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Originally posted by krwlz
I'm just going on my expirience that every single time I drive past a particlar gas-station/ Dunkin Donuts, there is at least one police car there. Maybe they really don't have anything better to do, I don't know....
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With all due respect, what profession doesn't have a coffee break? When I'm on duty, I do enjoy my Tim Horton's coffee break. But I gotta tell you, I've gone many a shift when I don't get a break and I'm eating in my car because calls are coming in one after another. No complaints here. It's just part of the job. And when I do get a chance to eat lunch/dinner or grab a coffee, I take advantage of it.
Is this wrong?
Are we now going to level criticisms at emergency room doctors for prioritizing who gets treated first? Isn't all human pain equal? What about EMS? Should ambulances tear ass across town to respond to a skinned knee?
The truth of the matter is that by misusing emergency services, resources are being taken away from people who may need it the most - like warrrreagl's gas bar being held up by armed gunmen. Can you imagine the outcome that could have taken place if that b 'n e garden shed call came in minutes before the gas bar call? How much longer would it have taken for units to respond? For the sirens to be heard? (and scaring the gunmen away!)
Police, as with all emergency responders, are a limited resource. And like all limited resources, it must be managed so that a great many can benefit from the services rendered.