I actually kind of like it. It places the burden on those imposing the cost. I’d like to see how it goes over the next year; hopefully there will be a follow-up story somewhere next year.
$154 for use of a police car? How else would the cops arrive at the scene of an accident on a ‘major crossroads’? on foot, horseback? scooter? rollerblades?
They are using the policy car “use” as a way to legally charge additional money. Will the new revenue benefit the residents of Erlanger by reducing their taxes? If not where does the money go, never mind. More raises for the politicians.
If someone is at fault for an accident they should be issued a summons and a companion fine that includes the administrative costs of accident investigation. Regardless of how small a town is, it has to have police in police cars. It’s a fixed cost and if the cops weren’t investigating accidents, what elese would they be doing in jerkwater USA?
Really, this strikes me as a terrible idea.
This suggests that the police services which are provided within an area are only available to the residents of the area.
If I happen to have my car broken into while travelling through this little KY burg, I would have the same expectation of proper police investigation and response as a resident of the area without having to grease the palm of the investigating officer.
If all communities were to move to this system and reprocitity were maintained between them, then I maybe could understand it, but it won’t be, which means that this is basically price-gouging of insurance companies/deperate motorists.
Also, I pay taxes to fund all municipal services in my area, be that City, State or Federal.
All of the higher levels generally donate or provide funding to the lower levels… so in paying my state taxes, the state provides some funding to the City, etc. etc.
To put this another way, the police officer’s job is to keep the peace and maintain order. This includes keeping an accident scene safe for the people in the vehicles and people driving past the scene. It can also involve paperwork in order to determine fault @ the accident.
A cashier’s job at McBurger Jr’s. is to take your order, charge you for it and give you change.
If the cashier indicated that to use his services (his taking of your order) would be an additional $0.50 to $1, you would be outraged and never eat at McBurger Jr’s again.
I guess can make a decision to not travel through those areas where I don’t suport the local laws, but I have always thought that the Libertarian party’s views on private property rights extended only to private property, not public property.
As a law officer for almost 28 years this is the among the stupidest ideas I have heard lately. Where does it end??? A years ago myself and two paramedics from our city were suspended for assisting (we were first at the scene) of a serious accident because it was a half block outside the city limits. Would that city not charge sales tax to those same people?
um…and you all thought about the large fee that was being attached and now going to get unattached to bad drivers in VA! (after a major incident involving a BICYCLIST, who had gotten a tickeT for reckless driving) this sounds along the same lines. first of all, how many out-of-towners shop in your town? how much tax from that shopping is going to fund the local government? do you not go to other cities, counties or other states and do shopping? sure! so you pay a fee there in taxes as well. so this is something that is provided by the various government levels. we don’t hear about the state highway patrol asking for more $$$. we hear alot about us to help pay for the police and firefighters whom have fallen, but that is an issue that should be taken up by the city not the actual department for us to take care of their family. you know we appreciate their service but as we do our military folks. in those instances we don’t ask for money for them. did the national guard who was called out ask that the government be paid back for when they came out in the need of the many disasters. NO! then the need for this does not need apply.
Wo!! that is a great insentive to keep tourist away from you town. and not spend a penny in such place. may be that way you can rule you own selves and facilitate all your other needs with out our tax money. you really don’t need out of town folks anyway.ha’ha”
I have read that the Chineese Communist government billed the family for the bullet used to execute enemies of the state, so I suppost there is some precedent for this idea.
bullet! wow, which family did they bill? the victim or the guilty party? afterall, they could have billed both, although, it should only have been the government since they are the ones that chose to execute the guilty party. so if you bill the bullet, then why not the officers who are aparty to the firing squad (salary, since you are not supposed to know which one actually shot the bullet). the warden that held the execution. the coroner who took the body and then the so forth and so on. wow! um… how much more expense can we add? this is just another ridiculous way to get more money and i bet the money being sought in this fashion, will not be used for salaries of the officers. probably not even in the maintenance of the vehicles. if you look at the creed of an officer of the law, is similar to the same creed of a doctor. next thing you will know, they are going to charge me extra at the hospital for having to use a business outside of my home. wow, what if i live outside that city and yet, work in the city — does that mean i would have to pay that as well? truly and hungry for money police department or city manager. i think the public needs to relook at that one again and then fire the person who came up with that idea. afterall, if my town did that, why not others? then who is out of money? the taxpayer/resident, surely not the government.
I actually kind of like it. It places the burden on those imposing the cost. I’d like to see how it goes over the next year; hopefully there will be a follow-up story somewhere next year.
$154 for use of a police car? How else would the cops arrive at the scene of an accident on a ‘major crossroads’? on foot, horseback? scooter? rollerblades?
Methinks they mean if they have to transport someone in a police car. Though it could be just a flat “if I have to use the car for any reason” thing.
They are using the policy car “use” as a way to legally charge additional money. Will the new revenue benefit the residents of Erlanger by reducing their taxes? If not where does the money go, never mind. More raises for the politicians.
If someone is at fault for an accident they should be issued a summons and a companion fine that includes the administrative costs of accident investigation. Regardless of how small a town is, it has to have police in police cars. It’s a fixed cost and if the cops weren’t investigating accidents, what elese would they be doing in jerkwater USA?
Really, this strikes me as a terrible idea.
This suggests that the police services which are provided within an area are only available to the residents of the area.
If I happen to have my car broken into while travelling through this little KY burg, I would have the same expectation of proper police investigation and response as a resident of the area without having to grease the palm of the investigating officer.
If all communities were to move to this system and reprocitity were maintained between them, then I maybe could understand it, but it won’t be, which means that this is basically price-gouging of insurance companies/deperate motorists.
Also, I pay taxes to fund all municipal services in my area, be that City, State or Federal.
All of the higher levels generally donate or provide funding to the lower levels… so in paying my state taxes, the state provides some funding to the City, etc. etc.
To put this another way, the police officer’s job is to keep the peace and maintain order. This includes keeping an accident scene safe for the people in the vehicles and people driving past the scene. It can also involve paperwork in order to determine fault @ the accident.
A cashier’s job at McBurger Jr’s. is to take your order, charge you for it and give you change.
If the cashier indicated that to use his services (his taking of your order) would be an additional $0.50 to $1, you would be outraged and never eat at McBurger Jr’s again.
I guess can make a decision to not travel through those areas where I don’t suport the local laws, but I have always thought that the Libertarian party’s views on private property rights extended only to private property, not public property.
As a law officer for almost 28 years this is the among the stupidest ideas I have heard lately. Where does it end??? A years ago myself and two paramedics from our city were suspended for assisting (we were first at the scene) of a serious accident because it was a half block outside the city limits. Would that city not charge sales tax to those same people?
This is not only a stupid idea but it sounds extremely discriminatory and unconstitutional. I don’t see this lasting long nor standing up in Court.
um…and you all thought about the large fee that was being attached and now going to get unattached to bad drivers in VA! (after a major incident involving a BICYCLIST, who had gotten a tickeT for reckless driving) this sounds along the same lines. first of all, how many out-of-towners shop in your town? how much tax from that shopping is going to fund the local government? do you not go to other cities, counties or other states and do shopping? sure! so you pay a fee there in taxes as well. so this is something that is provided by the various government levels. we don’t hear about the state highway patrol asking for more $$$. we hear alot about us to help pay for the police and firefighters whom have fallen, but that is an issue that should be taken up by the city not the actual department for us to take care of their family. you know we appreciate their service but as we do our military folks. in those instances we don’t ask for money for them. did the national guard who was called out ask that the government be paid back for when they came out in the need of the many disasters. NO! then the need for this does not need apply.
Wo!! that is a great insentive to keep tourist away from you town. and not spend a penny in such place. may be that way you can rule you own selves and facilitate all your other needs with out our tax money. you really don’t need out of town folks anyway.ha’ha”
I have read that the Chineese Communist government billed the family for the bullet used to execute enemies of the state, so I suppost there is some precedent for this idea.
bullet! wow, which family did they bill? the victim or the guilty party? afterall, they could have billed both, although, it should only have been the government since they are the ones that chose to execute the guilty party. so if you bill the bullet, then why not the officers who are aparty to the firing squad (salary, since you are not supposed to know which one actually shot the bullet). the warden that held the execution. the coroner who took the body and then the so forth and so on. wow! um… how much more expense can we add? this is just another ridiculous way to get more money and i bet the money being sought in this fashion, will not be used for salaries of the officers. probably not even in the maintenance of the vehicles. if you look at the creed of an officer of the law, is similar to the same creed of a doctor. next thing you will know, they are going to charge me extra at the hospital for having to use a business outside of my home. wow, what if i live outside that city and yet, work in the city — does that mean i would have to pay that as well? truly and hungry for money police department or city manager. i think the public needs to relook at that one again and then fire the person who came up with that idea. afterall, if my town did that, why not others? then who is out of money? the taxpayer/resident, surely not the government.