Mannn, I can't imagine not having a life outside of politics! Some folks are ate up with it

Lumberton is 0-3, and lost most of their main pieces from last year.  So no, they will not be considered tested after this game.  But as VPfan said, it will give us a decent idea of what to expect from them in district this year.  

That is hardly a representative police group. Starting off with “Leaders” is the first clue. Leaders (chiefs and sometimes assistant or deputy chiefs) are many times chosen by political connections or beliefs. The larger the city, the more likely. They are under the direct control of a city manager or mayor. There are certainly outliers who are truly good police officers and an example is just retired Beaumont PD Chief Singletary. Singletary commanded swat teams and narcotics units later into his career. When he was almost a 40 year officer, he was still out there mixing it up with the young guys and backing them up. I remember probably 15 years ago when I was in command on the evening shift and speaking with the night shift commander. I was talking about the misallocation of manpower in reference to the volume of calls and effective police work. Boy did I get an education from the other commander who was junior to me by a few years. He said something like,  “You are correct but you are thinking about like a police officer and the product that we are putting out. The city council doesn’t care about the police response, only how much money it will cost if an officer has to work overtime”.   What a slap in the face but he was correct. I was thinking of helping people by cutting response times and they were looking at different ways to spend their money.   Those sound like the “Leaders”. Yeah, out of almost a million law enforcement officers, dozens…. 🤣🤣🤣 Wow, that many? I looked at their website and you can sign up to help as “Academic” or “Non Police Supporter”. Go figure. There is absolutely a place for communities to get involved and be on committees with the police department. One of the best programs that I have seen or have been involved with was a citizen’s group that started completely on their own and later became involved with the police. They were awesome. Just don’t put them out as a national police group with any national influence.