MM>I have folowed enough of this thred to choke a horse.
  >I m a retied LEO with Federalized authority as a POLICE OFFICER.
  >I my career cobering several states I have come accross "Private police
  >frequently.In KY they were covered under a statute and titled as Special 
Loc
  >Peace Officers when I started as a patrol deputy for McCracken County SO 
in 
  >Note that Polivce word wasn't used gort fear of mistaking with regular 
polic
  >but these officers were sworn with full powers of arrest while on duty and
  >working fotr their employer on the employers behalf and were authorized
  >concealed carry while working.I know that several other states have 
imilar
  >statutes bur can not recall them at this time and am not up to a colliquy 
on
  >the matter.To simplify the term private police officer is a distinction 
that
  >you all need to make.IF you can agree that such a person is one that is 
NOT 
  >off duty sworn public LEO working a second jobThat would be a start.. then 
y
  >would be able to recognize some facts of LE community. There are more than 
a
  >couple "parapublic agencies around that employ sworn Personell in a 
propriet
  >setting.... TVA and RR Police are just a couple,
Mike, everything that you say is correct.  Private Police in the form 
of Railroad Police, etc. were discussed early on in the Scott M. 
debate.  However, the issue is not whether or not in some states there
is an animal such as a private police officer.....the issue is that 
Scott is a security guard; and not a private police officer.  By the 
way, how are folks handling the aftermath of the tragedy at the school
in Paducah?  
Charles
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