The grass can wait to be mowed, the pothole can go unfilled, the policy advice given another day but when you call 911 you Want, a competent, knowledgeable, Officer both willing and capable to assist you in your time of distress NOW, not the approximately 8 months from date of hire until you have a rookie officer on the street and another 28 months until you have a seasoned officer.
from a Facebook post about a proposal to cut down on policemen in Idaho Falls.
