You are correct.Originally Posted by car-15
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You are correct.
“Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and is conscious that he gains protection while he gives it.” Andrew Jackson
A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America ' for an amount of 'up to and including my life.'
That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it.
Yes, there are real life police officers sitting in those cars in the construction zones. It is an off-duty assignment, and they are paid hourly by the construction contractor, so it is not actually a case of on-duty personnel being assigned to sit in the construction zone. The vehicles and gas are all supplied by the contractor as well, so your city is not paying to staff the construction zones. (Although, realistically, your tax dollars are still paying for it anyway, because all the road construction is being funded via federal stimulus grants)
The main purpose of the officers, as already mentioned, is to provide a physical deterrent and increase safety. They also assist by completing reports for any incidents that happen in the construction zone, thus reducing the resource strain for on-duty officers. When you say that you saw a construction worker sitting in the police vehicle, what you probably actually saw was an officer wearing a safety vest over his uniform, which at quick glance would look just like a construction worker... only armed and grizzled.
How does the contractor supply the actual CSP vehicle that is parked at the site and occupied by one of the CSP off-duty officers? Just wondering about the CSP vehicle only!
Certain contractors do contract with the CSP for a trooper and their vehicle and they pay a hourly fee that includes the troopers off duty salary and a few bucks an hour to the state for the use of the vehicle, gas, etc, plus workmans comp coverage.
The road construction and certain state and federal enforcement grants (DUI, seatbelt, etc.) are the main off duty gigs for the CSP.
“Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and is conscious that he gains protection while he gives it.” Andrew Jackson
A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America ' for an amount of 'up to and including my life.'
That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it.
Many thanks for that information.
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