Re(3): Combination of events Posted on August 12, 2023 at 12:57:59 PM by Keystone cops
I hope so, dude, but having lived near Weatherby lake where there's one overweight cop who does nothing but write tickets on Eastside Drive, I've never been a fan of understaffed departments without sufficient resources to be outgunned, out trained and by himself with the sheriff dispatcher running a half dozen tiny jurisdictions.
Maybe I watch too much TV but I don't remember many clusterfucks like high speed chases that end well. Cops love the excitement of a TV cops and robbers chase but everyone on the road's in danger, including cops and little old ladies alike.
Soldiers dont play first response, they gather their forces, get their command and control in place first and THEN do the Shock and Awe. The only time cops shoudl do that is when somebody's shootinmg up a school--then ya throw forces in there to save the children.
But otherwise, bigger city police depts follow the white van with their helicopter which prevents uncoordinated confrontations. My advanced military training taught me long ago, own the battlefield before you go into battle, and show up with overwhelming force and do it on YOUR terms. Cops do tend to throw themselves into situations before they're ready...a helicopter prevents easy escapes. I'd think metro KC should be able to handle that if they can keep the small town mayors and political jurisdictional disputes from getting in the way. But even KCPD has had to learn the hardway what NOT to do, and chasing through traffic's one of those wrong-way strategies.
We who've lived in places like JOCO know how parochial little berg politicians can be. Fire and police mutual aid pacts may be fine for after the fact tornado rescue and recovery, but they are communication and management nightmares working with units who have never trained together for unfolding events that don't happen very often.
The military's pretty good at coordinating units in battle, small town first responders...not so much.
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Simple Solution - By Reality CheckAugust 16, 2023 at 01:45:33 AM