NJ Suburbs and State police need to be cut by 50% (to buy, camp)

[tahiti]

Originally Posted by Dingo99

i didnt say that they make too much... I said that there are too many police officers. I think $100,000 a year plus benefits before even considering OT is a bit much, but i have no real problem with how much they make. dont put words in my mouth

sorry, you are correct. someone said they made too much (surprise surprise), but it was not you.

[Dingo99]

Originally Posted by tahiti

sorry, you are correct. someone said they made too much (surprise surprise), but it was not you.

i just feel like i am constantly being monitored by the police when i am driving... cant go 5 minutes without seeing a cop.

[izannimda]

Originally Posted by Dingo99

Its gotten out of hand. They dont even do there jobs anymore. They spend more time setting up seat belt check points and sitting there using a radar gun then anything else.

NJ has the second highest amount of police officers per capita.

I have no problems with Citys having a lot of police, but does a middle class town of 15,000 really need 30 police officers? It's ridiculous. cant drive down the street for 5 minutes without seeing a cop.

I could not agree more. Let me add some more insult to injury. This rough economy now has checkpoints all over the place to ticket drivers with a failed inspection sticker. What a way to increase revenues. God forbid they should tighten their own belts like everyone else. And they wonder why many in general have negative opinions of the police.

[dmccauley]

Originally Posted by FlyersFan

Its not about how much a police officer makes......god knows you can't pay someone enough to get shot at......its about how much it costs to run an entire individual police force......you need enough men for 3 shifts each day.....the cost of the police building, the staff running the building.....switchboard operators..... a police car fleet......special vehicles and special equipment.....continuing training programs......a police car maintenance building and mechanics.......all their medical benifits......all their pensions......insurance polices.....of course the special "Dare" police car.....the bottom line is little towns can't afford this......its far cheaper to consolidate and go the state police.

I agree with some of what you said except dare is a grant funded by the state, once the funding is gone so is the cop. Anyway alot of towns looked into regionalization and found it didn't save that much money. They did the same with the garbage and the same outcome. I would rather spend a little more of my tax dollar and know the cop was in my town and not 20 miles away in another.

[njkate]

Originally Posted by izannimda

I could not agree more. Let me add some more insult to injury. This rough economy now has checkpoints all over the place to ticket drivers with a failed inspection sticker. What a way to increase revenues. God forbid they should tighten their own belts like everyone else. And they wonder why many in general have negative opinions of the police.

This is being dictated by the towns to drum up revenue
cop is only doing what his employer tells him to do...you need to show up at a council meeting to voice your concerns

[njkate]

Originally Posted by CaptainNJ

i dont really see the value in having any libraries.

Gee why am I not suprised by that statement

Are you the one that lives back home with daddy & Mommy or am I confusing you with someone who has a similar screen name??? If so i'm sorry for the confusion..If you are the person it's pretty cheap out there in Montana...the Dakotas...you would fit right in

[rscalzo]

the old car was only 3 years

By that time the car has a hundred thousand miles. You AH's are the same ones that would be screaming that where were the cops when your house gets broken into one day. Typical NJ moron. I got tagged so they are no good. No wonder the state is the laughing stock of the county. What kind of idiot measures the need based on population? How does that take into account the commercial areas. I guess Paramus needs only 20 or so because I'm sure that the malls don't add to their crime problems.

Don't be happy that you see those guys on the street and the crime rate is low. DEMAND a high crime rate. Let's hope the town sees a few murders and rapes this year. Then you can sit back and smile.

[CaptainNJ]

Originally Posted by njkate

Gee why am I not suprised by that statement

Are you the one that lives back home with daddy & Mommy or am I confusing you with someone who has a similar screen name??? If so i'm sorry for the confusion..If you are the person it's pretty cheap out there in Montana...the Dakotas...you would fit right in

would you like me to start personal attacks against you? you are very immature.

anyway, what is the value to having libraries?

[FlyersFan]

Originally Posted by dmccauley

I agree with some of what you said except dare is a grant funded by the state, once the funding is gone so is the cop. Anyway alot of towns looked into regionalization and found it didn't save that much money. They did the same with the garbage and the same outcome. I would rather spend a little more of my tax dollar and know the cop was in my town and not 20 miles away in another.

Actually the state police patrol our towns so they are not responding from miles away but locally.......and in my opinion the state police are far more professional than any local force.

[JERSEY MAN]

Originally Posted by rscalzo

By that time the car has a hundred thousand miles. You AH's are the same ones that would be screaming that where were the cops when your house gets broken into one day. Typical NJ moron. I got tagged so they are no good. No wonder the state is the laughing stock of the county. What kind of idiot measures the need based on population? How does that take into account the commercial areas. I guess Paramus needs only 20 or so because I'm sure that the malls don't add to their crime problems.

Don't be happy that you see those guys on the street and the crime rate is low. DEMAND a high crime rate. Let's hope the town sees a few murders and rapes this year. Then you can sit back and smile.

Scalz, Unfortunately there are plenty of idiots on this forum. They are most likely the ones that complain about speeders all the time then complain about the cops giving speeding tickets.