At 03:15 PM 9/30/2008, Norm wrote: >I also "mostly" agree with Rick.
Thanks Norm! >In his first paragraph he repeated the same misunderstanding as CT, that I >implied that cops were receiving illicit funds. What I was pointing out >was that cops and politicians were NOT receiving money from livaboarders >because they were not paying property tax and that this is a major factor >driving persecution of livaboards..\ Actually I wasn't thinking of illicit funds. I was thinking Norm meant more along the lines of say getting a percentage of fines or a "bonus" for so many actions. While salaries do come partially from taxes, a large part comes from fines, housing state and federal prisoners, federal grants, sale of confiscated vehicles, etc. Also oddly enough from work release programs. My sheriff's office generated around 4-million, yes that's $4,000,000.00 a year from their work release program. This in a parish with a population of 75,000. But I've never met a cop, including myself, that really gave any thought to where that check was coming from. >His second paragraph reflects my view too, but furthermore, when cops do >bad things people, often innocent people, can suffer false imprisonment, >severe injury, and death. > >One would hope police would police themselves but more often it seems they >close ranks and protect each other. Witness the black motorcycle rider, an >insurance salesman, that a gang of cops murdered by smashing his skull with >Mag lights a few years ago in Florida. They were all acquitted. Perhaps >they were familiar with Murder on the Orient Express. Similar stories >appear from time to time. I wish there were an answer. It's an age old complaint, but it seems the young people today have no clue. I had some young, new deputies working under me and they were a constant problem. Some were finally fired, but some that weren't so bad weren't. It's simply a manpower issue. You take what you can get, within limits. Yes, cops, like doctors and most others, do tend to stick together. Again, within limits. It's complex, but we're not going to protect someone who's consistently pulling that crap. Most Internal Affairs, or the new PC Standards and Practices, really do a good job. >The rest of Rick's posting is spot-on, and I couldn't agree more. > >Thanks for the input on the DR. > >I no longer hold any hope for an effective lobbying presence to represent >livaboard boaters. <SNIP> > >Norm Wishful thinking that we could all get together and..... I know better. Rick _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
