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Cops Will Get Something Better Than Tents
posted (April 4, 2018)
And so while citizens - even lawbreakers - should be afforded basic human decencies, what about police who have to toil at checkpoints for hours at a time - oftentimes without a restroom or proper shade? Gillett said they too must be treated better:...

Sr. Supt. Howell Gillett, OC, Eastern Division South
"We are going to change from some of the tents that they are under and we will build some booths so that they are able to weather rain or sunshine. That will send the right message that we do care and I believe we will get optimum performance if we do so. If we are to fight crime in a meaningful way, the officers who work for us have to be happy working for us. It is just doing our part to have them do their part."

Reporter
"Will those include bathrooms?"

Sr. Supt. Howell Gillett
"Well I don't know how large scale it will be, but I've been in contact with Habet and Habet and we are making headway and we want to go full speed to show the officers that yes you must work, but yes you must be working in decent environment."

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