City Recommends Private Police?

[inteller]

quote:Originally posted by patric

Originally posted by inteller

As for the city giving out Email addresses to private businesses; that would have had to have been a lucky guess if this business just stumbled upon the addresses of neighborhood association members.

the actions from the mayor's office have shown time and time again that anything is for sale for the right price.  i dont think that email lists would command a high price like certain other things.

[shadows]

City charter says the mayor will provide a police force.

Robert Peal's private "Bobies" brought London's crime under control.

Half of the police reports could be taken by "Meter Maids"

Local response time for Tulsa police range from 8 minutes to 8 hours.

[shadows]

Any private citizen or organizations can obtain any information collected by the City at the taxpayers expense under the FOI.

The catch is that a separate department keeps these records and like a trust can and do set a fee to research for the information on mainframes.  The search can exceed a $100 dollars.   A citizen can furnish a tape under statue, get a copy made of the information by furnishing a $30 tape and paying a setup fee of $100 plus.    

[MDepr2007]

Last year there was a local story about hiring private security while going shopping during the Christmas season.  Anyone feel like digging it up?