[Sarajevo]

It sounds to me like San Antonio City Manager Sheryl Sculley is attempting to gain pity. I, for one, have no pity on the SAPD. After having worked here as a Paramedic and witnessing the way the SAPD treated people in emergency situations, I won't have a thing to do with them.

[Richard Kimball]

In Austin, most the cops were pretty good when I worked there. In Houston, for many years, they were just a gang with the city paying for their colors. I hear they're better, now. In Waco, the county sherrifs started staking out the fireworks stands, and reporting to the fire department. If people drive into Waco with fireworks, they intended to pull them over and write them $200 tickets, as fireworks are illegal in the city (even possession). The fireworks stands set up decoys and gave them empty bags, so all they caught were people who hadn't broken any laws. It was on the front page of the paper, and is turning into a pretty good embarassment. I figure if cops have time to stake out fireworks stands, we've got plenty.

[qam1]

Sad but true,

But I can't really picture anyone who has any sort of conscience hiding behind bushes & rocks in order to eagerly hand out seat belt and speeding tickets to their fellow human beings

It takes person with a sadistic streak and/or lack of conscience to want to do the job of a traffic cop now-a-days, so no wonder they are having a difficult time in recruiting.