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Zero-Based Law Enforcement
Part Eighteen

Zero-Based Law Enforcement would include law enforcement entities reviewing past decisions and previous actions of law enforcement officers. Where mistakes were made – whether they were done with no ill intent or were done with purposeful intent – those mistakes would be acknowledged.

In all cases, apologies for those mistakes would be issued.

Sincere apologies.

Apologies that go beyond words.

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Zero-Based Law Enforcement
Part Seventeen

This segment of this series of news columns is likely to be both the easiest to understand and yet, the most difficult to implement through Zero-Based Law Enforcement.

That's because of the dilemma between several philosophies and the real world as it exists today.

Many people were raised with specific beliefs about justice in America.

A few key aspects:

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Zero-Based Law Enforcement
Part Sixteen

Discretion is the lubricant that makes much of daily life manageable.

Think about the times you've been asked "How are you doing?" by a well-meaning friend or co-worker.

Do you actually tell them what's going on in your life?

Or, do you simply say "Fine. How are you doing?"

Chances are that you use discretion and give a non-answer answer like "Fine."

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Zero-Based Law Enforcement
Part Fifteen

One of the situations in today's law enforcement involves the practice of arresting and/or giving tickets to individuals for several separate criminal acts for what may, in many cases, be one main criminal act.

For example, an individual runs a red light. In this example, there's no question of what the individual did: There is photographic footage of the person going through the intersection when the traffic signal is red for that driver's lane of traffic. There is a law enforcement officer at the intersection who witnesses the individual driving through that intersection when the driver did not have the right-of-way to do so.

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Zero-Based Law Enforcement
Part Fourteen

Driving under the influence – whether that be because of using alcohol products, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, and/or any other substance that impair judgement, reaction times, and other aspects that impact driving a motor vehicle or other vehicles – is a criminal act that some people consider to be a form of Russian roulette.

This, in the sense that individuals driving under the influence are similar to individuals holding a loaded gun: There may be only one bullet in the chamber, and the odds may indicate that it is more likely that that bullet will not be fired compared to that bullet being fired. As the trigger is pulled time after time, though, the odds increase that that bullet will be fired.

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Zero-Based Law Enforcement
Part Thirteen

Strategies to enhance traffic safety are among the steps that law enforcement officers could take through Zero-Based Law Enforcement.

Much of traffic enforcement is re-active. For example, traffic accident investigations, improvements to traffic intersections after severe injuries or deaths, and enforcement of traffic laws, among other reactive steps.

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Zero-Based Law Enforcement
Part Twelve

 Surprise inspections are one of the techniques that law enforcement entities could utilize to enhance public safety through Zero-Based Law Enforcement.

Rather than scheduling inspections in advance, surprise inspections could likely provide law enforcement officers with more real-world experiences.

As you read this news column, please note that law enforcement officers working through Zero-Based Law Enforcement do not need to carry weapons. School crossing guards and parking enforcement officers, for example, are parts of law enforcement entities in various parts of the country and, typically, do not carry weapons.

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Zero-Based Law Enforcement
Part Eleven

One of the ways that law enforcement entities could enhance public safety would be to implement routine enforcement of regulations affecting pedestrian-related infrastructure and related environmental factors through Zero-Based Law Enforcement.

Instead of responding to complaints or waiting for a minor difficulty to develop into a larger problem, law enforcement officers would preemptively verify that pedestrian-related infrastructure is in good shape and related environmental factors are appropriate for the circumstances.