Post by doublej on Dec 27, 2007 13:27:52 GMT -5
Sir, I do appreciate you taking time, during your very busy time of the year, to explain that CO's have a broader ability to make warrantless searches.
As a retired law enforcement officer I do disagree with your comment "Most" PO's practice reactive law enforcement.
Of the 100's of OWI arrest made by local law enforcement "Most" are the result of proactive law enforcement...hard working cops patrolling our highways LOOKING for impaired drivers.
What about seat belt and drunk driver check points? Many more man hours each year are spent during these proactive operations, as compared to, the number of hours reacting to barking dog complaints or the neighbor's loud stereo.
"Most" large to midsized police departments have or participate in multi-department drug task forces. These guys take a aggresive proactive approach to help eliminate our communities of drug dealers.
What about the DARE program conducted by PO's in our schools. Is there a more proactive approach to the anti-drug compaign than this program?
"Most" large to midsized police departments have a division assigned to traffic enforcement. "Most" of their shift is assigned to running radar and proactively enforcing traffic violations within their community. Don't forget about the many secondary arrest (for example...outstanding warrants and drug possesion) that result from someone being stopped by a proactive PO who is out patrolling the streets looking for traffic violations.
What about the small town cop? He spends "Most" of his shift patrolling his town, shaking doors and spotlighting businesses at night. Isn't being highly visible proactive?
Actually during a PO's shift the barking dog complaints, accident reports, and domestic disputes take up a small percentage of "Most" of a PO's shift.
Let's not give the readers of this forum the impressions that "Most" PO's are sitting around during "Most" of their shift waiting to react to a call.
Buster, I doubt when our law makers granted CO's a broader ability to make warrantless searches they took into consideration that CO's are more proactive than PO's. Yes you do have a broader ability to make warrantless searches, but to indicate in your post that "MOST" PO's are reactive is an incorrect statement.
As a retired law enforcement officer I do disagree with your comment "Most" PO's practice reactive law enforcement.
Of the 100's of OWI arrest made by local law enforcement "Most" are the result of proactive law enforcement...hard working cops patrolling our highways LOOKING for impaired drivers.
What about seat belt and drunk driver check points? Many more man hours each year are spent during these proactive operations, as compared to, the number of hours reacting to barking dog complaints or the neighbor's loud stereo.
"Most" large to midsized police departments have or participate in multi-department drug task forces. These guys take a aggresive proactive approach to help eliminate our communities of drug dealers.
What about the DARE program conducted by PO's in our schools. Is there a more proactive approach to the anti-drug compaign than this program?
"Most" large to midsized police departments have a division assigned to traffic enforcement. "Most" of their shift is assigned to running radar and proactively enforcing traffic violations within their community. Don't forget about the many secondary arrest (for example...outstanding warrants and drug possesion) that result from someone being stopped by a proactive PO who is out patrolling the streets looking for traffic violations.
What about the small town cop? He spends "Most" of his shift patrolling his town, shaking doors and spotlighting businesses at night. Isn't being highly visible proactive?
Actually during a PO's shift the barking dog complaints, accident reports, and domestic disputes take up a small percentage of "Most" of a PO's shift.
Let's not give the readers of this forum the impressions that "Most" PO's are sitting around during "Most" of their shift waiting to react to a call.
Buster, I doubt when our law makers granted CO's a broader ability to make warrantless searches they took into consideration that CO's are more proactive than PO's. Yes you do have a broader ability to make warrantless searches, but to indicate in your post that "MOST" PO's are reactive is an incorrect statement.
