Hey, sommpd, thanks for the real facts.
Other officers/supporters, who imply that even asking is being disrespectful, you sadden me. If the question is phrased correctly, there should be no reason to respond in kind. Either provide options, or information like sommpd did, or dont.
We, the citizens, get to ask questions about how the things we fund are done. Unless there's an overriding reason for us not to know, officer safety, thats sort of thing, fine, but blustering up about it is bull.
I have no qualms with the perks of the job, but if we see something that looks like it might be abuse, it's not right to be mean or disrespectful to the one asking the questions.