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<blockquote data-quote="wawazat" data-source="post: 3551065" data-attributes="member: 35603"><p>Anytime these debates come up, I wonder if the easiest solution would be to restrict LEO's to only covering the communities they live in. I grew up in a small town and at the time, all of our cops were also residents of the town. We saw them while they were on duty, but we also saw them off duty watching their kids play sports, going to Ole Timers Day, grabbing lunch at the local malt shop, etc. They were members of our community and everyone knew who they were when they weren't in uniform. I think that added accountability to their actions when they had to live alongside the people they served while on duty.</p><p></p><p>On the flip side they knew us and our parents. If we got caught up to no good, we didnt go to jail. We got hauled home and they used the lights and sirens to wake our parents up and announce their arrival. It made sure the folks were good and pissed by the time they opened the front door. </p><p></p><p>The other side perk is that people know what kind of people they are when they apply for the job. The ******* that is always yelling at his family and kicking his dog is known to be an ******* and wasn't given a badge and a gun in our town. </p><p></p><p>Im sure it would be FAR more complicated to do this in a metropolitan area. I would imagine there aren't a lot of future cops that live in Springlake, Dunjee, etc. I just think it would be worth the effort to try to allow members of a community to be policed by a fellow member of the community that has a vested interest in the health and well being of their neighbors.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wawazat, post: 3551065, member: 35603"] Anytime these debates come up, I wonder if the easiest solution would be to restrict LEO's to only covering the communities they live in. I grew up in a small town and at the time, all of our cops were also residents of the town. We saw them while they were on duty, but we also saw them off duty watching their kids play sports, going to Ole Timers Day, grabbing lunch at the local malt shop, etc. They were members of our community and everyone knew who they were when they weren't in uniform. I think that added accountability to their actions when they had to live alongside the people they served while on duty. On the flip side they knew us and our parents. If we got caught up to no good, we didnt go to jail. We got hauled home and they used the lights and sirens to wake our parents up and announce their arrival. It made sure the folks were good and pissed by the time they opened the front door. The other side perk is that people know what kind of people they are when they apply for the job. The ******* that is always yelling at his family and kicking his dog is known to be an ******* and wasn't given a badge and a gun in our town. Im sure it would be FAR more complicated to do this in a metropolitan area. I would imagine there aren't a lot of future cops that live in Springlake, Dunjee, etc. I just think it would be worth the effort to try to allow members of a community to be policed by a fellow member of the community that has a vested interest in the health and well being of their neighbors. [/QUOTE]
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