Bob, they have not written tickets for dogs on the beach, glass on the beach etc. in the last 3 administrations unless forced to do so or when someone aggravated the deputy, so I doubt they start now. I think the thong ordinance is still on the books and they never enforced that either. Officers have discretion about how they handle incidents. When the boss tells you how that discretion will be exercised you do it. Once upon a time failure to follow instructions meant an immediate termination, now they have a few more hoops to jump through. Results are the same though. I have been there and done that. Rank of the officer means little in these cases, I well remember a captain forced into retirement because he refused to arrest a trespasser on the beach in Miramar. That was an issue in the 2004 election.