Do you think police in Southern Md. are respected?
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I respect anyone who fears going into such neighborhoods as "the meadows", old school gallery place, bannister apt's at night, carrington in general, holly station.... and enjoys writing traffic tickets to speeding soccer moms that use crackheads as speedbumps once a week in waldorf or laplata. lol. j/k
For the most part yes, but there are a few out there that really erk me. Especially the young, cocky ones...they are the ones that drive through my neighbor hood from dusk until dawn *harassing* people. I do not think that sitting on the back of MY car with a neighbor is reason enough to stop and yell to us "Yall got anything illegal going on?" And then they have the nerve to get pissy if you tell them "A Newport isn't illegal" WTF? You were talking to me! I have a problem with them speeding through the neighborhood everyday, not paying attention to the kids that are outside. Kids that *are* being supervised. Like I said...most of them are respectable...the young ones...they get no respect...mainly because they give none. And I don't care if you have a badge or not, you give no respect...you sure as hell aren't getting none from me in return. JMO
I completely agree, respect is earned, never given. You might have been given a badge at that academy, but they gotta EARN respect from the community... not their peers. Cleatus the slack jawed yokel riding around in his nice shiney new crown vic asking local kids smoking cigarettes if they have anything illegal going on isn't a good investigative technique. lol. If they just had got done murdering their neighor do you think that they would honestly confess right then and there?
protectmd said:
I know, right? I may not live in the best neighborhood...some even refer to it as the new "ghetto" of LPC, but you would think by now that this same cocky kid would figure out that the cul-de-sac I am in is OK. If it was just a time or two that it happened it would be one thing, but to deal with these same few day in and out is just ridiculous. I know that when they come it isn't because of a noise complaint...I have a scanner inside...and the cul-de-sac is pretty empty. Most of the neighbors are always outside in the evening. And since we are always outside I know for a fact that the kids are supervised. He does it to be a jerk, he has succeeded in being a jerk and there isn't a damn thing that we can do about it.
Dougstermd
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protectmd said:
Ya'll got anything illegal goin on?
Sounds like a pretty good Ice breaker. How else is a light hearted way to break the ice and communicate with citizens:shrug:
Dougstermd said:
If it was occasionally I could see your point. If it was not always the same two I could see your point. But it is almost every day and it is always the same two...so I don' think that is a light hearted way to break the ice and communicate with citizens. Our cul-de-sac is mainly young, working families. All neighbors know each other...there is no drama. I understand patrolling through as a potential crime deterrent, but what I described in my previous posts was harassment.
Dougstermd
ORGASM DONOR
maxima87 said:
I do not see it that way. If he is patroling the area he know who you are and knows you are not the problem. I think you are taking it all wrong
they are assigned thier area for usually a longterm
Dougstermd said:
Perhaps I may be taking the wrong way. The tone of his voice, his demeanor...everything. You are right though...he is doing his job. At least my cul-de-sac is crime free...more than I can say for the rest of the neighborhood! Even though I don't consider anything or anyone out of my circle to be in the same neighborhood!
nobody really
I need a nap
I agree - for the most part they are respected and do a good job, but like in any county, there are some that abuse their power.itsbob said:
itsbob
I bowl overhand
Next time, get up, walk over and thank him for patrolling your neighborhood and keeping it crime free.. take the time to shake his hand, build some rapport with the guy. Build a relationship so next time he comes through maybe he can have something nicer and more thought provoking to say. At this point he doesn't know you from Adam, make it so he knows you are in a GOOD way. If you act like you want him there, he may drive through more often, pay a little closer attention to your house when you aren't there.. and keep the criminals out, or a little further away.maxima87 said:
It sounds to me like he's TRYING to do his part, just his social skills are lacking.
itsbob said:
Maybe I will give it a try...be a little more social with him. I won't give anymore smartass comments to his same question. Heck, he probably thinks that we all have the munchies as much as we cook on the grill. Might offer him a burger...he is too young for a beer!
ItalianScallion
Harley Rider
They get an "A" on everything except loud music abatement. I have told them repeatedly but NOTHING is EVER done in my hood. They're great on drugs & violent crimes here in the dorf, even though they'll never stop it all. I told them that, at times, loud music is an alert to other drug users. I've seen thugs crusing around the hood and then stopping and asking kids if they want some crack. But the cops famous line to me is: "call us back if it happens again". YEAH! And when I do...? I quit Crime Watch after 8 years as President because of the lack of enforcement. Crime watch is useless unless the cop actually catches them in the act. Fat chance.
I believe officers in Southern Maryland are respected by the public despite the efforts of the St. Mary's Today. The only department where I have seen a respect issue when dealing with the public is the La Plata Police Department. Many times citizens will ask for the CCSO to respond.
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