If you ever have an accident or other incident on Texas highways where the DPS is likely going to be the only agency to respond, I suggest you just call the nearest truck stop or Stop-and-Rob for help. If you truly believe your talk, walk the walk.bwahahaha wrote:I think it's fair. To be very generous I'll call them a "do very little agency" instead. They nab intoxicated drivers, provide some relief to full-service agencies w/r/t collisions (OTOH, full-service agencies burn patrol time backing them up on traffic stops), and occasionally take persons wanted for felony-level offenses off the street.flintknapper wrote:MY........thats a bit unfair don't you think?bwahahaha wrote: The Highway Patrol is largely a do-nothing agency (I don't count drug interdiction ops and traffic patrol as useful).
All in all, what a disappointing interaction with this guy.
The vast majority of their time, however, is spent driving around in circles running moving radar in largely unpopulated areas. They're revenue collectors -- and I think that's all that they are. Do they provide any kind of meaningful benefit? I'd love to see an accurate, impartial study that shows they do. I'd be floored.
I don't consider them to be on par with any full-service police agencies.
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