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Originally Posted by SumAznGuy
It would be nice if someone could get all the data from the VPD on how many box 1 and box 2 tickets they have handed out since August.
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As much as I'd like to know this as well, I am not sure what purpose it would server other than satisfying my own curiousity.
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Originally Posted by SumAznGuy
My personal take on this whole thing, the system is flawed and needs an overhaul.
Can't stop the police from doing their job or tell them which laws to enforce and what laws to ignore.
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You can and cannot stop the police from doing their jobs or tell them which laws to enforce and which laws to ignore. On one hand, the police has been given the authority within the limits of the Police Act and other legislations to pursue whatever law enforcement work they deem necessary, so we can't stop them from doing what they've been authorized to do. On the other hand, police resources are just like another other government resources. There is a limit to what is available, and at any given time, they have priorities to focus on as well as ones to ignore. With the VPD and other municipal police force at least, any time an admissible service and policy complaint gets filed, the police board is required to get involved. Respective mayors sit on the police board, and they are politicians we elect. The police board sets priorities for their municipal police forces -- one of the reasons why Surrey wants their own police force -- and it is through the police board that regular citizens have some level of influence we can exercise to determine the priorities the municipal police should pursue.
The moral of the story is -- if enough valid official complaints get filed, there is a chance for positive change to shift away from this VI BS.