tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23948057.post7637874362497463841..comments2007-06-08T17:11:33.136-04:00Ben Burdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06372169478978720740ben@eagle.caBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23948057.post-89094477361981589742007-06-08T16:56:00.000-04:002007-06-08T16:56:00.000-04:00I am a tax payer on King Street. I think my taxes are too high. In fact, I got a couple of descriptive words for how high they are. But I don't want a provincial force in town even if they could knock a whack off the price of local policing. The OPP are lovely people. I like all the officers. They are exceedingly professional. I would trust anyone of them on my case. But... In town I want my folks. I want those I know from whenever.<BR/>I want the cop that gave me the break for speeding one time when I was being stupid. I want the cop<BR/>whose face I see all the time at local coffee shops. I want the cop who lives here who I talk to regularly about everything other than cop issues on his time off because- funnily- I trust him because precisely he spends the time to talk to me. Also, BIG ISSUE, here... no no no to centralizing social force entities... not good.. must spread out the power..<BR/>must keep a balance...this is a no brainer..what's wrong with supporting local cops at the same time as we support local farmers?Ted Amsdennoreply@blogger.com