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Originally Posted by MJM
I must be too stupid to see a sign over a puny 500 metre stretch with multiple cars parked in front when it's dark out.
I'll man up and pay my ticket when CPS responds to the multiple calls myself and my neighbors in Mount Royal put in about blatant drugs deals blocks away from our property and two schools (which happened on a nightly basis with no threat of response from the police). My wife was walking to work in the morning a couple of months ago while it was still dark, some guy followed her down a side street, she noticed and turned around to go back to the main street and the guy bumped right into her and told her she " was very lucky that she made that choice ". We called the police and we were told there was nothing they could do. And get this...... If it happens again to call them back!
Maybe they should put some resources into that instead of waiting behind bushes at ten o'clock at night trying to stop the evil tax paying citizens of going 41 KM in a dark area at 10 pm at night with cars parked on both sides of the street blocking your ability to see a sign in the dark.
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So a drug deal takes place. You witness it. Now what? What exactly SHOULD the police do in your opinion?
Have you point them out? Good. Now you can say you saw those guys in what appears to be a drug deal. You get on the stand. The defense asks you what kind of experience you have in either a) investigating drug offenses or b) dealing drugs. I know it sounds silly but that's how things work. What gave the police the grounds in the first place.
The police stop them based on either you pointing them out or a description. Can they detain them? Yep. Can they search them for drugs? Nope. You have Section 8 of the CCRF to thank for that.
The guy followed her. Great. He's gone. What to do now? Knock on every door in the area until you find him? Do you actually know what steps the police took? What would you suggest?
If you are suggesting a stronger police presence to deter it, maybe that would help. Except the citizens of Calgary have deemed traffic and traffic offenses in Calgary a priority. There are limited resources to go around, again,what would you suggest?
To say I am not paying a ticket, forcing a cop off the street to attend court kinda, in my opinion compounds the problem don't you think?