[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by shaw8700@outlook.com

Every car has built-in GPS so you don’t need a cellphone.

Every car? Not hardly...

[Normal]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Oh I feel so defensive for the police. Overworked and underpaid and certainly underappreciated. They probably have been called out for a shooting...there is a new one every day and usually you can predict it will be a young man who has shot another young man....but they still are called for things like that..........not to mention the folks who get all liquored up or drugged up and beat up on each other...they ring for the law. Then of course there are the folks stealing things that others have worked hard for....they would be danged annoyed if a nice patrolman didn't show up to see what and who done it. I am a bit prejudiced....I am very old and was raised by an officer of the law who had more times then to give out speeding tickets. I will always defend our ladies and gentleman who protect and serve us. Sorry......I understand that your fears are justified but it is more the situation the world is in rather than someone NOT doing their job. I don't know anymore what is wrong with so many people.

It’s human nature and the world we live in.. Most of us want better law enforcement. I’ve lived in the place where law enforcement was great all the time and was over staffed; it was a US military installation. The real problems are the understaffing in the public sector. It fuels the pace police must operate at and response quality does suffer.

That in turn fuels the sceptic views of many citizens when they encounter law enforcement.

[Jim1mack]

In all my years of living and driving in Florida I never have seen a pedestrian crossing I-75, 95, 91(the toll road), 44, 27/441, 301, 466, 466A, Morse, Buena Vista, etc, etc. where do I have to drive to see pedestrians with a death wish?

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Jim1mack

In all my years of living and driving in Florida I never have seen a pedestrian crossing I-75, 95, 91(the toll road), 44, 27/441, 301, 466, 466A, Morse, Buena Vista, etc, etc. where do I have to drive to see pedestrians with a death wish?

Aside from the limited access highways, most or all of those roads have marked crosswalks for pedestrians. That is where you would drive to if you wanted to see a pedestrian cross one of those roads.

I may cross 466A at Culver's one of these days. Crossing 44 at either 301 or Publix is not out of the questions either.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by nn0wheremann

You are already electronically monitored, by the communication system in your car. That button you can press for emergency help gives the manufactrer a window into how much you drive, when, by what routes, and how and when you complete maintenance. They sell this data to insurance companies or anyone else who wants to pay.

What button? What communication system? I have neither of these things on my car.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

Sorry, the last thing we need is more Big Brother intrusion into our lives.

Not saying traffic issues are not a problem, but the police should spend most of their time on actual criminals.

I can't be sure but I seem to recall that driving 60 in a posted 25mph zone, cutting off traffic to take a left from the right lane of a 4-lane road, running a stop-light, hitting a bicyclist with your fender, and weaving in and out of your lane because you're drunk - are all crimes. That would make the people performing these behaviors - criminals.

Please do correct me if I'm mistaken.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Jim1mack

In all my years of living and driving in Florida I never have seen a pedestrian crossing I-75, 95, 91(the toll road), 44, 27/441, 301, 466, 466A, Morse, Buena Vista, etc, etc. where do I have to drive to see pedestrians with a death wish?

Pedestrians cross 27/441 pretty often. There are even "walk" signal poles just for the purpose.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

I can't be sure but I seem to recall that driving 60 in a posted 25mph zone, cutting off traffic to take a left from the right lane of a 4-lane road, running a stop-light, hitting a bicyclist with your fender, and weaving in and out of your lane because you're drunk - are all crimes. That would make the people performing these behaviors - criminals.

Please do correct me if I'm mistaken.

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This area seems to have quite the problem with child porn, drugs, assaults, and theft. I'm very much okay with the police giving those issues priority.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

I would gladly pay more taxes for better Policing. My house was robbed of about $5,000 in tools. I bet that I am NOT the only one that feels that way. I would rather pay for better roads and Policing rather than pay for all the flowers on the roads and intersections.

pay enough taxes anyway, giving more money never hardly ever solves problem. If so USA would have smartest public school students in world.

[Jensor17]

My family were police in Baltimore County there was Traffic division routine patrol in every community k-9 for searches. Tactical for hostage situations. And all of them worked together on robberies assaults murders rape manslaughter arson burglaries. HERE,POLICE DON’t EVEN PATROL neighborhoods. Nor write a report when there’s Community B&E’’S (BREAK-INS)

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

This area seems to have quite the problem with child porn, drugs, assaults, and theft. I'm very much okay with the police giving those issues priority.

Likewise.

[shaw8700@outlook.com]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Every car? Not hardly...

Okay, most every car.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

Self driving cars that the AI controls cannot exceed speed limits. AI will also pull to a controlled stop and lock the doors when instructed to do so by LE.
My insurance already monitors my driving. Apparently, I'm a good boy or girl. Are youuu? 🫠

EVERYBODY'S a good boy or girl in the world you describe. Big Brother makes sure of it.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

I can't be sure but I seem to recall that driving 60 in a posted 25mph zone, cutting off traffic to take a left from the right lane of a 4-lane road, running a stop-light, hitting a bicyclist with your fender, and weaving in and out of your lane because you're drunk - are all crimes. That would make the people performing these behaviors - criminals.

Please do correct me if I'm mistaken.

You are technically and semantically correct. Now, would you like to discuss how THE LAW classifies the severity of "crimes", or does anyone think murder is the same as driving a golf cart at 20.1 mph??? You cannot just lump all "crimes" together and label the perpetrators as "criminals" with all the connotations that entails.

Alternatively, just taking driving and parking alone, 99% of Villagers are "criminals".

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Of course all that was explained, in detail when the issue first came up a bunch of years ago. But some people don't WANT it to mean that. They WANT it to mean what they've assigned it to mean, so that they can raise their fists in righteous indignation about "those people."

Meanwhile, back on topic:

I see posters here being all fist-raisey and righteously indignant, going on the hyperbolic defense of "oh sure, let's just have a cop on every corner, put them in your house to make sure you're not doing anything wrong, turn this into a nanny state and big brother" yada yada yada.

There's a difference between "the police in this area are not visible enough, another dozen shifts added to the tri-county area would be helpful" and "put a nanny-cam in your bathroom."

Maybe if we could accept those differences and approach the problem pragmatically instead of emotionally, this community (in general) could come up with solutions.

It's hardly "yada, yada, yada". It isn't that big a step from one to the other. I suggest one reads "1984" and "The Handmaid's Tale"