Wait Ron, Paying the cops more would do what? Would they then work harder?
If an average Joe can track down his own stolen motorcycle by simply looking on social media, then why are the cops not doing the same thing? They should have a group that does nothing but track down stolen property. Contact the seller of cars, motorcycles, boats anything with a title, and arrange a meeting. Ask for the title and if its clean, say have a nice day and leave. If its not clean then they just did something to curtail the issue of stolen property, illegal riding on public streets, black-market, and tax collection. If they are not tracking something, then create an area where legit deals can happen. The cop can then oversee the transfer of title. No more meeting at a McDonalds or someone's "house" to make the deal. Heck, I would give a cop and extra $20 for just taking 10 min to supervise the transaction just for the peace of mind. Crime rates in my city are thankfully very low. But crime never happens at Jims Donuts or UDF because cops are always there. So their presents works to stop crime.
Millions of tax dollars go uncollected each year from deals made on-line. Then if the cops want more $ for doing their job, we have a source of revenue. Every cop knows they are putting their lives in danger constantly going into it. That's why they get a gun on day one.
Of course I want every cop to go home safe every night. But if they are going to change how certain people view them then they need to work on proactive crime prevention. And this is not running radar, hidden behind a guard rail at the bottom of a hill.
Want to stop thugs from targeting cops (or any member of society for that matter) from violent crime? Bring back public execution. Let the scumbags see what will happen if you engage in this activity.
Wow, that got way to political for me. Can we please talk about something I am more comfortable with, like sandbaggers or knit hats?