Re:An entrepreneur persuaded New Orleans to let him create a...
by Thriptic on Friday July 31, 2015 @11:30AM
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On the surface this arrangement doesn't strike me as being that different from university police departments, which have been in existence successfully for quite some time.
Re:An entrepreneur persuaded New Orleans to let him create a...
by roymurdock on Friday July 31, 2015 @01:14PM
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Constituents and sources of funding differ from a university to a city.
Most universities and gated communities are, in effect, private cities within larger municipalities. A "Private" city generally has a private police force paid for by the inhabitants, and a public city should have a public police force paid for by the public.
This guy is taking private policing to his surrounding public neighborhood.
I think what really bothers me about this private police force is the fact that they act so specifically to the will of one man, rather than as a public unit that is funded by the people and administered effectively to serve the people.
I would applaud his actions if he was a publicly elected official. Giuliani and the NYPD did a great job in NY. It just rubs me the wrong way that this man gets to subvert the system and hire a squad of armed off-duty police officers to respond to his beck and call.
Disruption is one thing when you're a tech startup in silicon valley. It's a whole different beast when it involves cops for hire in armored golf carts, driving around with guns.