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Title: TEXAS TOWN FIRES ENTIRE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CRIME DROPS BY 61%
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URL Source: http://www.infowars.com/texas-town- ... -department-crime-drops-by-61/
Published: Mar 11, 2015
Author: STEVE WATSON
Post Date: 2015-03-11 17:46:21 by cranko
Keywords: None
Views: 5000
Comments: 27
A Texas town has proven that there is a solution to out of control cops after it replaced the entire police department with private security officers and saw a remarkable drop in crime by 61%. Sharpstown, located southwest of Houston, decided in 2012 that regular public policing was proving wholly ineffective, and opted not to renew a contract with the constable’s office. Instead the town’s civic leaders hired private security agents with the company SEAL Security Solutions, and devised a more effective policing strategy. “Since we’ve been in there, an independent crime study that they’ve had done [indicates] we’ve reduced the crime by 61%” in just 20 months, James Alexander, Director of Operations for SEAL told reporters with guns.com. That is an estimated slashing of criminal activity of almost two thirds in just over a year and a half. Alexander believes that the reason for such a dramatic drop has come with more sensible policing in areas that need it the most. “We do directed patrols, meaning we don’t just put an officer out there and say ‘here, go patrol.’ We look at recent crime stats, and we work off of those crime stats.” he states. “So if we have hotspots in those areas say for that month, we focus and concentrate our efforts around those hotspots.” He also believes that officers should spend less time filling in paperwork and more time engaging effectively for a safer community. “On a constable patrol contract, it’s either a 70/30 or an 80/20. Meaning they say they patrol your community 70 percent of the time, [while] 30 percent of the time they use for running calls out of your area or writing reports.” According to the report, Sharpstown is saving $200,000 per year over their previous contract with the constable, and they now have more patrol officers for less money. Of course, a further incentive for employing private police is that there are less bureaucratic black holes to hide within, and there is more accountability. A claim against an officer means a claim against them personally and against the entire company, rather than against faceless government pen pushers. In addition, companies like SEAL operate as businesses, and as such are profit driven to provide the most efficient service. It is highly inefficient to police with brute force and to incur endless lawsuits. Taxpayer dollars would simply not be available to fund them. Thirdly, private security companies are less likely to be handed, and also less willing to receive, hordes of unwanted and outdated military equipment, as so many police departments around the country have in recent times. The report notes that over 70 communities in Harris County now have contracts with SEAL. “They’re less expensive, better at crime prevention, they do not target citizens for revenue, and, best of all, each officer is personally accountable for his or her actions.” the report states. “The rest of the country would do well to closely examine the success of Sharpstown’s implementation of private security.” it concludes. The scale of police brutality and corruption in the US is off the charts. It is impossible to even attempt to keep track of. Perhaps a little healthy competition would make police departments think more about their policing policies, who they employ, and how they train them to do their jobs.
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#1. To: All (#0)
That is pretty much the bottom line.
This makes me recall the old saw that states "Figures don't lie,but liars figure!" Reducing the number of ARRESTS is NOT the same thing as reducing the number of crimes. You could decide to no longer make murder a crime,and then truthfully report that "The murder rate has fallen to zero under the new administration!",but that wouldn't mean nobody is being killed. All it would mean is that nobody is getting arrested for it. The regular police were concerned about enforcing a bunch of BS regulations that were mostly designed to bring revenue into the legal system in order to finance a bigger police and court empire requiring more employees,more capital expenses for office space,vehicles,phone services,etc,etc,etc that generally enriched the people around the mayor. The security guards are mostly concerned with keeping their jobs.
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
Where in the article does is equate arrests with the crime rate? Are you a cop trying to protect your union monopoly?
I see you just joined today. LF already has a long-established poster named cranky. And this is a pretty small forum. You might consider picking a different handle so people can tell the two of you apart. Unless you're really attached to the cranko handle. Otherwise, welcome.
In addition, companies like SEAL operate as businesses, and as such are profit driven to provide the most efficient service. It is highly inefficient to police with brute force and to incur endless lawsuits. Taxpayer dollars would simply not be available to fund them. I find this appealing. I've long said that the taxpayers shouldn't get stuck for these huge lawsuits because you have reckless and irresponsible cops on the payroll. You read thread after thread about police misconduct or bad shootings. It's always the public that pays the lawsuits, often the cops suffer no consequences at all other than a few months of paid leave. IOW, their worst behavior on the job is rewarded with a few months of vacation time. I always thought they should pursue bonding and insuring individual officers. But private policing does have some potential to achieve the same goals. Private police might have some problems with turning into revenue machines for the local pols. We have a lot of that now around the country with some locales, like Ferguson MO, being nothing short of operating as bandit towns, often preying on working class and poor people who lack much resources or means of fighting back against a bandit town.
Unless you are the forum police force, you might consider shutting your big mouth.
I think we have a camper who doesn't play well with others. LOL.
You are a little rude for a newbie.
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
A fine example of a GOP conservative. LOL.
Oh, come on... every Kennedy was a bleeding heart libtard moron.
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
Maybe you are such a noob to political thought you dont understand that sentence is contradictory?
Then why are you quoting him?
Because even a broken clock is right how many times a day? A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) None of the above
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
D.) None of the above. It will never be March 11, 2015 17:04:22 again. Never, ever, again.
So, clocks and calendars are same thing? Wow.
Never, ever, again. You brought a calendar to a clock discussion. Nice spin. You'll fit in nice here. lol
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
Wow. Damn it... you beat me to it. lol
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
You are making a specific 20th century PRODUCT distinction between a piece of paper that hung on your wall and a mechanical device that either strapped on your wrist or also hung on your wall. When I open my mobile phone it says: March 11, 2015 17:09:17. That is the "clock" AND the "calendar". Unless I change time zones, it never says the same thing twice.
Yes. Was I too obvious and give myself away? Maybe you could point out where this happened so I could avoid it in the future?
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
He's a real charmer,ain't he? Been here all day,and already exposed me as a cop.
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
I think he failed investigation 101
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
This is his first day here and he is already posting threads,so I am inclined to cut him a little slack.
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
I think he is familiar with the forum software. We've encountered him before. I seem to recall an angry version of Deckard/Infowarrior who posted stuff like this for a while at LP. This guy reminds me strongly of him. That guy was also a notably angry poster.
Well, he does get a chubby over Infowars.com.
Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy
This whole article is bull$hit. Sharpstown is not a city but a high-crime neighborhood under the jurisdiction of the Houston Police Department. The community had a yearly contract with the Harris County Constables’ Office for extra security patrols. They found they could save money by switching to a private security firm called S.E.A.L. Solutions. Crime is down 61%? The only crime mentioned was home burglary, and that went down from twenty to eleven. The 61% number originates from an “independent study conducted by the Sharpstown Civic Association, a group with a vested interest in combating its image as a haven for crime. According to a more objective source—Houston’s NBC affiliate—Sharpstown had the most total crimes of any Houston neighborhood in 2013, the first full year of the S.E.A.L. patrols."
From the few posts I have seen, I bet it's yukon
Well, he was trying to pull his Elmer Gantry act on us before he got banned. To much ridicule. But I don't think he ever posted any police article that wasn't sheer jackboot-licking stuff. So I don't see the resemblance to yucky just yet.
They’re less expensive, better at crime prevention, they do not target citizens for revenue, and, best of all, each officer is personally accountable for his or her actions
#2. To: cranko (#0)
(Edited)
TEXAS TOWN FIRES ENTIRE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CRIME DROPS BY 61%
#3. To: sneakypete (#2)
Reducing the number of ARRESTS is NOT the same thing as reducing the number of crimes.
#4. To: cranko, cranky, A K A Stone (#0)
#5. To: cranko (#0)
Of course, a further incentive for employing private police is that there are less bureaucratic black holes to hide within, and there is more accountability. A claim against an officer means a claim against them personally and against the entire company, rather than against faceless government pen pushers.
#6. To: TooConservative (#4)
(Edited)
You might consider...
#7. To: sneakypete (#2)
#8. To: cranko (#6)
Unless you are the forum police force, you might consider shutting your big mouth.
#9. To: GrandIsland (#8)
Robert Kennedy
#10. To: cranko (#9)
A fine example of a GOP conservative. LOL.
#11. To: cranko (#9)
A fine example of a GOP conservative. LOL.
#12. To: GrandIsland (#10)
every Kennedy was a bleeding heart libtard moron.
#13. To: cranko (#12)
Then why are you quoting him?
#14. To: GrandIsland (#13)
(Edited)
Because even a broken clock is right how many times a day?
#15. To: cranko (#14)
#16. To: cranko (#14)
It will never be March 11, 2015 17:04:22 again.
#17. To: Dead Culture Watch (#15)
To: cranko So, clocks and calendars are same thing?
#18. To: Dead Culture Watch (#15)
(Edited)
So, clocks and calendars are same thing?
#19. To: cranko (#3)
Are you a cop trying to protect your union monopoly?
#20. To: TooConservative (#7)
I think we have a camper who doesn't play well with others. LOL.
#21. To: sneakypete (#20)
Been here all day,and already exposed me as a cop.
#22. To: GrandIsland (#21)
I think he failed investigation 101
#23. To: sneakypete, GrandIsland (#22)
This is his first day here and he is already posting threads,so I am inclined to cut him a little slack.
#24. To: TooConservative (#23)
We've encountered him before. I seem to recall an angry version of Deckard/Infowarrior
#25. To: cranko (#0)
#26. To: TooConservative (#7)
I think we have a camper who doesn't play well with others. LOL.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts
#27. To: Deckard (#26)
From the few posts I have seen, I bet it's yukon
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