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  8. Posted

    Interesting story find Rob. Thanks for sharing. Interesting perspective on the article. The Dodge has a long history of being a great Police Car, from the Polara to the St. Regis. One car that I'm surprised didn't make the list was the Ford Mustang Special Service Package, or, "The Ford that chases Porsches for a living." :D

    Thanks again for sharing! I wonder if anybody will have additions of their own. ;)

    -Joe DA BUFF

  9. Posted

    Here's something to consider. Connecticut abolished County Government in 1960. Granted, I have no idea about the history of County Government in Connecticut, but, Sheriffs continued to exist in Connecticut until 2000. It would seem to me that in Connecticut there is a backlash back towards Counties and Regionalization, there are 169 Towns and a huge budget deficit. Why do I mention this? Well, in part, this article in the Sunday Times:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/nyregion/connecticut/08policect.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Resident%20State%20Troopers&st=cse

    The Connecticut State Police are largely the only agency to provide support to Local and Municipal Police, in some cases, the only Constabulary Agency.

    By contrast, in 1999, Massachusetts gave Counties the option to abolish themselves as governmental bodies and most of them did (Plymouth County, near Cape Cod, is a notable exception). While certain county offices still exist (e.g. Sheriff, District Attorney, etc.), counties now are largely administrative designations for regions. (Some District Attorneys aren't even responsible for a single county anymore, for example, the Northwestern District Attorney is responsible for both Hampshire and Franklin Counties in Western Mass., similarly, there is one District Attorney for the "Cape and Islands".) Massachusetts also delegated the ability to form regional compacts to Towns and Cities, and several have formed. I don't know if this predates the abolition of County Government, but, several mutual Law Enforcement pacts currently exist, including the Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council in Boston, the Northeast Law Enforcement Council, etc. These all provide support to Town and City P.D.'s, usually in the area of Special Operations and Training. Massachusetts Sheriffs' also have comparably limited responsibilities; they operate the County Jail and serve Civil Process, but, do not tend to provide Law Enforcement support, unlike in New York. Now, I can't speak to about the efficiency or efficacy of all of this, but, I figured it is something to consider in all of this.

    Hope this helps.

    -Joe DA BUFF

  12. Posted

    Nice new paint scheme! Hope this doesn't mean the end of blue lights in Newark! I have to say, I really like the white with blue stripes and even the chartreuse and blue. Rescue 1's rig was particularly stunning that way. Thanks for sharing!

    -Joe DA BUFF

  23. Posted

    This is all really interesting, it also verified my hunch that counties were determined alphabetically (but for the Bronx-Broome mixup.) Speaking of the county codes, I've seen rigs marked with County Codes. See here: http://10-75.net/apparatus/ny/rensselaercn...nbushfd/119.htm

    http://cnyfiretrucks.com/mn/MacedonC4r.jpg

    Who comes up with the County Codes, BTW? Is is the Secretary of State?

    -Joe DA BUFF

  24. Posted

    Question, how does the federal court system get jurisdiction here? This is almost definitely a violation of the 9th Amendment. The US Government can't dictate policy to the California Government like that. So yeah, its a dumb idea, but even worse, it sets a HORRIBLE precedent about state's rights in relation to the government.

    Let me say at the outset that I am not going to state an opinion one way or the other about the wiseness of this decision. I would like to clarify some confusion that seems to be occurring here.

    The Ninth Amendment states: "The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."

    On the other hand, The Tenth Amendment states: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by ti to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." The Tenth Amendment has also interpreted to grant the States "sovereignty", which is a murky legal doctrine that I will not delve into here.

    Why isn't this an inherent Tenth Amendment violation? First, the Bill of Rights (Amendments I-X) apply to the States through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment ("No State shall... deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law"). That doctrine is known as "incorporation", and was originally articulated in Palko v. Connecticut, 302 U.S. 319, 1937. The Eighth Amendment's prohibition on Cruel and Unusual Punishment has been incorporated against the states in a case called Robinson v. California, 370 U.S. 660, 1962. Although the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996 requires prisoners to exhaust internal remedies before going to Court, questions of whether prison conditions constitute cruel and unusual punishment are indeed justiciable questions that can be heard in Federal Court, and has been cited earlier in this thread, there is a body of precedent on the subject.

    Now, the remedy ordered in this case, judicially-enforced release of prisoners, could be considered intruding on California's "sovereignty" under the Tenth Amendment. But, that's for the trial court or a higher court to decide and for Attorney General Brown to brief and argue accordingly. And California may have a hard time overcoming that question given the prior decision placing the Prison Healthcare System into Federal Receivership.

    I hope that this all helps, and like I said, I express no opinion on the wiseness of the decision. Thank you kindly for your time and attention in all of this and Have a Pleasant Day.

    -Joe DA BUFF