Where are the police on the strip?

Quote: miles

It is strange to me that I see very few uniformed police officers on the Las Vegas strip. In my city (Austin, Tx) when I go downtown to where all the bars and nightlife is at there are police, paddy wagons, agents for the liquor board etc everywhere. Are the police on the LV strip in plain clothes, or does casino security patrol the street too, or are there just not that many problems on the strip that require a police presence.

There's probably more shit that goes down on Austin's 6th street than the Vegas strip.

I posted a picture on the Vegas Strip thread with Green Eyes and myself. He was a very nice guy and said he would continue to do the show if I liked it. I had questioned how much of the show was staged though. Vegas police seem to be like security at a good store, they have a strong presence but do not make their presence very obvious. Try going into a store like Barneys or Saks, and looking what appears to be a lack of loss prevention. Then go into a store like Ross where the loss prevention are everywhere, it makes a very different shopping experience. I never understood why people would want to steal from a store where the stuff is very cheap.

Quote: Tiltpoul

But Vegas at 2am on the strip... that is worth a trip in and of itself.

Absolutely !!! It is part of the reason I go. And I have never felt threatened in any way on the strip during the very late nite/early morning hours. I'm sure other parts of Vegas are not safe to be in at that time, just like any city, and I would stay away from those.

Quote: DJTeddyBear

Perhaps he thought something else was going on.

Did she have ID? Was it photo ID? Is it a good photo?

What I'm getting at is, maybe he thought she was a hooker, and you gave her a copy of your daughter's ID to get the cop to believe that she wasn't a hooker.

As far-fetched as it may be, I can't find fault in the cop's questions.

actually that's exactly what i thought. especially after he asked what are we doing in vegas. but he didn't ask for her ID even though she had it with her. i would have loved to push both our IDs in his face with our same last names.

the thing is, i wanted to tell him what do you think most people go to vegas for? watch the grass grow? you see old men with young women all over the strip. you know whats probably going on, but just because you see an 'odd' couple together that doesn't make it a crime, or reason to stop a car. you don't stop a couple on the strip and start questioning them just because the man is older and the woman is younger. he probably just wanted to get a closer look at my daughter. and that thought p^ssed me off. otherwise i woudn't have mind it as much.

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Quote: inap

he probably just wanted to get a closer look at my daughter.

That's a good probability.

Quote: inap

but he didn't ask for her ID even though she had it with her.

Wow. In that case, you have a good argument for harassment.