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I can't help wondering about the cost effectiveness of using helicopters ,especially since it seems ( I might be wrong ) not infrequent around here .

I wonder if there are records showing how often helicopter use results in catching the criminal ?

intexasatthe moment Wrote:

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> I can't help wondering about the cost

> effectiveness of using helicopters ,especially

> since it seems ( I might be wrong ) not infrequent

> around here .

> I wonder if there are records showing how often

> helicopter use results in catching the criminal ?



I once visited the copper chopper base in West Yorkshire when I was a member of Round Table and they said they never launch unless there is an extremely strong reason for so doing. They know they have to justify the costs to the taxpayer. As one of the Round table members was a part of the Yorkshire equivalent to CO19 we got shown some CCTV stuff that was a bit more sensitive than the car chases you see on Police, Camera, Action. It could well be that today's operation might be one of those.

intexasatthe moment Wrote:

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> I can't help wondering about the cost

> effectiveness of using helicopters ,especially

> since it seems ( I might be wrong ) not infrequent

> around here .

> I wonder if there are records showing how often

> helicopter use results in catching the criminal ?


Maybe, instead, they should put cameras on all the planes flying over ED? That's the kind of joined up thinking you just don't get from the government...

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