Happy Birthday to you all borned today!

This is a document about the Canada-US situation http://www.npstc.org/download.jsp?tableId=37&column=217&id=3360&file=CrossBorder_Communications_FINAL_20150311.pdf

Organised should be Organized (Just a z instead of the s)

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I'll start:

Local PD in my area is the York Regional Police. Recently stockpiling some CVPI and begun adding some Ford Taurus, Explorers, Tahoes, and apparently Dodge Ram Pickup trucks

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And please, no flame for still using windows XP. this is on my panasonic toughbook, and as much as I'd like to upgrade, I don't want to risk messing up the touchscreen drivers

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Regarding my last post (http://forum.sapdfr.advanced-gaming.org/http://forum.sapdfr.advanced-gaming.org/sapdfr/forum-phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=76.msg6584#new) where I supposedly said goodbye... it was all lies! It was my evil twin brother who wrote it (whispers even though I don't have any siblings). I'm all fine and doing good. I'm now back to the staff team and it's time to start rolling like thunder again! So stay tuned and cheers!

Master After here if you didn't notice by the title of the subject and by the author ;) This is my "goodbye post" if you can call it like that (it's gonna be a long one :) ). I've spent some time in the SAPDFR community but lately (if you can call half of the year lately :P) I wasn't active at all. There were a lot of changes in my private life. Some on the better, others for worse. However I keep moving on because like Freddie Mercury from the Queen sang "The Show Must Go On".

I don't have the same amount of time for gaming as I did previously. I still play some games from time to time, even online. However I don't have the same amount of strength and time to engage myself in more serious stuff. Things like managing forum as a moderator or helping out community as the member of the staff. It requires a lot of commitment and investment of your free time that I currently lack. I wanted to apologize for not giving any signs of life for this past time. It just wasn't right of me. I really admire other members of staff and community that manage to keep the "train" rolling despite having problems of their own.

I'm bounded with gaming since I remember. Besides the motorcycles and girls ;D it's my second biggest passion that I love <3. However I decided to step down with role play and police gaming for a while. Don't get me wrong I like both of them. I just realised that I'm not really doing much towards them in the last months.

Some people say that games are dumb and they make people go for each others throats. I strongly disagree with that! This community, staff and developers of this mod prove this statement wrong! This community makes people come together, help each other out in the time of need. It's just like the family. Big, international, crazy one but still family. We're all out there for each other. Of course like it happens in real families sometimes we have disagreements, fights and arguments. Sometimes a "black sheep" appears on the horizon and tries to break us apart... BUT WE STILL STAY STRONG AND UNITED! 8)

I really wanted to say special thanks to people like Tosfera[/member] Mafia[/member] Blast3r[/member] SCPD[/member] Caracatus1[/member] Chico2[/member] MaXKillS[/member] @Nick and many others members of staff and management. You guys really keep this thing going no matter the circumstances or obstacles that you encounter. You've really made an amazing job with this mod and the game itself. Who would have thought that GTA SA would be so alive today? You keep this family together and prevent it from falling apart.

To wrap it all up. I really got a little bit emotional. I thought about writing this down like a 1,000 times but I could never manage to pull myself together to do it. Maybe it sounds stupid of me but I thought about coming back. Many times over and over. You know rising from the ashes like the phoenix! Making a big entry! Eh... a grown man getting so emotional about some random people on the internet from different parts of the world and some stupid game. It's weird isn't it? Some people will never understand this :'(

I'm sorry if I hurt anyone or insulted anybody. You can believe me or not but I really do! I hope that maybe I've also put some life and something into this project. Maybe I inspired someone. After all SAPDFR, this game and most importantly PEOPLE will forever be stuck in my memory and be the part of my life <3

I whish you all everything best! Have wonderful and beautiful lives! Never give up! Remember that after the storm the sun always comes up. There's always tomorrow.

Officer Master After is signing off. Out of service. End of duty January 9th 2019.

P.S. You can still message me privately on Discord. I'll try to be there if someone has anything to say or if he needs to talk :D

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I need admin contacts

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Tnkx

I'll start.

Once upon a time...

I want to hear your thoughts. What is a peaceful protest? When does it cross the line into an unlawful assembly? When does it go to the point of no return and become a full blown riot?

What should be the line law enforcement DOES NOT CROSS.

More importantly, was what was done in the following video the right way to handle it, or should there have been a different approach? If you were involved, both as a demonstrator, a bystander, or even a cop, what would you have done?

I know SCPD[/member] lives around the area where this happened, and may even have a unique insight to the whole ordeal. I'm anxious to hear his thoughts

Here is the video

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Around the world, more and more public safety agencies are starting to use encryption on their communications systems.

What is ‘encrypted’ police communication?

Police can encrypt their radio communication so their conversations cannot be monitored by outsiders.

This affects citizens directly & indirectly including those that use police scanner radios to monitor broadcasts including the media, amateur radio hobbyists, citizens, & anyone who uses a scanner to hear what’s going on in their area in real time.

Encryption of public airwaves by the government is a highly debated issued in the US & most states have some form of encryption. What’s encrypted varies from state to state (& sometimes county to county) all over the US as each state makes it’s own laws regarding encryption.

Different types of encryption are out there. For instance, the Ontario Provincial Police employs tactical encryption. What this means is that not all communications are encrypted. Channels such as: Surviellance, as well as intelligence, are all encrypted. General patrol channels are not encrypted at all.

Then you have areas like the Toronto Police service, where ALL TRAFFIC is encrypted.

There are sometimes heated debates both for and against encryption.

Reasons people are against encryption can be:

› 1st Amendment

› Government transparency

› Citizens & media oversight

› To allow citizens & off-duty public safety personnel to respond to emergencies

› Backup & neighboring police officers receive delayed information

› Inhibits the media’s ability to accurately report news in real time & inform citizens

Common reasons FOR encryption:

› Safety of law enforcement

› Criminals monitor communication to avoid police.

I personally am on both sides. As a hobbiest, I listen to the Ontario Provincial Police on my scanner a lot. I just find it interesting. I am not a criminal, nor am I a first responder. I can also say that being able to listen to the OPP more than likely saved my life on at least one occasion. I was on a road trip with my mother, and the weather was really bad. We stopped at a coffee shop for what we thought was just a washroom break. I had been listening to my scanner, and the OPP transmitted "Highway 23 is being shut down from Highway 80 to Elginfield due to whiteout conditions". Highway 23 is the main road my mom and I take to get back home. If it wasn't for the scanner, we could have gone back out on the road with no way of knowing how bad the conditions had have been, and wound up in a ditch.

I understand the arguments for officer safety, especially with the mass shooting events as of late. However, having fully encrpyted systems is counter productive. When listening, it can help give the public the knowledge of places to avoid due to weather, ongoing situations, and other incidents. What the OPP have is the best of both worlds. They have the channels they can move to if there is legitimate concern for operational security or officer safety, but the general patrol communications are open.

What are your thoughts about this? I know this can be a controversial topic (although what isn't nowdays), but it is an important discussion to have