[ScanIndiana] Re: police simplex update

Fri, 12 Apr 2002 21:45:22 -0700 (PDT)

Oh, come on Dick.... Lets argue....Please? Please?
(just kidding)

But, you are right, these agencies MAY have boats with
marine radios. They MAY have Special Weapons And
Tactics teams that utilize these freq's. We really
dont know.

--- dick elliott <[email protected]> wrote:
> This is a hot topic! We all must take a breath
> here and look at the big picture. Gary said: "A
> cop is supposed to set the example....." That is
> a very true statement. It is one taught in the
> various police academyes around the country. If
> one has the attitude that we should look the
> other way if the police use frequencies not
> assigned to them creates a dangerous situation
> for all. Take the extreme example of the police
> shooting in New York City a couple years ago in
> which three cops (plain clothes) emptied their
> automatic weapons into an innocent person because
> he hesitated when the cops shouted at him. Police
> can commit abuse just as the civilian. But their
> slogan; to protect and serve steps the police up
> to a higher standard. If police are allowed to
> use non assigned frequencies with impunity then
> the people who were charged and convicted of
> taping the past Speaker of the House, Newet
> Gingrich, while he was on a cell phone.
> 
> Now then having said all that lets look at the
> frequencies in question. After some thought and
> looking up some FCC rules and regs on this
> subject I have come to the conclusion that maybe,
> just maybe, the city and county involved in this
> issue just may hold a FCC license in each of the
> bands. If that is the case than anybody working
> for the city/county/state may indeed use the
> frequiences in question at their pleasure. An
> example: When the then candidate for president of
> the US, Ron Ragan, was in Kokomo, Indiana the FCC
> frequencies assigned to Delco Electronics GM, now
> Delco Delphi, were used in direct support of the
> agents with Ragan.
> 
> So maybe the subject should be dropped unless the
> orginial author has checked into how many FCC
> license the city/county has in their "authorized"
> possession. W9FPJ  
> 
> =====
> Sincerly, Dick Elliott, the [email protected]
> 
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