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<DIV>Choosing any has risks.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I feel that the MPD has improved is several ways since David Duke took over
from Cameron Hershaw as assistant chief. And the officer who was in charge
of the campus some time ago who smoked the weed is gone.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The MPD is not perfect, and I have been and still am a critic. I hope
they can continue to improve. However, the MPD have invested in and
continue to invest in training with some of it very applicable to potential
campus situations.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I do not think that the UI has the monetary or management resources to
recruit, train, and maintain a viable, competent police force. It is an
undertaking which is more complex than it appears. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In my years as both an employee and as a consultant my experience has been
that private security/policing firms at best are marginally competent and
marginally honest, and at worse more corrupt and more incompetent than almost
all public law enforcement agencies.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Of course, when looking at bids, it is just not the price that is
important, but the quality.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I know that there are some noteworthy issues about the present campus
policing. I think the way to handle these are to communicate
regularly about them and work through them rather than buy a pig in a
poke. Perhaps when President Nellis gets time after dealing with issues
and personnel problems bequeathed to him by the last administration, he can set
up some mechanism to insure that campus policing by the MPD meets both the
requirements of law and addresses the safety issues of campus.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Wayne A. Fox<BR>1009 Karen Lane<BR>PO Box 9421<BR>Moscow, ID
83843</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:waf@moscow.com">waf@moscow.com</A><BR>208 882-7975</DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=sunilramalingam@hotmail.com
href="mailto:sunilramalingam@hotmail.com">Sunil Ramalingam</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision 2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 16, 2010 5:04
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] UI Safer With
Moscow Police</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I've just got to ask: <BR><BR>Tom, when you ended one of your
posts yesterday with <BR><PRE>"Enough EFFING said,"<BR><BR>How was that not 'chest thumping'here on the Viz? <BR><BR>The post below really strikes me as a Pot-Kettle scenario.<BR><BR>Sunil<BR></PRE><BR>>
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:55:39 -0700<BR>> From: <A
href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</A><BR>> To: <A
href="mailto:bear@moscow.com">bear@moscow.com</A><BR>> CC: <A
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A><BR>> Subject:
Re: [Vision2020] UI Safer With Moscow Police<BR>> <BR>> Wayne Price
Inquires:<BR>> <BR>> "So, you don't think a university police department
can be competent<BR>> and be established without a disaster?<BR>> We
have an example 7 miles away over in Pullman. Ever heard of the WSU<BR>>
Police Department or do you think they are a major disaster too?"<BR>>
<BR>> Yes, Mr. Price. I have not only heard of the WSU police, I have
read<BR>> about them for often than I care to.<BR>> <BR>> If you feel
safer with rent-a-cops securing confines of UI, campaign for<BR>> it,
instead of "thumping your chest" here on the Viz, ok?<BR>> <BR>> Perhaps
the powers that be should heed another old adage . . .<BR>> <BR>> "If it
works, don't fix it."<BR>> <BR>> You might find yourself suffering from
the cure.<BR>> <BR>> Enough said.<BR>> <BR>> Tom Hansen<BR>>
Moscow, Idaho<BR>> <BR>> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the
Optimist expects it to change<BR>> and the Realist adjusts his
sails."<BR>> <BR>> - Unknown<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
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