> So police departments should have to develop and host all their administrative software also? Yes. We're in an high technology and information age. Police sh

> So police departments should have to develop and host all their administrative software also? Yes. We're in an high technology and information age. Police should be well-versed and capable of understanding the technologies and informations that people use. > I think we can all see why that would be a terrible idea. I don't. > Police are like any other government agency or business in that they contract with the private sector for a variety of services that are not in their area of expertise. Why shouldn't police (or some law enforcement agency) be capable of operating and maintaining law enforcement technologies?