Cops in Miramar Beach? WCSO operations & DUI discussion

[John R]

Dave, good one; slurring in what has become a drunken thread. I think our sheriffs cover crime and traffic with equal abandon.

 

[emeraldcoastdav]

An intresting fact:
Walton county's law enforcement / detention-correction budget jumped nearly 40% from 2005 to 2007.
From a little less then 19,000,000 in 2005 to a little more then 30,000,000 in 2007. Wow huh !!!!!!!!!!!
Years before 2005 were pretty consistant and lower.
I have no records after 2007 yet.

 

[emeraldcoastdav]

I misstated above. Not budget, but real expense.

 

[scooterbug44]

Law enforcement's job is to keep us safe by both deterring and arresting lawbreakers.

Unless you can produce some evidence they are arresting or ticketing people who AREN'T breaking the law, they have my full support.

Drunk drivers (including locals) are a major problem and a major safety threat. You want to keep them out of jail, find a way to keep their severely intoxicated arses off the road, don't criticize people for doing their jobs.

 

[Matt J]

Didn't they build a new jail?

 

[emeraldcoastdav]

Intresting fact:
based on latest census info our nearest comps in population in Fl counties are Gadsden, and Hendry. Both their real expenditures for those I listed above are almost exactly 1/3 of Walton County's. Around $10,000,000. In 2007.
Wow!!!!!!!!!!

 

[emeraldcoastdav]

Using those same sources, Okaloosa County is 4 times the population, and only twice the expense. And that county also has several municiple agencies with their own budget.
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[emeraldcoastdav]

I have not gotten a responce re: schedule from our force yet but numbers don't lie.

 

[emeraldcoastdav]

Scooterbug,
I never critisized a cop for doing his or her job. I am feeling like we have created a "police state".
Numbers seem to suggest we might be overstaffed as much as 3 times our comp counties in the off season.

 

[scooterbug44]

I guess I just don't feel we are overstaffed - people keep CONSCIOUSLY breaking the law and getting caught, so it's all good IMO.

And since I frequently see people exhibiting behavior that makes me go "Oooh, I wish there was a cop around!" I think it's tax money well spent.

P.S. Hasn't it been almost a decade since the last census?