You guys should go on a ridealong with the CPS before making stupid assumptions like this.
90% of the time you see a police cruiser, he or she will be on their way to a call. The vast majority of calls do NOT warrant a response of driving at 160 km/h with the lights and sirens going.
The 'sirens through intersections' thing is common practice, and is done for a variety of reasons:
- Responding to a call that is not a life or death situation, but time is of the essence. For example, a burglary call, whereby they have to get there quickly, but don't want to announce their approach to the suspect
- Attempting to catch up with someone who has broken a traffic law, or the officer would like to check out, such as a vehicle matching the description of a wanted suspect. Again, they want to catch up without making their presence known
- The officer was trying to respond quickly to a call (see first point), but another unit arrived on scene and radioed that no further assistance was needed, or the call was bogus/cancelled
Read further here:
https://www.facebook.com/CalgaryPoli...62160210502081
And even if they do go to Tim Hortons once in a while...WHO CARES?! You take coffee breaks at work, don't you? These guys (and girls) work 12 hour shifts, sometimes with no breaks, or a chance to eat lunch, and have to deal with the worst kind of people all day long. Not to mention, you know, the whole putting their lives on the line for you thing. Every day.
Next time you're at Tim Hortons and see a police officer, you can go ahead and ridicule them. I'll personally be paying for that officer's coffee.
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