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CltAltAcctDel t1_jdpbw3x wrote

I don’t understand why grown men in dresses and garish makeup want to read books to kids and I don’t know why school administrators think it’s a good idea. Are there no women available? Like actual women. They make up half the population so I’d imagine you could find a woman who could do the job. Are men the only entertaining people in outlandish clothes?

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LurkersWillLurk t1_jdp7rw2 wrote

Yes, sheriff’s deputies have the power to address crimes that occur in their presence. That doesn’t change the fact that they are not the primary source of law enforcement services in municipalities. They can’t investigate crimes or respond to calls for service without meeting certain requisite conditions, such as a mutual aid agreement. The Superior Court has a body of case law explaining this.

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Socketfusion t1_jdp5vza wrote

>Exelon is just Philadelphia Electric but broken up

Exelon definitely isn't just PECO broken up. Not even close. Exelon was formed when PECO and Com Ed (Illinois) were merged. They did shift the Maryland service areas from PECO to DPL. But Exelon also owns BGE, ACE, and PEPCO. Exelon is the largest electric parent company in the US. They have around 10 million customers for electric. PECO has one 1.6.

I won't defend them. I consult for them, so I have a pretty good idea of how they operate and they've screwed me pretty bad at times. But you don't seem to have any idea what you are talking about.

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Socketfusion t1_jdp3pgg wrote

They do have general purpose law enforcement powers. They are duly employed muncipal officers. If a sherrif deputy has cause for any possible felony, misdemeanor, breach of peace, or has been requested to assist by any other law enforcement agency, they can absolutely act in the same capacity as any other police officer. They aren't typically out patrolling or responding to 911 calls because it isn't their assigned duties. Pass a sheriff deputy at high speed over a double yellow and see what the judge thinks when you tell him the officer was forbidden by state law to stop and cite you. It isn't that they can't, it's just that they usually don't. I'm guessing OP's question came because of the recent video of a Berks County sherrif arresting a guy who tried to rob a cabbie. He absolutely had the power to arrest him as a LEO.

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