Of all the things police *should* be doing, one I find high on MY list is making sure I don't run over one of these drunken sods who just stumbled out in front of my car. Or fining the idiot in front of me who, by handing drinking money to another drunk out his car window, has backed up 10 cars at a green light, frustrating everyone, causing them to swerve in all directions trying to get past him through the light, turning the entire area into a demolition derby. Or how about when after said panhandler gets his booze, gets drunk, his 'friends' rob him,  and while struggling with them, he bashes his head against a curb. If he's 'lucky' it's a ride to the hospital where he gets free care (I have to pay for mine) to put him back together enough to go get drunk again. If not, he gets a free burial because no-one wants to claim the body and get charged a fee.

As it is, calls to APD get ignored for hours. So what *exactly* are they doing that's more important than making the streets safer?