Patrol Definition:
pa·trol
pa·trol
n.
1. The act of moving about an area especially by an authorized and trained person or group, for purposes of observation, inspection, or security.
2. A person or group of persons who perform such an act.
3.
a. A military unit sent out on a reconnaissance or combat mission.
b. One or more military vehicles, boats, ships, or aircraft assigned to guard or reconnoiter a given area.
4. A division of a Boy Scout troop or Girl Scout troop consisting of between six and eight children.
So to Patrol one has to be moving.
Why then do we see Highway Patrol cars lurking behind bushes and the driver of the vehicle either standing near it with a radar gun pointed in our direction or quietly sitting there with a camera pointed in our direction.
Surely they are not doing the job they are paid for ie. Patrolling, and should be sacked. I mean it is our money paying their wages and I would expect them to do the job they are paid for.
If the Police were serious about stopping drivers from speeding there would be no cameras, radars, unmarked police cars etc. All Highway Patrol Cars would be painted Fluro pink or some other very visible colour and would be driven up and down the roadways. That way they would be visible and seen to be doing the job they are paid for. We would see them and adjust our speed accordingly thus cutting down on speeding accidents.
Maybe the ones we see beside the road should be called "Highway Lurkers".
I think it is time we the taxpayers demanded that the police do the job they are paid for.
So to Patrol one has to be moving.
Why then do we see Highway Patrol cars lurking behind bushes and the driver of the vehicle either standing near it with a radar gun pointed in our direction or quietly sitting there with a camera pointed in our direction.
Surely they are not doing the job they are paid for ie. Patrolling, and should be sacked. I mean it is our money paying their wages and I would expect them to do the job they are paid for.
If the Police were serious about stopping drivers from speeding there would be no cameras, radars, unmarked police cars etc. All Highway Patrol Cars would be painted Fluro pink or some other very visible colour and would be driven up and down the roadways. That way they would be visible and seen to be doing the job they are paid for. We would see them and adjust our speed accordingly thus cutting down on speeding accidents.
Maybe the ones we see beside the road should be called "Highway Lurkers".
I think it is time we the taxpayers demanded that the police do the job they are paid for.
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