SF considers reviving 'patrol specials' amid police shortage

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[stevelundgren]

ALL city officials need to be fired immediately! They are worse than useless. And then find competent replacements. Sure there'll be no one minding the shop for a while, but that's the case now.

[cory]

What’s the point if the police are tied and can’t do anything about crime?

[khantra]

Wasn't it SFPD that killed off the patrol specials?

[Dan.]

The SFPD fought to strip the Patrol Specials of their powers, and now are begging them to come back???

[MG-sjem]

Yay. The SF Police Patrol Specials need to come back. They're in the charter, they are governed by the Police commission. They are a great asset to the the Cops, they abate small calls. They by charter are the only security offices that can patrol. They have radios to dispatch and headquarters. They used to have go some academy training as they still should. They are a great asset to any area. It's only the POA that doesn't like them because 10B overtime crap and Black bear security ( sfpd officer owned). I don't know how a chartered group can be removed without a vote.

[tr]

This is a no Brainer. The only reason they are not operational like before is because of SFPOA's greed.

[regularryan]

why not just hire them as police to fill the spots? imm sure they would like to be an actual police officer.

[csmlouis]

Someone should pay for a billboard along the 280 saying "You always get what you voted for".

[aeromtb]

why you need PO with full arresting powers

[gobbletegook]

Until we invent a phaser with a stun setting, SF is doomed. All the police or "special" specialists can do is say naughty naughty, because even the Judges and DA's just let out the majority of people doing bad things up to 5x or more.

[georgegravette]

The merchants' associations should just pool their resources and hire armed security, with dogs.

[joao-joao]

They can't find people to do the police work, so lets find someone who can't.

[jakestone]

600 short 😮, better arm these specials they will need

[chuckefunn]

How about bringing back a bail And getting facial recognition, surely facial recognition can’t be racist

[bchandle]

Whatever happened to we just need to deploy more social workers? Smh

[JDHorn]

So let me get this straight. We’re supposed to pay for these patrols in addition to what we’re being taxed, we’re supposed to spend our free time cleaning up the graffiti, and pay for signs to tell tourists it’s their fault if their cars get broken into? This is absolute madness, and it’s time to get these people out of office. The officials are simply passing the buck, not dealing with the fact that criminals are not citizens exercising their right to live how they choose. The officials are de facto partnering with criminals to make the city a place where anyone with a choice will opt not to live. The criminals, both those in office and not, have to face consequences severe enough to curtail their behavior.

[joebobjoesayshi]

This is a dystopia. Just pay officers more if you want more officers.

[Dulex]

How about allowing citizens to carry? 😂

[dodgersfan]

they are trying to FUND the how ironic

[chibba]

My cousin's bf got cut to part time as a new police officer because they want the old G ones.