tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13209058.post8642807293562418314..comments2023-10-18T06:22:24.290-07:00Comments on Mojave Monitor: Tucson police step up unwise attacks on bicyclistsDaniel R. Patterson, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07774786197579622798noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13209058.post-55515069860772091752007-10-25T13:50:00.000-07:002007-10-25T13:50:00.000-07:00Tucson appears to be faced with the well-documente...Tucson appears to be faced with the well-documented problem of finding qualified law enforcement officers. Standards are lowered and officers are kept even as subpar performance in training and job performance is explained away, a troubling precedent for citizens who are confronted by such officers. I have former colleagues in law enforcement who took early retirement because of the current state of law enforcement; local, state, and federal. They, in good faith of their oaths of office, could not approve of the lowered standard concept in a field that demands the utmost of honesty, integrity, and dedication.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately, there are still many good honest, ethical, and dedicated men and women in law enforcement, but the trend is declining and from all appearances Tucson may fall in that deficit category. I would think there are more subversive criminal elements in that fine city that demand more surveillance than spandex-clad bicyclists do. If I did not know something of the people who reported these incidents in the article, I would have written this story off as fiction or sour grapes. Unfortunately, I think the facts were presented.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com