The Hermosa Beach Police Department is submitting to voluntary questionnaires and comments from the local public. They want to know their perception and their place in public opinion.
I believe that the Hermosa Beach police serve a distinct place in the safety and well-being of the South Bay community, where wealth and license have created an unhealthy mixture of partying and self-exploitation, if not properly checked.
I only wish that the police in the Southland spent more time protecting our streets instead of pocketing large sums from taxpayers through pensions and benefits. They have been called to serve and protect, to prevent wrongdoing and assist in the civil sway of civilian society.
Let us also hope that the police will be directed sooner, and not later, to catch and prosecute real crimes, not just target individuals who indulge in illicit substances privately and voluntarily, at no direct harm to anyone else.