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Originally Posted by LAblondeGPhi
I agree that police should have been scaled back once they realized that the crowds were not going to be quite the concern that was previously thought.
Not to give excuses... but one possible complication is that most City unions require a 4 hour minimum day, even in overtime situations. I'm not sure if it's the same for the police union, but if that's the case, then once a cop is there, s/he has to get paid for the 4 hours anyway, even if you send him/her home early. Yes, it seems kind of stupid, but it's to prevent City workers from blocking out, let's say a Saturday, to work, drive 45 minutes to an area, work for an hour, then drive 45 minutes home.
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I was going to say the same thing. I am not sure how it works for county/city employees, but most of us who work for the government do so on a contractual basis. For example, if they ask me to do XYZ in addition to my regular duties, they must pay for me to go/participate regardless of whether or not it turns out to be what the state thought.
If the event was initially supposed to be 2 hours (I believe the original listed time for the memorial was 1-3 hours), then they signed up for a few hours in the first place.