Comments on: Ada Commishes Send Boise “Past Due” Message

By: dog

dog — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:23:34 +0000

Rod is probably right. The cop might have thought I was drunk. I must be paranoid because I’ve been pulled over three times this year for very sketchy reasons. Only one ticket so far for going over the 50mph posted speed limit while passing a truck going 40mph on Hwy.12. The 50mph section is a massive ISPD speed trap known very well by locals. It is against Idaho law to exceed the posted speed for any reason. My first ticket in 20 years.

By: :>o

:>o — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:14:05 +0000

Did I say we didn’t? He asked, there are the numbers, nothing else was meant by it or implied.

By: Flyhead

Flyhead — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:50:30 +0000

:>0 better try a new source for your data. the link below says 1.5-3.0 depending on a whole host of vairables..

http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_04/law_enforcement_personnel/table_71.html

The crime rate as well as the numbers of crimes committed say we have plenty of cops.

By: Rod in SE Boise

Rod in SE Boise — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:51:30 +0000

Dog, here’s my theory. The cop wanted to see if you had been drinking, so he decided that your turn was “irregular”. That’s what passes for probable cause in this city.

By: : > o

: > o — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:27:15 +0000

Here ya go Dog. Ask and ye shall receive.

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2008, including police officers: 375 (302 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents BOISE: 1.48
Idaho average: 1.77
U.S. Average: 3.0

By: erico49

erico49 — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:56:58 +0000

Dog’s comment is interesting. My perception (old white guy) is that unless you run into one of the traffic cops (step team)or some kind of DUI task force crap, your chances of getting pulled over are almost nil.

By: Rod in SE Boise

Rod in SE Boise — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:25:36 +0000

I live in the city limits and my property tax bill says I pay property taxes for Boise City, School #1 M&O, School #1 Bond, School #1 Supplemental, School #1 Other, Ada County, Ada County Highway, College of Western Idaho, Emergency Medical, and Mosquito Abatement. Nothing about courts.

Dog is right, it is a police state, but only because City Hall cannot or will not control and civilize the BPD. Both the city and the BPD have way too much “authority”.

By: Sisyphus

Sisyphus — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:22:17 +0000

Actually Guardian I think this is more about politics than money. Did you mean to write that the “CITY agreed to provide court space”? Cynthia’s article mixes apples and oranges on the money generated by fines etc, since I’ll wager the Cities have the lion’s share of law enforcement costs. Moreover the County reneging on an agreement to humanely deal with our mentally ill is a most odious resolution. What it comes down to is that city residents are gonna have to pay twice which is wrong wrong wrong.

Basically what the County is doing here is trying to deliver a rent bill for rent we’ve already paid. And when we point that out and refuse to pay again, the county argues that, as a result, they don’t have to pay their doctor, utilities or the kid that mows the lawn. They have no legal basis for doing so and it seems like some petty BS to me. Greed isn’t the motivation here. Its politics. And I gotta agree with Dave from Emmett as a result.

By: dog

dog — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:48:47 +0000

The expense of running a police state is enormous. Been traveling around the country this summer and I have got to say, Boise is the most paranoid city in my summer travels. Seems like a cop is busting someone for any infraction and the cops are everywhere. I got pulled over Saturday because the cop didn’t like how I turned the corner. I was using my turn signal but he said it was irregular? He did let me go after a lengthy conversation, (at tax payer expense). Guess I answered all his questions correctly. Personally I think I was pulled over because I look Mexican.
I hope Boise citizens like The police state they live in.
The revenue from fleecing citizens and visitors must help defray the cost of paying for that rediculous courthouse complex.
Wonder how many cops per capita Boise has compared to other cities this size?

By: Nan Emouse

Nan Emouse — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:15:14 +0000

Hey Dave in Emmett, why not stick to sniveling about your own County. It’s always easy to pick on someone who’s actually trying to make a difference isn’t it? And BTW, Ada County IS trying to cut costs whereas Boise city has every excuse in the book to raise our taxes for all sorts of unneeded and unwanted frills. But then neither one is in Emmett so what should you care.