02-20-2012, 01:22 PM
I also feel the "all or none" thing with patrol cars is a bit much. A couple things might mitigate.
1) Officers here typically are driving alone instead of with partners, and they need back-up for stops and calls because ... they might get shot ... I'm guessing they put out a call for back up and get multiple responses. (it's a theory only)
2) Officers are allowed to work off-duty, in uniform, driving their own cars, so some of the times you see them they may not be on shift with the department. I know that they do escort service to extra wide vehicles while NOT on duty. They are moonlighting, which is an accepted practice AFAIK.
With certain types of crimes, if they start enforcing them with vigor, it will take more resources at first, but after the word gets out that such behavior as dog owners is no longer tolerated, people would shape up. People tend to change their behavior when they expect consequences (if they aren't hardened criminal types). So yeah, I think they should go after dogs that attack hard and let it be known that they will.
RIP Marc Hansen, another fine musician gone (Hansen & Raitt)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_2nxZ3Wrqw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTReV9kDS3I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRTULLjILAg&feature=related
http://web.me.com/cayurt/Yurt_People/history.html
1) Officers here typically are driving alone instead of with partners, and they need back-up for stops and calls because ... they might get shot ... I'm guessing they put out a call for back up and get multiple responses. (it's a theory only)
2) Officers are allowed to work off-duty, in uniform, driving their own cars, so some of the times you see them they may not be on shift with the department. I know that they do escort service to extra wide vehicles while NOT on duty. They are moonlighting, which is an accepted practice AFAIK.
With certain types of crimes, if they start enforcing them with vigor, it will take more resources at first, but after the word gets out that such behavior as dog owners is no longer tolerated, people would shape up. People tend to change their behavior when they expect consequences (if they aren't hardened criminal types). So yeah, I think they should go after dogs that attack hard and let it be known that they will.
RIP Marc Hansen, another fine musician gone (Hansen & Raitt)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_2nxZ3Wrqw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTReV9kDS3I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRTULLjILAg&feature=related
http://web.me.com/cayurt/Yurt_People/history.html