tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439673360261416.post4127604883664789653..comments2023-10-28T01:08:17.601-07:00Comments on David Talks/The Berner Monologues: POLICEDavid Bernerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05707698404226464547noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439673360261416.post-50134387556322440992009-02-20T15:23:00.000-08:002009-02-20T15:23:00.000-08:00"the RCMP are not urban policemen. Metro is the on..."the RCMP are not urban policemen. Metro is the only place they conduct (or try to conduct) urban policing operations."<BR/><BR/>That's for sure. Some years ago, I asked an RCMP member of my acquaintance why the force continues to have one member per car working here as there's no way one member can patrol and drive at the same time in an urban setting.<BR/>"We've always done it that way," came the puzzled reply. He had no idea what I thought might be wrong with the arrangement, after all that's how the RCMP have always done it.David in North Burnaby BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660731947857473298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439673360261416.post-4189617530340100032009-02-19T10:14:00.000-08:002009-02-19T10:14:00.000-08:00David, you are spot on!We hear from regional polic...David, you are spot on!<BR/><BR/>We hear from regional police critics, and the provincial government, that there are mechanisms in place, such as IHIT, to allow for cooperation among the hodgepodge of civic forces and RCMP detachments around Metro. And that it works great. <BR/><BR/>How many arrests have been made of alleged gangland murderers in the last 2 years?<BR/><BR/>Effective cooperation my ass. <BR/><BR/>And guess what? Neither Delta Police nor Vancouver Police are even part of the so-called Regional IHIT. IHIT is RCMP-driven, and the RCMP are not urban policemen. Metro is the only place they conduct (or try to conduct) urban policing operations. Nowhere else, anywhere.<BR/><BR/><BR/>REGIONAL POLICE NOW!<BR/>(Metro + Abbotsford)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com