Should the METRO Police Department merge with HPD? Houston's new mayor thinks so

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@johnnywang206 10 ай бұрын

More cops is not the problem. Not enforcing laws is the problem

@lpg12338 10 ай бұрын

Well Said! 👍

@ohreally404 10 ай бұрын

So you think 5,000 cops is enough for an area of 6 million people? Most other cities have double that amount

@hectorvasquez77 9 ай бұрын

not even that it's the city that needs to step up on it's laws and quit the catch and release criminals these criminals don't learn cause all they get is a slap on the wrist for major crimes that's why are city is dealing with outrageous crimes.

@Madam_schaffer5747 10 ай бұрын

Keep Metro Police different from Houston Police, Metro Police are gonna be chasing the radio instead of focusing on the transit system

@TheJustUsLeague 29 күн бұрын

They will be focused on the transit system just like the Houston Airport Police merged with HPD nobody even knew the difference until they saw the cars.

@Madam_schaffer5747 27 күн бұрын

@TheJustUsLeague they did the same thing with the NYC Transit Police back in the 90s they merged Transit Police into the NYPD an well enough said

@TheJustUsLeague 27 күн бұрын

@Madam_schaffer5747 was that the movie with Woody Harrelson, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Lopez and I forget the name of it but they were NYPD cops working in the transit planning to rob a bank or something.

@Madam_schaffer5747 27 күн бұрын

@@TheJustUsLeague I dunno ask Google

@champlalo5404 10 ай бұрын

I guess we gotta slow down now when we see metro police now

@TheJustUsLeague 29 күн бұрын

It's about time somebody with some balls to merge these two agencies steps up. Houston Police needs to suck up West University Place Police all the Villages Police over in the River Oaks area and Bellaire Police along with South Houston Police, too many agencies INSIDE the Houston Metro area. Harris County Sheriff's Office should merge with the Constables years ago but we never get anyone in office that has the guts to stand up to the commissioners, way too powerful having their own police departments.

@jayasmrmore3687 8 ай бұрын

@baronedipiemonte3990 10 ай бұрын

I say from personal experience, keep the Metro Police as they are, and expand their geographic jurisdiction. A similar situation exists in New Orleans with the State Levee District Police, State Harbor Police, the State DOTD/Bridge Police. The three mentioned State agencies have the same training as the NOPD, and patrol & respond to calls beyond the immediate areas of the Levees, Harbor, and Bridges. And they already have Statewide law enforcement authority equal to the Louisiana State Police.

@TheJustUsLeague 29 күн бұрын

Houston isn't Louisiana, totally different situations we dont have levee and bridge police. Houston/Harris County has way too many law enforcement agencies running around. HPD and Metro should have merged a long time ago. The same way the 8 different Constable agencies here should merge with HCSO. We dont need constables private policing the county in the Sheriff's office way.

@ZayBread 10 ай бұрын

Nah

@sprinklingmylove 10 ай бұрын

HPD corruption would have 300 new eyes peeping their extortion policies😮😂

@samwheat8348 10 ай бұрын

Lol I know a lot of those metro officers are going to be mad doing all those reports in the city and responding to major calls.

@howulikedemrice 10 ай бұрын

Exactly. METRO PD wants HPD pay without doing HPD work LOL

@TheJustUsLeague 29 күн бұрын

No HPD officers assigned to the Metro system will be responding to major calls, just like the airport police does not when they merged with HPD. You answer calls where you are assigned to answer calls.

@WaveGod813 10 ай бұрын

This is a terrible idea

@samkuzel 10 ай бұрын

Nonsense move. If Whitmire actually cared about transit safety he'd prioritize redesigning the intersections and streetscapes near bus and rail stops.

@Ofc.BigRuff 8 ай бұрын

Law enforcement officers are drawn to the metropolitan police force due to its competitive remuneration and distinctive role in upholding the law. If they had harbored the intention of joining the Houston Police Department (HPD), they would have pursued that avenue. The current situation is perceived as highly inequitable in both its execution and methodology.