Police overtime budget cuts (Boston, Milford: elementary school, activities, teacher)

[msRB311]

Originally Posted by massnative71

Well if your solution to solving OT fraud in the state police, is by cutting the Boston Police OT budget (of which you have provided zero to substantiate your claim that similar abuse exists there nor an explanation of how cutting that budget will resolve any of it)...then I guess we will never see eye to eye.

Boston police have had their own issues with OT abuse though. There's also been articles in the paper over the past few weeks about Boston police committing crimes (drunk driving was mentioned) and little happens to them. I again dont think that cutting the OT budget will do anything to help cops who have a drinking issue...and it just punishes everyone. I know someone who is Boston cop and he cannot wait to retire with how liberal Boston has become.

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by msRB311

Isnt this happening? Budgets are being cut in police depts across the country. Curious to see how it all works out and if it changes anything.

It will certainly change things, but probably not in any matter that people like id77 would have ever hoped for.

[robr2]

Originally Posted by sawyer2

Waiting for the the influx of whataboutisms, deflections, and 'one bad apple'

As Suffok County DA Rachel Rollins said on the radio yesterday and I paraphrase "If a department has 10 bad cops and 1000 cops that don't say anything, you've got 1010 bad cops."

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by msRB311

Boston police have had their own issues with OT abuse though. There's also been articles in the paper over the past few weeks about Boston police committing crimes (drunk driving was mentioned) and little happens to them. I again dont think that cutting the OT budget will do anything to help cops who have a drinking issue...and it just punishes everyone. I know someone who is Boston cop and he cannot wait to retire with how liberal Boston has become.

In the end it's the public who will be punished, when there aren't enough officers on the road so the response times go through the roof (and what little proactive policing remains will be gone). "Punishing everybody" and throwing the baby out with the bathwater is how the left operates these days. Like for every new restriction placed on law abiding gun owners, the more they look the other way when thugs use guns illegally.

[msRB311]

Originally Posted by robr2

As Suffok County DA Rachel Rollins said on the radio yesterday and I paraphrase "If a department has 10 bad cops and 1000 cops that don't say anything, you've got 1010 bad cops."

And thankfully there are people out there like me who disagree with this.

And what exactly is it that you think they are covering up?

Would you really tell your boss if your co worker stole something like a few hours here and there? I'd be minding my own business and that wouldnt make me a bad person.

Now if a cop raped a co worker and i saw it happen then yes, that's something i should tell about...but that's not what we're talking about here.

[GeePee]

Originally Posted by massnative71

In the end it's the public who will be punished,

Clearly you don't think the punishment of theft and corruption on the public is enough?

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by GeePee

Clearly you don't think the punishment of theft and corruption on the public is enough?

Huh? So now they should suffer more???

[GeePee]

Originally Posted by massnative71

Huh? So now they should suffer more???

Nope, they should for once

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by msRB311

And thankfully there are people out there like me who disagree with this.

And what exactly is it that you think they are covering up?

Would you really tell your boss if your co worker stole something like a few hours here and there? I'd be minding my own business and that wouldnt make me a bad person.

Now if a cop raped a co worker and i saw it happen then yes, that's something i should tell about...but that's not what we're talking about here.

No cops absolutely should be held to a higher moral standard than the general public. Of course it takes a lot of courage to rat on somebody, and I can see why the consequences could be more severe than in most occupations.

[massnative71]

Originally Posted by GeePee

Nope, they should for once

Even more confused now. You think YOU the public should suffer twice AFTER being stolen from? I don't live in Boston, so TBH I could care less. Enjoy.