>Home Rule :The fact that the police are local, even neighbors. It keeps them close to the people they protect and accountable.
I don’t know about you, but I really like the fact that the police are local, some even neighbors. It keeps them close to the people they protect. And accountable.
Sure, they have warts too, they are regular people. Some of them have personal problems too, just like us.
But my point is this: when you hire out-of-towners (state or county police, for example) to protect you…its very, very different. You really don’t know them, they aren’t neighbors and they don’t have a stake in our community. And when one of them turns out to be rotten – no one is going to help you deal with that problem.
Local police are much more accountable to the people and community they serve. And Accountability brings respect. Accountability is the most important quality when it comes to law enforcement.
Don’t kid yourself. It may seem like a white collar job being a cop in Ridgewood, but its not and it’s often dangerous. We hold them accountable and they deserve and hold our respect.
We live local, let’s keep the police local
