Comments on: Police union’s thinking behind the times http://www.brewedfreshdaily.com/2008/police-unions-thinking-behind-the-times Locally owned and operated from Cleveland, OH since 2002 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:07:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Carole Cohen http://www.brewedfreshdaily.com/2008/police-unions-thinking-behind-the-times/comment-page-1#comment-1471 Carole Cohen Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:43:27 +0000 http://www.brewedfreshdaily.com/2008/police-unions-thinking-behind-the-times#comment-1471 well im not sure how to put a positive spin on the fact that more money for a special unit should be added before cops ride bikes! I think more money needs to go in that direction for more cops, but bikes should be saving money and helping get policemen and policewomen out into the neighborhoods up close and personal. Lois I hope you are correct and we do. In the meantime if we add our two cents maybe it helps them know we want it to happen :-) well im not sure how to put a positive spin on the fact that more money for a special unit should be added before cops ride bikes! I think more money needs to go in that direction for more cops, but bikes should be saving money and helping get policemen and policewomen out into the neighborhoods up close and personal.

Lois I hope you are correct and we do. In the meantime if we add our two cents maybe it helps them know we want it to happen :-)

]]> By: Lois Moss http://www.brewedfreshdaily.com/2008/police-unions-thinking-behind-the-times/comment-page-1#comment-1467 Lois Moss Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:25:56 +0000 http://www.brewedfreshdaily.com/2008/police-unions-thinking-behind-the-times#comment-1467 George, please update the post to be more positive because things have moved forward considerably. Much of the post is out of context and out-of-date. Also, I haven't talked directly to anyone from the union who is against bicycles...I have only talked to officers who are in favor of them, so I am hearing their side of the issue and possibly not getting the whole story. CPD is currently training officers and either has them on bicycles right now or will very soon. Hopefully we will see more and more officers on bicycles...it is good for their health, the dynamic between officers and citizens is improved, it saves the City money, it leads to a greener and cleaner Cleveland plus patrolling around schools and similar areas is better. George, please update the post to be more positive because things have moved forward considerably. Much of the post is out of context and out-of-date. Also, I haven’t talked directly to anyone from the union who is against bicycles…I have only talked to officers who are in favor of them, so I am hearing their side of the issue and possibly not getting the whole story.

CPD is currently training officers and either has them on bicycles right now or will very soon. Hopefully we will see more and more officers on bicycles…it is good for their health, the dynamic between officers and citizens is improved, it saves the City money, it leads to a greener and cleaner Cleveland plus patrolling around schools and similar areas is better.

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