Thursday, June 20, 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
Are these Substations Necessary
PARKERSBURG, WV
These are pictures of the new substations at Rayon Drive,
South Parkersburg at the corner of 17th and Avery Street (City of Parkersburg and
the substation at the Parkersburg at City Park). The population of Parkersburg
in 2012 was about 35,000 with a growth rate of -5%, according to statics.
The new movement among communities is the "Police
Substations" that target certain areas of the city for "better police
protection." However with the rise of the abuse of citizens' rights by the
police a rational person would have some reservations in regard to these
substations. In fact the police department staff these substations with private
citizens and promote the substation as a "grass roots' movement. But
ultimately the police are solely in control of the goings on inside the
substations. A person would also have to question the training, education, and
experience of staff volunteers.
It has been suggested that the volunteer staff at these
stations are in fact "window dressing" and the "substation
movement" is in fact another subtle attempt by the police to increase
their power and interfere with civil rights.
Certainly Parkersburg, WV has had its share of incidents
regarding unprofessional and poorly trained officers that have been documented
in the local and state news agencies. Imagine how many complaints against this
department never even make the news media. In fact news releases by the PPD to
media are controlled by Lt. Young of the PPD who screens, edits and deletes
according to whom and what issues are addressed.
Public beware of substations may not be entirely to the public’s
benefit. There is a tendency where police are not properly supervised to use
these "substations" as a convenient place to misinterpret information
to their benefit, invade privacy and hunt for “department political enemies” meaning
victims of any type police abuse who will stand up for their rights lawfully.
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