Timmons says he placed a tracker on the police chief’s truck and a surveillance camera on a car wash pointing at city hall where the chief’s office is because the mayor’s signature goes on the chief’s time sheets and he had concerns about them.
“The mayor’s position is not just shaking hands and kissing babies,” Timmons said.
But the mayor says he did not expect officers’ signatures on a bunch of resignation letters and did not expect the entire full-time Milner police department to resign effective Wednesday, Oct. 28.
The mayor wants to and says he’ll be able to keep a police department. In the meantime, the sheriff will patrol.
Milner Police Chief Lamar Bunn says he’s done nothing wrong.
Police should have GPS tracking on work vehicles. It is the same as body cameras, it can exonerate them as well as price wrongdoing.
Truckers have stricter requirements for GPS tracking and cameras than cops I bet.
Truckers have a weaker union than cops
Police unions are the only unions that shouldn’t be allowed to exist. Police are enforcers for the ruling class, not labor.
Imo public servants should not be unionized for they are already in a larger union; the government
The government isn’t a union. A union is an organization within a workplace that’s controlled by the workers. The government is controlled by the voters, the vast majority of whom don’t work for the government.
That is the union in question. Public service should be something that is controlled entirely by the voters. It is not a career to enrich yourself, it is a service. And if you have grievances with the voters, your bosses, you need to take it to them directly.
I dunno. The Teamsters are not to be trifled with, though they don’t have the juice they used to have.
Thanks Jimmy Carter.
Broadly, yes.
They do, for dispatch to be able to see where they are.
Logistics, you know where your people and equipment are in times of crisis instead of calling everyone on the radio. Pretty sure shipping companies do this for similar reasons, know where the stuff is at all times. If they have a problem with that being part of the job, they can find another one. For an honest cop, this shouldn’t even be a question.
Moreover, cruisers are public property. If a private company provides a vehicle and are allowed to ensure it’s not misused, certainly taxpayers funding the employees and property are entitled to ensuring responsible use.