The problem is, if you don't "play politics," you aren't even on the playground. This IS politics, folks, and the only way to survive long term is to simply tell the truth. Lay out the facts and let people see them. I regularly ask people, how many officers do you think on patrolling in your division - and make sure they understand the boundaries of their own division. They usually guess 20 or 30, and are shocked when I tell them it is under 10 as a rule. That's the kind of information that our