I believe
that Vernon has been well served by the members of the RCMP who serve in our
regional detachment. The maintenance of an adequate number of members is an
ongoing challenge for the chief constable. He has to deal at any given time,
with constables who are sick, away on stress leave or on maternity leave. It
isn’t always possible to replace those officers who for whatever legitimate
reasons are unable to work. Thus the numbers on active duty can vary highly
depending on the above factors and the unique demographic of our local force.
Therefore we
have the appearance of a chronically under staffed police force. Is the
solution simply to add more officers to our local detachment? You might think
so but I think a more useful question would be how are the forces we now fund
deployed? Are they visible to the public they serve and protect? Are the known
to us? Are they known to our children? Are they known to the business
community? Are they known to the homeless? By known I mean respected and
trusted? Is the force we now fund being used to best advantage?
Much of
modern policing keeps these dedicated officers behind desks, writing reports,
or waiting in provincial courts to testify. Surely there must be ways to
streamline these necessary duties so our officers could get back on the street
and in our neighbourhoods where their presence will foster the security and
safety we all seek?
As a
councillor I would support all measures that would get our police out of the “office”
so to speak and into our community. I believe that an increased presence would
actually result in less need for enforcement and paradoxically free up more
time for “presence”. Please vote Shawn Lee for Vernon City Council.
Therefore we
have the appearance of a chronically under staffed police force. Is the
solution simply to add more officers to our local detachment? You might think
so but I think a more useful question would be how are the forces we now fund
deployed? Are they visible to the public they serve and protect? Are the known
to us? Are they known to our children? Are they known to the business
community? Are they known to the homeless? By known I mean respected and
trusted? Is the force we now fund being used to best advantage?
Much of
modern policing keeps these dedicated officers behind desks, writing reports,
or waiting in provincial courts to testify. Surely there must be ways to
streamline these necessary duties so our officers could get back on the street
and in our neighbourhoods where their presence will foster the security and
safety we all seek?
As a
councillor I would support all measures that would get our police out of the “office”
so to speak and into our community. I believe that an increased presence would
actually result in less need for enforcement and paradoxically free up more
time for “presence”.
I believe
that Vernon has been well served by the members of the RCMP who serve in our
regional detachment. The maintenance of an adequate number of members is an
ongoing challenge for the chief constable. He has to deal at any given time,
with constables who are sick, away on stress leave or on maternity leave. It
isn’t always possible to replace those officers who for whatever legitimate
reasons are unable to work. Thus the numbers on active duty can vary highly
depending on the above factors and the unique demographic of our local force.
Therefore we
have the appearance of a chronically under staffed police force. Is the
solution simply to add more officers to our local detachment? You might think
so but I think a more useful question would be how are the forces we now fund
deployed? Are they visible to the public they serve and protect? Are the known
to us? Are they known to our children? Are they known to the business
community? Are they known to the homeless? By known I mean respected and
trusted? Is the force we now fund being used to best advantage?
Much of
modern policing keeps these dedicated officers behind desks, writing reports,
or waiting in provincial courts to testify. Surely there must be ways to
streamline these necessary duties so our officers could get back on the street
and in our neighborhoods where their presence will foster the security and
safety we all seek?
As a
councillor I would support all measures that would get our police out of the “office”
so to speak and into our community. I believe that an increased presence would
actually result in less need for enforcement and paradoxically free up more
time for“presence”.
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