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http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation...ecurity-foley/51194090/1?csp=YahooModule_News

So the police was disband back around 2000. They got a contract with a nearby city to use their deputy for their security. Now they are going private security.

How does that work? Do these people have the same power as police? I am not familiar with private security on this scale (according to the article this is a first for encompass ALL area of security for a town)

Here is a question to OC: What kind of power can these people have? is it almost the same as regular police? what if there is a serious crime? then what? do they have to call police from another city to come in? or they are allow to use lethal force? what are your experience with private security firm?

I thought new Detroit was going to be the first city to privatize the police force.

Do we still get robocop?

As long as they hold a license with their state accrediting agency, and are employed as police, then they should have full police powers and authority. The River Oaks community within Houston has its own private police force. But they mostly answer alarms.

It scares the crap out of me having a private company with its own army though.

sixpackshaker said:

As long as they hold a license with their state accrediting agency, and are employed as police, then they should have full police powers and authority. The River Oaks community within Houston has its own private police force. But they mostly answer alarms.

It scares the crap out of me having a private company with its own army though.

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That is what I'm thinking. I mean the city is saving a lot of money (at least from the article) so what would happen if other city do the same thing? It kinda remind me of Shadowrun LoneStar (Police Corporation)

Foley Minnesota has a population of 2,000 people. I'm sure Halforums could offer protective services and we'd be overstaffed.

Ravenpoe said:

I thought new Detroit was going to be the first city to privatize the police force.

Do we still get robocop?

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Yes, but it's Minnesota, so they'll have to issue him one piece of extra equipment:

sixpackshaker said:

It scares the crap out of me having a private company with its own army though.

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I'm thinking less of an "army" and more of a "3 guys and a couple of trucks with snowplow attachments". I would be scared of other things first if I were you.

Do their punches have the power of kicks?

From reading the article, it would appear that the security force will be acting in the same manner as security guards everywhere: providing a visible deterrent to crime, with very limited investigation. They will have no more powers to arrest than the average citizen.

In essence, this town is going to be an oversized mall for a larger, better trained and equipped mall cop force. Honestly, for a town that small, I can see this being a very cost-effective situation. They can respond to calls for service that don't necessarily require a police presence (we have people like that on my department, called "Community Resource Officers,") and in the event that there's something beyond their purview, they call the sheriff's deputies in.

Considering the size of the place, if the crime rate is low enough, this seems like a perfectly reasonable solution.