12-17-2009, 05:44 AM
Thank you, Glen, for stating what should be obvious to most of us. Puna is shortchanged when it comes to police resources, just as it is in so many other areas of public services and infrastructure. We have a history of apathy and ineffective political representation that has allowed this to go on for decades.
As a Neighgborhood Watch chairman, I have had occasion to work with the police and hear many citizens relate their experiences with them. The majority of our cops are good people who serve to the best of their ability under conditions that make the job very hard to do and the public hard to please. There are a few who do the least they can to get by, like in any profession. There are some who occasionally display a bad attitude, like any human being will sometimes do. Overall, they are OK.
Bottom line is we need more cops in Puna. The quality is there for the greater part, but the quantity is lacking.
As a Neighgborhood Watch chairman, I have had occasion to work with the police and hear many citizens relate their experiences with them. The majority of our cops are good people who serve to the best of their ability under conditions that make the job very hard to do and the public hard to please. There are a few who do the least they can to get by, like in any profession. There are some who occasionally display a bad attitude, like any human being will sometimes do. Overall, they are OK.
Bottom line is we need more cops in Puna. The quality is there for the greater part, but the quantity is lacking.