
Many areas have motorcycle police which are assigned only to traffic. The rest are in patrol units that allow for more than one officer for immediate backup. Those positions may be filled with citizen riders (no help) or reserve officers or cadet officers. Hopefully. Even those type individuals seem to be dissolving because of the hardship imposed by having to work and then donate your time to reserve or going to school full time to devote to cadet.
There is no easy answer. If we had unlimited funds to ensure the availibility of officers that would be great, but even at that they are only as good as their leaders. If they are allowed to be and do anything they desire, you've got a big problem. i.e., crash units LAPD.
If you want good cops, provide good leadership and proper training. Pay the people what they deserve and are worth instead of scraping the bottoms of a barrel in trying to save Peter to pay Paul. It takes money, honey! But better proactive than reactive. Many agencies will not accept officers unless they at least have a bachelors degree. I find that refreshing and offers a much more well rounded type personnel.
The combination of money and education seems to be the real answer.
BUT, that is just my opinion.