According to Columbia news, views & reviews, the mayor said this at Monday night’s council meeting:
Well, that’s ugly – not to mention irresponsible – and clearly not the impression of Columbia we want to convey.
Care to retract that, Mr. Mayor?
Wait, he said WHAT?!!!
Columbia Spy 
So the officer is ALWAYS in his car? Never on a call in a third floor apartment, how long will that take to get downstairs to the car? What was their response time leaving Columbia Family restaurant? Walking around a block or two will not be any different then being across town with a car, even with lights and sirens they still must use caution. In example, say a call comes in at Wagon Werks and one of the cops is out at Linden Street in a car and another cop is walking on South Fourth with a parked car a block away, I'm betting the one on South Fourth is getting to Wagon Werks first or at the same time. Point being calls are unpredictable. They will rarely be right there immediately.
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So the officer is ALWAYS in his car? Never on a call in a third floor apartment, how long will that take to get downstairs to the car? What was their response time leaving Columbia Family restaurant? Walking around a block or two will not be any different than being across town with a car, even with lights and sirens they still must use caution. For example, say a call comes in at Wagon Werks and one of the cops is out at Linden Street in a car and another cop is walking on South Fourth with a parked car a block away, I'm betting the one on South Fourth is getting to Wagon Werks first or at the same time. Point being calls are unpredictable. They will rarely be right there immediately.
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