Originally Posted by
nigelloring
You know, it used to be kind of nice having peace officers at busy intersections, since :
(1) it provided some feeling of security, knowing there's a peace officer with full arrest powers nearby
(2) the peace officers were on the whole a lot more intelligent than the TMA clowns
(3) they actually had some authority
If you think that there used to be police officers, you're incorrect. They were civilian employees of the police department. They did
not have arrest powers or authority. That group got shifted from CPD to Emergency Management and relabeled as Traffic Management. There was an article about it in the Trib a few months back. Seems most people (like you) believed they were cops before, so they got more respect.
I never thought they did much good before when they were under CPD, don't think there was much change. But, like milepig, I've had them wave me through "no turn on red" and "left turn on arrow only" intersections when it was clear, so I'll take it
