In the news:
EMPHASIS PATROL LEADS TO MULTIPLE ARRESTS
Posted By: Radio Pacific, Feb 20, 2025
“A news release says that in the month of February, the Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team (OPNET) organized proactive emphasis patrols in known problem areas in and around the city of Port Angeles. It points out that with Washington State’s law enforcement staffing being the lowest in the nation per capita, local patrol divisions are kept very busy responding to calls for service.”
Staff it up please.
POLICE CHIEF DISCUSSES PROPOSAL TO LIMIT TRAFFIC STOPS
Posted By: Radio Pacific, Feb 13, 2025
“A bill making its way through the state Legislature would bar police from stopping drivers solely for nonmoving violations, such as expired tabs or a broken headlight. Instead of pulling people over, officers would send warnings in the mail about nonmoving violations if they have no other reason for a stop.”
“…officers could still pull people over for criminal offenses, such as not wearing a seat belt, not having license plates, being on the phone, or displaying tabs that expired over a year ago.”
“One of its opponents is Port Angeles Police Chief Brian Smith, who testified on the matter before legislators this week. He says the new law would pile on more paperwork for officers for every stop, and severely limit the questions they can ask of a driver. Smith thinks micromanaging traffic stops is a bad idea.”
“We’re already regulated. We’re already following law, policy. Adding a whole chapter that literally micromanages our traffic stops will yield less of them, will make them more complex, and much of this stuff will be subjective. For example, is it a safety issue to the extent you can stop somebody if you only have one headline at night? I would argue it is. The registration part of it, as I read it, you can choose to drive your car up to 12 months not registered. I think that means you just pay every other year. I don’t think that’s good policy.”
The Oak Bay Starfish Take
I am from the last century. Driving came with incentives.
Drive safely in a well maintained vehicle. Maintain insurance and registration. Park legally.
Avoid: accidents, getting pulled over, being ticketed and facing fines.
If people are pulled over and they turn out to be wanted by the law, so be it. Our modern society has been breaking down for years now due to some sort of experimental way of doing things. The experiment has allowed RVs to take over parking spaces and drug addicts to camp on the sidewalk.
In Seattle:
The whole thing is run by college educated people who take huge amounts of tax money to work on crime, gun violence and homeless RVs camping on the streets.
Blogged about it here:
WWII Generation had a modern society up and running – 2023 Seattle
And here:
“…saturated in fentanyl, meth, and crack cocaine.”
On The Roads
We live in an area that is gray and wet for days on end. Please consider driving with headlights on. Gray/Silver/Slate colored vehicles seem to be popular and they can be hard to see in common winter weather conditions. Much easier to see vehicles behind you when they have lights on.
Possibly of interest:
Photo above:
Working Waterfront – Westport, WA
A genuine seaport town – sending the message that the ways of the last century are best when managing public safety and a modern society. Don’t bring your Whidbey crap here.
Public Assistance Is Confusing
More Homeland Security – More Puget Sound Drugs?