McCafe?
Have you noticed the newest signage on the side of the McDonald's on Mequon Road? What is meant by the word "McCafe" I wondered?
Could it be a new look? Could it be a promo effort of some kind?
Well...Google to the rescue. Click here.
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Citizen Observer Program: Still More...
Some overriding thoughts seem to stay with me as I reflect on my ride along.
Our department is good...very good. The individuals know their business and are very professional in how they approach their business.
They have everything on their side. If you're thinking you can get away with something, you are, in my opinion, kidding yourself. I was really making every effort to see things that Cpl. Delmore saw. A missing headlight was easy. The blacked out windows escaped me. I asked him what triggers a stop and he told me there are literally hundreds of reasons for a vehicle stop.
The reason can be as small, to us, as a license plate light not functioning. Virtually every vehicle that approaches a squad has been 'clocked'. The places that are more likely to produce violations are known by every member of the department in every region of the village. Parking in fire lanes is a favorite, as it should be. Cruising through a motel parking lot looking for vehicles with local registrations is productive so far as underage drinking and drug use.
Particular times during each shift have their own peculiarities. Work lets out; bars close, games end, etc.
If you've been stopped before, there is a very good chance the officer will remember you, what the stop entailed and when it occurred. If you're stopped again by a different officer, they have all the records at their fingertips. We encountered two or three people in one eight hour block who had been ticketed for something within the prior twelve months.
If you're going to repeat, you're going to get caught. It is just that simple. The officers are not there to make your lives miserable; they are there to keep the rest of the citizens safe.
Some repeaters seemed to believe that they were simply in the "wrong place at the wrong time". Or, they were "hanging with the wrong group at work". In reality, they were doing a wrong thing again...and they got caught...again. There are, unfortunately, people who think they can continue down the path without paying a price...or they're impaired to the point that they simply don't think at all.
I have a better understanding of the technology available to our police officers and I know that only a fool would try to beat "the system". You might get lucky once in awhile...but you'll lose sooner or later. With any 'luck' when that happens it won't involve someone else who really was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
