12-17-2009, 05:08 PM
Of course it takes a long time for them to respond they travel in a caravan like wagon train. So when you see three or four cops for a traffic stop/citation, you can be rest assured the rest of Puna is cop free. So peddle to the metal !
In my own opinion they use lethal force too much and are trained to do so. The old days when a large tough burly cop takes down a robber, assailant, suspect by themselves are long gone, consider yourself lucky if you are only tazered, beats a being plugged by a 9mm.
Case in point about 2 yrs ago; petty thief/criminal makes a break from county jail van in downtown Hilo. Result; shot in the back of the head dead. Does the punishment fit the crime ? About a 34 yr old young guy and father shot dead by a corrections officer. I think he would have been picked again with APB put out on him. I'm not for more cops in Puna I'm a whole different way of using the cops we have.
One more example; Rohnert Park, California, wife calls police because husband is in driveway, very drunk and waving stick around and yelling, cops show up and shoot him dead, wow i guess he learned his lesson. I know the wife did, she was very distraught and stated she regretted calling the police, no drunk tank for her husband nope it's the morgue.
I can only think carefully about what you wish for !
In my own opinion they use lethal force too much and are trained to do so. The old days when a large tough burly cop takes down a robber, assailant, suspect by themselves are long gone, consider yourself lucky if you are only tazered, beats a being plugged by a 9mm.
Case in point about 2 yrs ago; petty thief/criminal makes a break from county jail van in downtown Hilo. Result; shot in the back of the head dead. Does the punishment fit the crime ? About a 34 yr old young guy and father shot dead by a corrections officer. I think he would have been picked again with APB put out on him. I'm not for more cops in Puna I'm a whole different way of using the cops we have.
One more example; Rohnert Park, California, wife calls police because husband is in driveway, very drunk and waving stick around and yelling, cops show up and shoot him dead, wow i guess he learned his lesson. I know the wife did, she was very distraught and stated she regretted calling the police, no drunk tank for her husband nope it's the morgue.
I can only think carefully about what you wish for !