DC Crime Emergency Declared
I can't even make this up, just as I am reading the headline about a crime emergency declaration in the District a police car, sirens blaring, goes whizzing down the street in front of my house.
What has a boat load of tax dollars bought us today? Why its a Crime Emergency! According to the Post,
District Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey today declared a crime emergency in the city in response to a sharp increase in crime this month.
Of course, what the heck does this actually mean? More from The Post,
Under a crime emergency, D.C. police commanders are given greater flexibility to adjust work schedules and assign more officers to high-crime areas.
IT TAKES A CRIME EMERGENCY DECLARATION TO GET THAT? Seriously? What the hell? You need a crime emergency to "adjust work schedules" and to "assign more officers to high-crime areas"? Shouldn't you be able to do that anyways???
What has a boat load of tax dollars bought us today? Why its a Crime Emergency! According to the Post,
District Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey today declared a crime emergency in the city in response to a sharp increase in crime this month.
Of course, what the heck does this actually mean? More from The Post,
Under a crime emergency, D.C. police commanders are given greater flexibility to adjust work schedules and assign more officers to high-crime areas.
IT TAKES A CRIME EMERGENCY DECLARATION TO GET THAT? Seriously? What the hell? You need a crime emergency to "adjust work schedules" and to "assign more officers to high-crime areas"? Shouldn't you be able to do that anyways???
posted by ChrisBarronDC at 3:51 PM
2 Comments:
I work for MPD. The reason why Chief Ramsey has to declare a crime emergency in order for the sort of scheduling flexibility you mention is because of the current collective bargaining agreement the cops have. A lot of them got tired of being assigned to Ward 8 as punishment, and / or having their shifts (and thereby their metabolisms) jerked around with little or no warning. You have no idea how the union has handcuffed the department. Just FYI.
Sadly, this aint surprising at all, and is honestly what i expected... I am going to elevate your comment to a post...
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