- A major issue some of us civilians have with the Framingham police
is called dereliction of duty by refusing to enforce
illegal immigration laws. This
costs the taxpayers around $20-$30 million a year in
Plyler vs Doe costs. This cost
exceeds the police department's annual budget.
- The fundamental problem with the Framingham police is that the
majority of police officers get
corrupted by power and
we civilians witness this all the time.
- Civilian complaints must have priority. We civilians pay the
police with our taxes. The police are public servants
even if their overinflated egos tell them they are our rulers
and in control. The police are here to protect us,
not to harass or stalk civilians.
We pay for the service, we have the right to complain about poor
service and the holier than thou attitudes
that these public servants clearly exhibit.
- A cursory review of the site
http://www.crimemapping.com
indicates that most of the crime in Framingham occurs directly
around the police station. Why is that? Why does it continue?
When the crime is this area is reduced, then we can say
that the police department has any credibility.
- As someone who regularly interacts with the Framingham police,
I can testify that these people don't understand the concept of work.
I see them at Dunkin Donuts all the time or parked in back parking
lots. Perhaps some of these officers should get a real job
doing real work if only they had real skills.
- Carlo notes that our police chief is not a resident of Framingham.
Carlo does not say how many FPOU members are not residents of
Framingham.
- The comments note that there are 83 members in the FPOU but repeatedly
talks about only 7 officers patrolling the town. Given vacation/sick
time, I would expect at least 20 police officers plus rank per shift.
The number 7 must be bogus or they get far more time off then I thought.
- The midnight shift needs a much smaller staff than the any other
shift. Even thieves like to sleep. Carlo should show us stats
on crimes from the point of view of time of day to make his case.
Area D
has minimal crime.
- Given the 11 sergeants and eleven lieutenants, I agree that the
rank should be involved in more patrols but they fear either the
criminals or the civilians.
- The officers seem concerned that an officer may get hurt because of a
lack of manpower. There is no concern shown about the
fact that the Framingham police have killed two civilians and
seriously injured a third in four years.
(Karl Thomsen and Eurie Stamps, Sr.). Officer Hurton was wounded.
- For all their whining, I don't see anyone resigning to get a better
job. That's what I did when I did not like my situation. I guess
unions are made just so you can whine and complain.
- If we want to improve the Framingham police, allow me some suggestions
as to who we should get rid of.
- Peter Galvani
- Christopher Burrell
- Scott Brown
- Gregory Reardon
- William Delaney
- Kenneth Blass
- Steve Casey
- Paul Duncan
- Steven Trask
- Ken Ferguson
Mind you, this is just a starter list, but it will make me feel safer.
Then we can fire any officer who fails to enforce immigration laws.
- I wonder if we can get one single officer to admit that they are
public servants? I doubt it.
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