Information is often useful.
...It turns out that the reason there are so many law enforcement officers in parks has nothing to do with demand — with very few exceptions, the parks we operate all require fractions of an FTE of law enforcement. Maybe 20 hours a year per park. But there are huge incentives for state workers to get a law enforcement license. Beyond the psychic advantages of having a gun and badge, they typically qualify for a much richer law enforcement pension plan. Park supervisors don’t care — the extra benefits don’t come out of their budgets.
That from a guy who runs a private contracting firm which runs State (and other) parks all over the country.
We've often visited Kohler/Andrae for family and Scouting events. I can't recall any incidents where armed LEO/DNR folks have been "necessary." That comports with what this guy has to say. Yes, some.
But not so many.
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