Kageyblahblahblah t1_isufg7t wrote on October 18, 2022 at 7:52 PM

Reply to comment by this_shit in PPD audit: Review identifies flaws that affect crime response by Easy-Reading

Patrol is useless, they’ll sit in their cruisers on the phone. Get out and walk a beat.

ColdJay64 t1_isuftjl wrote on October 18, 2022 at 7:55 PM

Yep. There should be 24/7 patrols walking up and down Center City and other neighborhood's primary commercial corridors. The pedestrian volume warrants this.

RustedRelics t1_isv8uzx wrote on October 18, 2022 at 11:11 PM

Agreed. In NYC it’s just part of the landscape that beat cops are on foot nearly every block on the avenues. (also a good number of bike cops). Where the hell is Outlaw in explaining her decision making on all of this?

ipissexcellence21 t1_isxygnf wrote on October 19, 2022 at 2:53 PM

Where would they get all these cops from for these foot patrols?

ColdJay64 t1_isy9x99 wrote on October 19, 2022 at 4:10 PM

How about from the hundreds that are doing administrative tasks? https://www.inquirer.com/politics/philadelphia/philadelphia-police-civilianization-report-reform-20221004.html

ipissexcellence21 t1_isyzzwf wrote on October 19, 2022 at 6:59 PM

After you hire civilians to do the jobs sure.

ColdJay64 t1_iszb8nm wrote on October 19, 2022 at 8:09 PM

There are 6000 officers with only 2500 on patrol.

"More than 650 Philly police officers are unavailable for duty because of injuries. But some blatantly work second jobs, and their peers are fed up. Says one commander: “It’s a shame we don’t even hold ourselves accountable.""

These changes could be made now dude