USMCTrooper, all those scenerios are simply answered. I would not expect a statewide authority law to go through without the powers that be to make policies and such to deal with certain situations. Like anything else research and policies and scenerios would have to be thought out and policies instilled. So all those so called dilemas you presented could happen in your own juristiction could they not. Now if you stop the knucle head on the pike doing 90 and all that other stuff happens, there would be provisons and protocal in place to go by, like I said were trained Police Officers, not yahoos and there would be guidelines to follow. And who says I was refering to 90/17. Maybe I was refering to the situation when I was in Sudbury turning off on Horsepond Rd making a left when some asshole coming from down the road passing multiple cars almost slammed into oncoming traffic including myself. Maybe i'm refering to those type of things, serious but not enough to start calling state, and what ever local P.D when I could handle it, being the academy trained Police Officer that I am.
Oooops he has a warrant, why oops? As far as the dope arrest, what is the problem if there are cetrtain policies that are in place they would be followed this aint a fly by night operation so state is so great and almighty they wouldnt take prisiners from other cops or store evidence if the sate did create statewide juristiction.
You and Union dont seem to understand that i'm not looking to go statewide so I can just fuck with people and be a sparky when i'm off duty. My reasoning is that sometimes you may see something that should be taken care of, that its not always possible to get the STATE or local P.D.
So because you pass thorugh miles of another area you dont want to do nothing even though it may be something that should be dealt with and you the only cop in the area. Nice attitude, its NOT about wanting it or not, asking for it its about taking care of buisness if the situation arises!! No one said this job was a bed of roses. And I donr recall stating anything about other states. And I donr want to be tied up with paperwork for someone's crime, but its part of the job, its not about that its about if something happens I should act, I get tied with BS paperwork all the time, PART OF THE JOB MY FREIND, so what.