(06-16-2018, 06:05 PM)panamaniac Wrote: Members of the public would be upset if they thought their tax dollars were being used to support "outside activities" by the cops. Specifying "paid duty" puts, er ..., paid to that.
How many people do you think are listening in to the radio feed?
(06-16-2018, 08:18 PM)Rainrider22 Wrote: You are correct. Paid duty means the officer is being paid by the third party requesting the service. There is no direct impact on the police budget. The pay is shown on a separate T-4a for income. Tax which the officer must submitt for taxes. The department will collect a separate amount of money for administration fees as well as a separate fee if a cruiser is utilized.
Again, you've missed my point - I'm not disputing this and fully understand that they are being paid by GrandLinq.
What I'm questioning is why they over, and over, and over say "Paid Duty Police Officer" on the radio - a (for all intents and purposes) closed, private radio channel. It just seems so strange to me.
Anyway, let's move on...