So I'm doing some research and I come across a police department that is owned and operated by a corporation.
Most recently, police departments owned by companies made the news during the Ferrari wreck on PCH. The accused driver was a police commissioner for a transit police department.
After further investigation, it turned out that the guy owned a company that installed some equipment on a small 10 person bus and the owner of the said transit company made him a commissioner.
As I understood it, there is a loophole that states that a company that transports persons can start a police department to ensure the protection of the passengers.
I am unsure of the details behind all of that.
Continuing,
I ran across the Black Butte Ranch Police Department. So I'm looking a bit further (they were listed on the Oregon State DPSST weekly hire list) and I find out that Black Butte Ranch is just that, a private ranch. Run by the Black Butte Ranch Corp.
Is it becoming the type of world where a company can start it's own police department?
Situations like that, I would wonder if the department would look out for the interests of the corporation more than the people.
Am I seeing this wrong? Are there similar departments in your area?
What are your thoughts?
Most recently, police departments owned by companies made the news during the Ferrari wreck on PCH. The accused driver was a police commissioner for a transit police department.
After further investigation, it turned out that the guy owned a company that installed some equipment on a small 10 person bus and the owner of the said transit company made him a commissioner.
As I understood it, there is a loophole that states that a company that transports persons can start a police department to ensure the protection of the passengers.
I am unsure of the details behind all of that.
Continuing,
I ran across the Black Butte Ranch Police Department. So I'm looking a bit further (they were listed on the Oregon State DPSST weekly hire list) and I find out that Black Butte Ranch is just that, a private ranch. Run by the Black Butte Ranch Corp.
Is it becoming the type of world where a company can start it's own police department?
Situations like that, I would wonder if the department would look out for the interests of the corporation more than the people.
Am I seeing this wrong? Are there similar departments in your area?
What are your thoughts?
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