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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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More cops is not the problem. Not enforcing laws is the problem
Well Said! 👍
So you think 5,000 cops is enough for an area of 6 million people? Most other cities have double that amount
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.
I guess we gotta slow down now when we see metro police now
Keep Metro Police different from Houston Police, Metro Police are gonna be chasing the radio instead of focusing on the transit system
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.
@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
@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.
@@TheJustUsLeague I dunno ask Google
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.
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.
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.
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.
Exactly. METRO PD wants HPD pay without doing HPD work LOL
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.
This is a terrible idea
Nah
No
Nonsense move. If Whitmire actually cared about transit safety he'd prioritize redesigning the intersections and streetscapes near bus and rail stops.
Yes please we need protection
And you think they have to merge in order for protection to be served?
HPD corruption would have 300 new eyes peeping their extortion policies😮😂
Dumb idea. METRO PD wants HPD pay without doing HPD work.
Metro makes more than HPD do your homework
@@hendersonpryor9874metro might that doesn't go for all of there officers.
No good.
Is the Metro Police as sorry as HPD?
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.
Excellent Ideal
bad idea.
YES
Nooooo
Not knocking the idea or Metro police but do they have the same training?
Definitely not. Metro police requirements are much lower and they also get paid a lower salary than HPD
@@howulikedemrice The training has to be in accordance with Texas POST standards
Metro PD is one of the best trained agency in the area.
HAHAHA metro PD are just bus station security guards they're hardly the "best trrained"@@githu_sk
Nah we straight