Pubdate: Thu, 07 Aug 2003
Source: St. Petersburg Times (FL)
Copyright: 2003 St. Petersburg Times
Contact:  http://www.sptimes.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/419
Author: Frank Parillo
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n1203/a11.html

VEHICLE POLICY IS WRONG AND COSTLY

Re: Top brass drive snazzy seized vehicles, Aug. 5.

The Tampa police top brass and Mayor Pam Iorio can sugarcoat this
terrible "to the victor goes the spoils policy," but any rational
person looking at this from the outside knows that this is just plain
wrong! And there certainly is a lot of waste in using these SUVs
confiscated by the police: The last time I checked, the Lincoln
Navigator and vehicles of its ilk received hideous gas mileage
(something I'm sure the taxpayer at large is also responsible for).

If perception is reality, I perceive this to be poor decisionmaking at
best, and somewhat shy of criminal at worst!

FRANK B. PARILLO

Land O'Lakes
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