Skimming the last two digests, I got an idea: We need more 'Failure to yield to pedestrian' tickets written, plus I know we need more snow bunnies tagged when it's that time of the year, plus we need more other "little" laws enforced more strongly. Starting late this August, neighborhoods around the U will need plenty of help keeping underage drinking under control and parties quiet as kids celebrate their first first time away from home in their own apartments with 30 of their closest friends and four kegs.
We will be losing 137 cops in the future. How about a cost recovery program? AFAIK, there used to be ticket quotas for some of the traffic control cops (or was it highway patrol?), and I know for sure that the IRS auditors must pull in so many dollars of unpaid taxes and penalties a week, so there is plenty of precedent. Why not keep our Police Department staffed on a cost recovery basis? It works for the IRS --Emilie Quast SE Como (I'm only sorta serious about this.) REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
