BPD: we are severely understaffed. also BPD: we gotta protect people from this puddleSubmitted by Whoevenknows94 t3_z3p50h in baltimore
Ryquan1 t1_ixn023m wrote
Reply to comment by lsree in BPD: we are severely understaffed. also BPD: we gotta protect people from this puddle by Whoevenknows94
That's not potentially controversial, it flat out just doesn't make sense. I'd understand if they have too many vehicles to get rid of some, but to say you'd rather there not be enough is idiotic and makes no sense
[deleted] t1_ixn0byj wrote
They have too many vehicles. There should be more officers on foot patrol. They should not be in their cars hanging out with each other in the back of parking lots playing on their phones/computers. They should be interacting with the general public and getting to know people.
DeliMcPickles t1_ixnnjmg wrote
They serve different purposes. Ideally you have both. But there's not enough officers for both. Cops in cars cover posts or certain geographies. It's harder to cover those on foot
[deleted] t1_ixo3gji wrote
Cops in cars sit in parking lots doing nothing. A single cop on foot could have hampden cleaned up in a year.
PhonyUsername t1_ixonbfn wrote
No. Cops on foot would get us pictures of them sitting down along with a sassy phrase.
TheSimulacra t1_ixpfe2s wrote
Oh no, you mean they'd have to stand on their feet for most of their workday? Like some pathetic retail workers???
[deleted] t1_ixpaure wrote
At least then we’d have their faces instead of cars
DeliMcPickles t1_ixo6jrh wrote
Define cleared up. Also how big is the foot post you're imagining?
[deleted] t1_ixo92s3 wrote
Well, I imagine they'll have done something about the same dozen or so junkies that regularly go into stores and steal stuff or steal from lawns and brazenly walk around town with obviously stolen goods to a location that everyone know they'll trade the stolen goods for drugs at, sometimes inside but often outside in broad daylight. Maybe the violent ones would be handled, too.
And I don't know how big of an area. The city isn't really very big, dude. You can walk from Hampden to Fells in under an hour and a half.
DeliMcPickles t1_ixqk8iw wrote
So the cops in cars are answering the radio, which is 911 calls, and so they can get sent all over a district to chase calls. If you move them to foot, then you decrease the area they can cover. So you would normally give them a foot post of maybe 4-6 blocks. You can't replace the cops in cars with cops on foot because of the nature of the calls.
Also, while its possible to walk from Hampden to Fells, that's me walking on a block twice a day, if I'm walking back and forth. Also, if there's a call for a man with a gun or an armed robbery and I'm 4 blocks away on foot, then I'm gassed when I get there and I'm way late.
You need both is all I'm saying.
[deleted] t1_ixqloij wrote
Hampden to fells is under an hour and a half walk. If they only made it down and back once if that was their route it would be a very, very slow walk.
I never said we don’t need cars. That would be fucking dumb.
But we need more on foot. Equal representation so we have ones out witnessing and stopping crimes, and one’s responding to calls or sitting around in their cars doing nothing 90% of the time.
Plus, some of them need to exercise. I saw a mothercucker at 7-11 recently who was morbidly obese. It’s an absolute disgrace to allow that to be in uniform. He can’t chase anyone. Probably wouldn’t have been able to pick up a donut if he dropped it.
1dayAwayagain t1_ixnsitz wrote
They don't have enough officers for foot patrol AND patrol function lol. Imagine going to 20 911 calls for service in a single 10 hour shift. You think they got time to walk a beat? At least half those 20 calls require reports to be written.
God forbid they take a 10 minute break to relax in a park.
TheSimulacra t1_ixpfguw wrote
Lol yeah because they're working real hard to respond to those 911 calls quickly as it is
[deleted] t1_ixoam9d wrote
Lmao, 10 minute break to relax in the park is not part of their job. If they want to clock out, that's something they can figure out with their criminally strong union. But just stopping at the park during shift to hang out for 10 min is not okay. They can go to the park on their own time.
We need them to walk a beat to get to know the communities and build trust, because they've broken the trust of the community with criminal actions.
1dayAwayagain t1_ixoj8ly wrote
Go do a ride along bud. It'll open your eyes.
Edit: and I used the term "relax" loosely. How do you know they're not typing reports in between calls?
Ryquan1 t1_ixn0qno wrote
I completely agree they should be out interacting, and maybe they do have too many patrol cars I honestly haven't looked into it and am not familiar with the ratio, but to say they should have less than enough to transport every cop is ridiculous to me
BeSmarter2022 t1_ixnkfqg wrote
They have 400 cars, if that helps.
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