Lets decid what compensation package

[leftWNYbecauseofBS]

if society prioritized, tax dollars would only go to essential services. It isn't going to happen, but it is nice to dream.

I think everyone could get behind this. At least those who pay tax dollars.

Essential being police and fire only!

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I think everyone could get behind this. At least those who pay tax dollars.

Essential being police and fire only!

ok, those are YOUR essentials...

[leftWNYbecauseofBS]

ok, those are YOUR essentials...

es·sen·tial /əˈsɛnʃəl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[uh-sen-shuhl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective

1.	absolutely necessary; indispensable

What do YOU see as absolutely necessary outside of Police and Fire.

[BFLOCOP]

Why does this stupid thread never go away. I mean the last page of posts has Biker on it for crying out loud.

[RPD86]

Just a guess here, but I'd think most people would start closest to home and work their way up to bigger things? In other words, tackle things for which you have the most direct input.

I can't disagree, but . . . the whining about Bflo PD is beating a dead horse. People have complained about their salaries, for years. They work a lot of overtime! The city government has mandated a certain staffing level and the PD must maintain it.

There is nothing in statute or regulation that mandates staffing levels of state police, however, they have tons of overtime! Local cops are half the price of troopers. I know this is hard to believe . . . but local cops are just as well trained as the state police. The state should split the difference and give half the state police budget money to the local police to do local policing. Keep the state police doing highway patrol, only.

[Mr. Lackawanna]

Why does this stupid thread never go away. I mean the last page of posts has Biker on it for crying out loud.

Could it be that the overtaxed taxpayers are fed up with the salaries and benefits that the so called public servants are receiving. Especially those that claim they are not giving a 100% effort on the job.

[BFLOCOP]

Could it be that the overtaxed taxpayers are fed up with the salaries and benefits that the so called public servants are receiving. Especially those that claim they are not giving a 100% effort on the job.

nope. its jealousy.

[BFLOCOP]

I can't disagree, but . . . the whining about Bflo PD is beating a dead horse. People have complained about their salaries, for years. They work a lot of overtime! The city government has mandated a certain staffing level and the PD must maintain it.

There is nothing in statute or regulation that mandates staffing levels of state police, however, they have tons of overtime! Local cops are half the price of troopers. I know this is hard to believe . . . but local cops are just as well trained as the state police. The state should split the difference and give half the state police budget money to the local police to do local policing. Keep the state police doing highway patrol, only.

Thanks. Im not sure why SP gets a pass when their pay is much higher. They write speeders for crying out loud. Their overtime regularly brings them over 150k. Oh well people can keep blaming BPD for their lousy lot in life.

[pilot56]

Thanks. Im not sure why SP gets a pass when their pay is much higher. They write speeders for crying out loud. Their overtime regularly brings them over 150k. Oh well people can keep blaming BPD for their lousy lot in life.

You have to admit though, that many times SP's job can be much more dangerous considering their back up is usually at least 10-15 minutes away, even up to 35-40 minutes in the Adirondacks.

[Trolls_r_us]

yeah, lots of cop killers in the Adirondacks....

I have lived in the ADKS for many years of my adult life, and the idea of crime up there is a college kid pissing in someone's front yard.

BTW, the safest place a person can be is in the woods.

[NBuffaloResident]

So, we all here are still anticop, right?

[NBuffaloResident]

Cops don't even hit top 10 dangerous jobs.

[WNYresident]

I don't think anyone here was anti-cop. There were people here who were anti "Rig the system" for maximum questionable pension padding and stuff though.

[WNYresident]

Where the hell have you been? Your last post before today was November 8th, 2016...