Oh, You Mean You Expected Us To Use Our Most Recent Technological Innovation? (Trees And Things)

skeptic: Re: Pay Them

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:01:41 EST

In a society where most jobs now involve the use of computers, this is not a special skill that requires extra pay. People who work at McDonald's, which is generally considered to be the ultimate entry-level job for people who have no particular trai

uncarved block: Pay Them

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:05:49 EST

Yeah, this probably didn't go down the best way possible, but the town will probably be better off in the long run-- think of it as a kind of insurance. Cops already make enough mistakes with ordinary paperwork, leading to those much maligned

DEMachina: Re: The way I read the demand.

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:35:03 EST

Ok, yeah, that makes sense.

MayorBob: The way I read the demand.

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:30:18 EST

I read it that the union was saying the town needed to pony up $41,000 a year to fund stipends for all the officers using the laptops. I would assume that the stipend per officer would be figured on how many shifts each officer used the cruisers outf

DEMachina: shady

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:11:39 EST

I think that quote from the councilmember says it best: they ask for the things and then ask to get paid extra to use them? C'mon now ... almost every job uses computers in some form or another, so why should police officers be different?

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