Posted on Friday, 4/17/2009 - 1:48 p.m. PDT — by East Coaster
I just drove by Auto Mall and Grimmer by the trailer park and saw 5 cop cars helping a stalled car. No wonder we can't get a cop to answer emergencies in this town. YOu would thing that for $120,000 per year there may be one or two left who can actually stop a real crime. This town is a joke.
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Joined: Feb 2009
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Critical thinking is a very important process a brain does. (It does not work for everyone).
Think about what East Coaster posted for the Bay Area to read, 5 cops for a stalled car. The unfortunate thing is that there are readers who will actually believe him. That’s when the rest of the intelligent population outside of the Bay Area forms an opinion of bay area residents as being uneducated.
Unless East Coaster was in the police car or in the car they were focusing their attention on, he has no idea why they needed five cops. What are the possibilities?? A vehicle stop resulting in a driver who was being uncooperative? A stop where they knew ahead of time that the driver would have weapons? A wanted fugitive? Think about it East Coaster. I'm just trying to help you not look bad. 5 cops for a stalled car? Is that the answer your brain came up with after critical thinking? Supervisors monitor how many cops are at calls. 2 is standard. Anymore than those 2, the supervisor responds or at least will closely monitor the call. There is no supervisor that will allow 5 officers for a stalled car.
As for the salary, the media is publishing government salaries. What the media is not always reporting is that officers in Fremont are routinely forced into overtime in order to keep staffing levels at a safe number. How many people out there want to go home as soon as the end of your shift comes around? Go home to be with family, to sleep, to get some personal things done?
There is a ratio of officers employed compared to population that is recommended nationally. Fremont does not meet the recommendation and there are not very many cities in the Bay Area that do. In order for Fremont to maintain a MINIMUM safe number of officers on duty to protect us, they many times must ask for volunteers to stay longer on overtime OR order an officer if there are no volunteers. A 12 hour day becomes a 15 hour day. All off this overtime reported as their published salary may not have been welcomed by the officer. More cops employed = less overtime + more officers to respond to calls.
I’m not a Fremont Employee, just a Fremont resident who keeps informed by reading, asking questions, experience, and common sense.
Joined: Aug 2008
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Some facts about the Fremont Police Dept:
1. Average salary is $120,000 per year not less! 2. They do not answer burglary or other calls such as drug deals. Typical response from dispatch is "we have no one in your neighborhood." I have this remark on tape. 3. Police in Fremont do not live in Fremont. They have no interest in the schools because their children are not going to school in Fremont. They are from Tracy. Modesto, Pleasanton, etc but not Fremont. They have no incentive to have things right and get rid of crime because it is not their city. 4. There were many officers near a stalled car, which happens routinely. 5. Several months ago one officer stopped by Mission Park because someone called about alcohol and did not open any trucks. Officer left and two of the biggest drug dealers from Mission High opened their trunks to deal the drugs. Then they sped off going 100 miles an hour racing throug Ibero and Pine St. I witnessed this and everyone in the park knew who the dealers are. Officer did not know they are the biggest drug dealers because officer does not live in Fremont. Another incident where dispatch told a mother whose son was trying to committ suicide that "we have no one in your neighborhood." Several hours later the son hung himself. Another incident where car was robbed of Christmas gifts. The thieves were caught on tape. Cops refused to do anything about it. Department store where items were first purchased got the thieves arrested. They said they had never seen a police dept that would not cooperate with the investigation and try and catch the thieves (these are all factual cases). 6. Chief of Police and Mayor have no incentive to improve police department due to their relationship and background. Police in Fremont are rude and belligerent because Chief of Police and Mayor are the same.
These are some facts about our cops. If you are looking to move to Fremont I urge anyone who is reading this to think twice. Move to San Jose or Milpitas or Pleasanton where at least the cops live there and have a way better response time and overall attitude. So buddy please don't lecture me about how wonderful our cops are. It sounds that you are a cop writing this or maybe even the Chief of Police! I know of noone in Fremont who will defend the police here and I mean noone. Take a survey buddy! Please
Joined: Feb 2009
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Hey EastCoaster...you are seriously one of the most ignorant people I've ever heard. I tend to get upset when I see several cops hanging out but I try to think about the different possibilities. I highly doubted that there would be 5 cops for a stalled car. I've made my complaints about cops before but I also know that there are good ones out there. So I called to find out about what you were talking about. The sergeant that i talked to said that there were several calls in that area a few hours before you posted your comment. apparently a cop stopped a car with four crooks. one had a felony warrant and was an illegal immigrant who had snuck back into the country. the other crook had cocaine and ammo on him even though he was a convicted felon. 5 cops makes sense to me when they have to deal with these type of people. maybe next time you should check your facts before you open your mouth...the police department is pretty open to giving out information....unless if they screwed up....then by all means....post your comments.
Joined: Apr 2009
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I've met a few decent Fremont police officers in Fremont, but Fremont has the worst group of police officers I've ever seen. I've worked closely with officers of the various agencies in Santa Clara County including Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department and I'm ashamed of our officers where I now live...Fremont. There is one officer, nickname Rosie, who is the most arrogant, mean person I've had the misfortune to come in contact. He stopped me because my car had no front license plate for God's sake! Has anyone ever sat at an intersection and counted how many cars don't have front plates?! I found out later he likes to go after women in Corvettes. He has ticketed chiefs of police! I was told by a buddy with the Sheriff's department that he was supposed to retire, but this city probably keeps him on the payroll because he generates $10.00 tickets. Sheesh! Just writing about that 'person' and Fremont police has put me in a bad mood! Time to take a deep breath!
Joined: Aug 2008
Current Posts: 14
You know...it really makes me angry when individuals criticize and condemn police.
Why?
In the whole scheme of things that occur among human lives day to day...police are shot at to killed. In this vast nation, only one or two may surcome to some type of scandal, however considering the population, and crime I think the average person would agree...police officers are hero's!
Having said that, $120,000.00 per year, divided by 12 months is 10,000.00 per month.
$10,000.00 times 40% federal and state taxes is $4,000.00 (tax they pay out of pocket), which leaves a family of 4-5 with $6,000.00 per month.
Furthermore, $6,000.00 minus a mortgage of $2,500.00, leaves a family of 4-5 $3,500.00.
$3,500.00 should pay this families expenses...P.G. & E., water, garbage, telephone, internet, cable tv, gardner, gas, groceries, clothing, education, home owners insurance, auto insurance, auto repairs, and maybe savings.
Where do you people get off on thinking police personnel are paid an absorbant paycheck?
For what price would you get your hind end shot off?
I for one, think they are underpaid, under-respected, and are hero's!
Next time you get into trouble...do me a favor...don't call a police officer, you ungrateful sap.
Joined: Jun 2009
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Yup they pay taxes same as you and I also the others 100 millions people living in this Country but the great diference is they make more than 1/2 of their salary with overtime + maybe bonus for the seniority and don't attemp to say they don't make over time because becuase they do and they make it really well,as an average person i make less than 25000 per year i earned the greatest minimum wage wich is 8.00 per hour waiting tables,and serving on this cops/guest is make feel so dissapointed because at the time to pay 1 freaking guy say can we get separeted checks and they tip you with a less than the 10% or 10% if they think you made a great job;come on that's a really BS,the Police Department in Freakmont are so arrogants and they still Police but they had a long way to be a GREAT Police Deparment.
Ps: They not Under paid,WE ARE UNDERPAID and Under protected.
Joined: Jun 2009
Current Posts: 88
Using your circular logic
A teacher in Fremont makes $54,000. $54,000 / 12 = 4500. Take 40% away for taxes which they have to pay, that leaves $2700 for house payment, internet, etc etc.
A cop in Fremont requires a HS diploma. A teacher requires a 4 year degree minimum and 1 year teaching credential.
For that teachers get no respect and have nearly the same rate of assaults as police officers (according to the dept of labor).
Bottom line
1. Cops make a great salary compared to the general public
2. The make a retirement package that is second to none. No company could afford to match it.
3. As a former cop, I can attest that virtually one one becomes a cop to help people (that is an myth). People with these types of caring attitudes become Teachers, Nurses, Clergy, Social Workers, etc. Most cops become cops out of a sense of power or for a solid retirement - PERIOD.
4. You are 6x's as likely to die in the line of duty as a CalTrans roadworker than as a Oakland Cop (which is the most dangerous area to work in NorCal). You are 5x's as likely to get hurt on the job as a Taxi Driver than as a cop.
5. I think most cops do a pretty good job. I have however never used one to stop an actual crime. If my plasma TV is already stolen, my wife already rapped, or my son is assaulted, there is nothing they will do except take a report. A clerk could do that. What they do serve as is a deterrant.
6. The best deterant is a well-informed, a well trained, and a well-armed citizenry. I own a pistol and know how to use it. If someone breaks in my home and attempts to hurt my family, there will be no warning.
I don't count on cops to protect anything more than themselves. If the citizens of Fremont understand this, they would take appropriate measure to protect themselves.
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To put it plainly, I'm cocked,locked and ready to rock standing by your side.
Joined: Aug 2008
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You know...it really makes me angry when individuals criticize and condemn police.
Why?
In the whole scheme of things that occur among human lives day to day...police are shot at to killed. In this vast nation, only one or two may surcome to some type of scandal, however considering the population, and crime I think the average person would agree...police officers are hero's!
Having said that, $120,000.00 per year, divided by 12 months is 10,000.00 per month.
$10,000.00 times 40% federal and state taxes is $4,000.00 (tax they pay out of pocket), which leaves a family of 4-5 with $6,000.00 per month.
Furthermore, $6,000.00 minus a mortgage of $2,500.00, leaves a family of 4-5 $3,500.00.
$3,500.00 should pay this families expenses...P.G. & E., water, garbage, telephone, internet, cable tv, gardner, gas, groceries, clothing, education, home owners insurance, auto insurance, auto repairs, and maybe savings.
Where do you people get off on thinking police personnel are paid an absorbant paycheck?
For what price would you get your hind end shot off?
I for one, think they are underpaid, under-respected, and are hero's!
Next time you get into trouble...do me a favor...don't call a police officer, you ungrateful sap.
Joined: Jan 2009
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Yes he is ungrateful and they are heros.
Joined: Apr 2008
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yep, sure they are Take a ride in the old stations elevator and explain to me how a man handcuffed behind his back can arrive at the third floor with 3 broken ribs. Then get released without being charged 30 min. later Real heros. Yep I'm not teaching my kids to hate cops....
Joined: Jun 2009
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cops are not heros. Heroism is a specific act. There are cops that fit that catagory - most will work their entire careers without doing more than writing reports and making routine arrests. Out of the entire gang, perhaps 5% will fall into the catagory of hero.
Respect is earned, never given. If a cop doesn't respect the general public, they will not be respected in return.
Joined: Jun 2009
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Just Facts:
You are not a hero for merely showing up for work. Just like you can't expect respect if you don't show it. (and merely wearing a badge doesn't command anything)
1. Logger
2. Pilot
3. Fisher
4. Iron/Steel Worker
5. Garbage Collector
6. Farmer/Rancher
7. Roofer
8. Electrical Power Installer/Repairer
9. Sales, Delivery, and Other Truck Driver
10. Taxi Driver/Chauffeur
See this list? It is the top 10 most deadliest jobs in the United States. Notice something? Cops are not on the list. They haven't been on the list for nearly 16 years because of difference tactics and training (and sometimes hiding in your case) So when you snivel to everyone and tell them that you are there for us (no, you are there for you - a 6 figure income and a 3%/50 pension - nice) and they you take the bullet for us (tell me when this has ever happened? It doesn't)
Get off the high horse and just accept that you chose your profession to make money - not for any higher calling. If you want a higher calling, become a Priest.
When I think of hero, I think of my son who is in Afghanistan right now making $1500 a month.
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Sorry, did I overlook firefighters on the most dangerous 10 list?
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At least in Centerville, unlike Oakland, the only thing you smell is clouds of curry, not Mary Jane
Joined: May 2007
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I have a novel idea for Eastcoaster, why doesn't he or she move back to the East Coast from whence they came as the screen name implies that is where their heart is. Go with God, nobody will miss you.
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I have also seen multiple cars at what appears to be an oridnary traffic stop. I have seen police cars linger a scene when the senior officer on station should make a judgement call and disperse the unneeded cars. I also realize we have a budget issue and have layed off officers. Fremont used to be feared, now criminals come to Fremont, because its easy pickings. It also seems that the city is ticket happy. Years ago, I remember getting friendly warnings. The citizen was given the benefit of the doubt. I don't think that happens any more. If we need revenue then issue citations to those who STEAL shopping carts, who illegally post garage sales signs and litter the neighborhoods. If I walked out of a store with an item and not pay for it, I would be taken to jail. Have someone roll a shopping cart out of the parking lot and its ignored. Worst of all, the city won't even pick up littered shopping carts. I can't even get the city to tow an abandoned car. Its been in one place for over 5 months with an expired 2006 license plate. Its been ticketed but when I reminded the traffic unit, the response was we have more important things to do. They found time to ticket it. How long does it take to CALL a tow truck if a local citizen says it still there. OH! I found it vandalized today. I have a lot of respect for men in uniform, but there is something wrong with the overall attitude of the Fremont Police Department. And I am a retired navy vet.
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Ahh the Fremont police are not that badd. San Jose now theres some crooked [bleep]s
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Heaven forbid that the police were helping someone in distress, perhaps there was a good reason there were so many officers on the scene, but since you are a genious and you know so much perhaps you should take your loud mouth opinion and put it to good use and run for sheriff....
Joined: Aug 2008
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to the person who says the San Jose police are corrupt, I beg to differ greatly. I work in San Jose in a bad neighborhood and can assure you the San Jose police respond, they never say "we have no one in your neighborhood", they are nice and respectful, and will actually stay with you if there is a problem until you feel comfortable leaving. And by the way they live in San Jose most of them not in Modesto or Tracy!.. As far as the person who said I should move back to the East Coast I can answer that this way. I have a pension coming and I am waiting to retire. As soon as I do that I plan to leave California forever. You can have Arnold, your stupid propositions, your delapidated schools, your homeless who hug trees in Berkeley, and you can certainly have the Fremont police and the lousy city council that lies about having a Whole Foods market here. May the force be with you!
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to the person who says the San Jose police are corrupt, I beg to differ greatly. I work in San Jose in a bad neighborhood and can assure you the San Jose police respond, they never say "we have no one in your neighborhood", they are nice and respectful, and will actually stay with you if there is a problem until you feel comfortable leaving. And by the way they live in San Jose most of them not in Modesto or Tracy!.. As far as the person who said I should move back to the East Coast I can answer that this way. I have a pension coming and I am waiting to retire. As soon as I do that I plan to leave California forever. You can have Arnold, your stupid propositions, your delapidated schools, your homeless who hug trees in Berkeley, and you can certainly have the Fremont police and the lousy city council that lies about having a Whole Foods market here. May the force be with you!
Joined: Jul 2009
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if you want to reduce crime in your neighborhood, you have create a neighborhood watch program (which is done through the pd). if you see crime happening in fremont, cops don't come out right away unless you say you saw someone with a gun. i don't think they overpaid though. they do put their lives on the line everyday and should be respected. it just sucks when you have to deal with one bad cop. but don't judge the other hundred in the dept because of one. and remember... when you call the police, you're talking to a dispatcher and it's their reaction time, detailed information and communication to the cops to get out there. so provide as much info and speak clearly on your end!
Joined: Jun 2009
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I have lived in Fremont for the last 25 years. The Fremont Police and Fire departments do an excellent job. As far as 3-4 cops on a single stop - who knows? Just for officer safety, two officers at a car stop is pretty standard.
What I do not like is the Mayor (Wasserman - former police chief), and the current police chief Steckler. Both are typical of career civil servants who have little to no private sector experience - arrogant. I wrote an email concerning Stecklers unilateral order not to respond to burglar alarms. His response was self-rightout and condesending. Typical of someone who doesn't really have to produce anything for a living. I would love to see both of these worthless men be removed from office.
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Did you read the recent note from the robberies around the Thorton & FRemont Blvd,or maybe the ones just on the heart town of Fremont (Mowry & Fremont)?I think you need to re-think about your stand about the FPD!
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again, I don't expect the FPD to be everywhere nor do I really expect them to protect anything other than their own butts.
This is my neighborhood - time to dust off the ole Glock...
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I want to be fair about everything I read and say here because I have been a Fremont resident for 30 years. However, with ONE notable exception, my personal experiences with the Fremont Police have not been good.
I had two Jet Skis on a trailer (chained to a post) stolen from my front yard on a main roadway in town and nothing was done to find them. They said " call your insurance company" and have done NOTHING ELSE.
A hit and Run driver hit my car in front of my house leaving a toyota front bumper from their car in the process. I called the Fremont Police and they refused to send an officer to take a report, AGAIN, call your insurance company. I knew the vehicle that hit my parked car could not have gone far with the kind of damage they must have sustained so I went looking myself. I found the offending vehicle about a block away parked in an apartment complex. I again called the Police and they begrudgingly sent an officer out who acted like I was the criminal for not wanting to send my insurance rates sky high because of their lack of interest in catching Felony hit-and-run drivers.
I also have two extra (fully licensed, insured, attractive and operable) vehicles parked in my driveway and the Fremont Police's "Public Services" Officer had the audacity to come onto my property and attempt to ticket them for being derelict vehicles. (I kept the tickets for proof that this actually happened)
I have been parking another of my personal vehicles on the street directly in front of my house since 1992 and the same "Public Service" Officer comes through every few days and places warning tickets on it because I don't drive it every three days.
All of these tickets can incur steep fines that the city adds to it's general fund I might add.
Additionally, I had a whacko living next door for over ten years who would get drunk and scream sexual obscenities and other threats and profanity from his second story window at my wife and children whenever they pulled into the driveway and the city said their was nothing they could do about it even though I had the guy on video threatening to burn my house and shoot everyone (even the children) as they ran out. My house burned down less than two months later from a fire that started suspiciously on the garage roof right next to the whacko's house. Thank GOD his family realized at about that same time that he was sick and sent him to a mental facility. But, that was only after they investigated the fire to make sure it had not started as an illegal meth lab...
More recently (this year) I had a number of video cameras stolen from the outside of my business and caught the thief on camera doing it and they would not even come out and take a look at the video to see if they could do anything about it. They told me to "report it on their Internet site and contact my insurance company".
My experience is that in Fremont ordinary citizens are treated like criminals (if anything at all) and real criminals are ignored... If these are the kind of civil servents we have then we can only expect things to get worse in Fremont.
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Fremont po-po's are nobody to be screwing around with because they don't mind doing a king on you just to make a point.
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Sssshhh, Don't tell them in Oakland about Fremont's fine police force or the lack of. Wouldn't want them bangers setting up shop down here....what's that?...they already have? damn....
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Some how people forgot all the things that Police Officers do besides fighting crime. First they can't be everywhere at once & if they could tell the future on crimes, there wouldn't be any. When I was growing up in Union City they weren't there just to catch the bad guys but to help those in need. PROTECT & SERVE! The salary they are paid to to do when most of those out there couldn't do it even if they had to, like killing another human to protect another. It's not just the Officer you see out in the streets that is part of their lives & what they do everyday but the families they have. Just knowing they would take a bullet that was meant for anyone of us just walking down the street without a thought makes them special. Sgt Frank Dorsey with Fremont PD works hard to make the streets of Fremont safer every day & Officers like him deserve every penny they are paid. Fremont is a Great Town with Great People. It's everyone's job to take care of those around them & their community.
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Yeah right hahahahahahaha!
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It's easy to complain when you have always had everything and unfortunately it's creating a society of whiners. Attitudes are becoming 'entitled' and 'shouldn't have to'. People these days don't understand hard work and what it's like being without. If you would count your blessings instead of complaining about how crappy "Freakmont" is and how you think you deserve more for doing less then move back to La La land and collect your government handouts. Be thankful you live in a country with police and that rewards the helpless and lazy and take advantage of it. The Fremont police aren't perfect but each and every one of them is working at their chosen profession. Not one police officer became a cop for a quick buck and stayed because they were too lazy to find another job. They all opted to become police officers and make a difference. You should be thankful there are people out there who do. It's called respect. If you can't at least be respectful of people willing to make a difference and you are unwilling to do it yourself then STFU and move to a country of uncontrolled anarchy where you will find happiness.
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we are not asking to make the FPD the best on the Country but at least they could be more polites ,more professionals on they duties nad listen to every complaint you got to the them.A few weeks back i was riding my bike (on the bike lane) i was coming back from my training ride and suddenly this cab driver he went inside this parking lot without any worries about me no stop for yeild me the pass not even put on the light he was driven on the 2nd lane,so i notice there was a police car inside the same parking lot and i went to him to the cop asking him to do something about it tis was his answer:SORRY I CAN'T DO NOTHING FOR YOU,BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE ANYHTING AND SINCE I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING THERE IS NOTHING TO DO.
[bleep] so my word doesn't count or what,so this is your FPD.
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And, from your own words, that Fremont cop was lots more POLITE about explaining what ANY cop of ANY city (outside of tv's 1960s rural "Mayberry") would say in that same situation. What he said is true. (He cannot do anything about an alleged infraction he didn't see happen!)
Be glad your own alertness prevented collsion and injury! Or else you could learn a world of hurt about the indifference of greedy lawyers who refuse to take on a bonafide case because there's not enough profit in it for them.
Any time you get on public roads, especially if on a bicycle, it's a big gamble about encountering one of the many inept, drugged, drunk, sleepy, or careless drivers on the road. Be glad you avoided injury. BTW, were you wearing a helmet?
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my point is if you say something to any police officer they have to get you some time to listen to you no avoid with that stupids answers,what they expect from this guy to get me killed to do something what about to "protect and serve" i was wearing my cycling outfit wich is incluiding my helmet,gloves so for that i'm guessing the FPD is overpaid over lazy and not professional,Fremont become a CRIME PARADISE and what are they doing to stop it?now i can't go and ride my bike with out thinkink some freaking driver is going to think i'm a jack pot like on the pinball machines.
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No the cop's answer was not stupid. It just fell short of your unrealistic expectations of his duties.
Newsflash: even if the cop would've done what you wanted (= to verbally hassle the bad driver despite being 100% UNABLE to ticket him for that infraction he didn't witness), the roads would STILL be exactly the same dangerous to bicyclists as they were when the guy cut you off. Now that you've had this experience, don't go letting your guard down! It's NOT like your near-miss has made you immune to more accidents!
At least your bad driver was just inept. ...There's some circumstances where bad drivers &/or hostile pedestrians will INTENTIONALLY TRY to cause a bicyclist to crash.
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Your words count, however the other guys words count as well. So if the officer does not personally SEE the violation he has no reason to stop the cab. If he were to contact the cab driver and say, "Hey this person on the bicycle says you almost hit him." The cab driver will just shrug and say, "No I didn't." Where do you go from there?
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In my opinion the Fremont Police Department Seriously needs a management overhaul.
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I wholeheartly agree. I will not vote for any additional taxes which benefit the Fremont Police Department until Chief Steckler is fired and Wasserman is either recalled or voted out of office. Both have proved to by typical career civil servants: Clueless and out of touch with reality. (I received an email response from Steckler on an important topic. He was not only condescending, but he proved to be a functional illiterate)
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"A teacher in Fremont makes $54,000. $54,000 / 12 = 4500. Take 40% away for taxes which they have to pay, that leaves $2700 for house payment, internet, etc etc. "
$54,000 a year is the starting pay for a first year teacher. They can potentially get up to over $97,000 with 3 percent more if they have a Master's. A teacher with just a Bachelor's alone will eventually make over $71,000. Teacher's don't exactly make chump change either and they get lengthy vacations.
A Fremont Police officer's base salary ranges from around $80,000 to $98,000. Overtime isn't necessarily a voluntary thing.
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Why doesn't every person who owns a firearm rob a bank? carjack? kill over a cig or dirty look?
Why can violent convicted felons get guns even in geographies that ban firearms.
The average citizen should be the average criminals biggest fear. When a 250lb thug/POLICE IMPOSTER gets blown away by a little old lady with a shotgun/handgun during a home invasion robbery it sends a clear message. The message is: attempt-commit violent crimes against persons and an armed Citizen just might make that day "YOUR LAST DAY".
When Police turn a blind eye to citizens using deadly force as a first resort the Police are simply using homicidal citizens as pawns to build statistics to justify strangling "THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS" with more red tape to force " WE THE PEOPLE " to push for A COP ON EVERY CORNER when a few 12gauge-38snubnose trips to the gun range with Grandma or little 8yr old Suzi provides greater fear/deterent against violent human sapians