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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've typed up several responses to this subject,
with my cursor hovering over the send key. I'm only going to say one thing
about this, and it's while wearing my EMS hat:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We can always count on the MPD to show up and help
control a scene when we are responding to a medical call on campus (or anywhere
else, for that matter, but campus is the subject of the day). I'm not sure
how things would work if we had to wait for some other "security service" to
respond. I implicitly trust the MPD to control the huddled masses, due to
their required training and inherent professionalism. I don't know how
much I could trust an outside "vendor" (for lack of a better term) to handle
such a situation. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I hope that University leadership sees the right
course of action and continues to contract with the City of Moscow and the
MPD.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>DC</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=vpschwaller@gmail.com href="mailto:vpschwaller@gmail.com">Glenn
Schwaller</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 17, 2010 2:04
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] UI Safer With
Moscow Police</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Perhaps it may be of value to peruse the last several years of
campus<BR>police calls and determine how many were of "police"
necessity<BR>(holdups at the SUB for example). I suspect a vast majority
(suspect<BR>- I have not gone into the police logs yet) are of the nature
of<BR>gun-checks, alarm bell ringing in the elevators, traffic
control,<BR>parking problems, noise complaints, all "minor" issues that could
be<BR>handled at less expense by a competent security contractor.
Those<BR>issues requiring police presence could be contracted on an 'as
needed'<BR>basis. I suspect given the low frequency of violent crime on
campus<BR>(drunken students firing at passing cars) risk would be
minimal<BR>(here's a can of worms opening up...) and for those at-risk
situations<BR>MDP response would be (could be? should be?)
quick.<BR><BR>GS<BR><BR>On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 7:41 AM, Tom Hansen <<A
href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</A>> wrote:<BR>>
Courtesy of today's (April 16, 2010) Moscow-Pullman Daily News with
thanks<BR>> to Chuck Bond of Moscow.<BR>><BR>>
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safer with Moscow police<BR>><BR>> In regard to the University of
Idaho's upcoming decision to use either a<BR>> security contractor or the
Moscow Police Department for law enforcement at<BR>> the university, may I
make a point?<BR>><BR>> Security contractors are to observe and report,
which the public can and<BR>> does do at no charge to the university or the
public. They do not have the<BR>> authority to arrest or even to intervene,
as was so well demonstrated by<BR>> the lack of effectiveness in the
Seattle incident where a young lady was<BR>> beaten to the point of
hospitalization in full view of numerous security<BR>> personnel and
cameras.<BR>><BR>> If things go wrong, be it a noise disturbance or the
unthinkable shooting<BR>> by a gunman, who would you want to be the first
on the scene? If money is<BR>> the primary determining factor, there are
plenty of places to start<BR>> cutting money other than the security of the
UI. I would start at the top.<BR>><BR>> Chuck Bond,
Moscow<BR>><BR>>
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Thanks, Chuck.<BR>><BR>> Privatized rent-a-cops may save the university
a couple bucks, but look<BR>> across the state line at WSU and the costs
related to such an<BR>> ill-conceived venture.<BR>><BR>> Seeya round
town, Moscow.<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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