Police definitely have different priorites on the West Coast...for one thing, I have noticed there are no speed traps out here. Instead they are busy doing things like:
Chasing a blonde meth chick driving a stolen U-haul back and forth across the L.A. area for several hours. (High Speed police chases are really popular here).
Sealing off a block in North Hollywood with 10 rolls of crime scene tape, evacuating a condo, and blocking everyone in to investigate a "suspicious" package, i.e. a silver briefcase.
Training "safety ambassadors" in yellow shirts to ride bikes around town and reprimand people for, um, I'm not sure what?
Giving people parking tickets for incorrectly interpreting signs that say things like "No parking on Mon, Wed, Fri, from 8am-6pm, Sat. 6pm-6am, Street Sweeping Mon. & Thurs. 10am-1pm"
Enforcing the "Honor System" on the L.A. Metro with random checks to see who actually bought their $1.25 ticket before they got on the train. (Automatic $90 ticket if you didn't).
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