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This is very interesting. Government has cut back on police officers, equipment, technology and support for law enforcement. Still, except in the rare case of Oakland, crime has gone down in most places.
In San Diego, Mayor Jerry "Chicken Little" Sanders has demanded more money for cops. "If San Diego doesn't raise it and faces a more than $70 million deficit next year, Mayor Jerry Sanders promises to idle more fire engines and lay off police officers.
"We simply won't have an option," Sanders said at a recent press conference. "We will be cutting sworn police officers and we will be browning out more stations as we move forward."
Yet, the results are not as expected. “Sales tax supporters argue that further cuts to the Police Department would harm public safety. But that hasn't happened with cuts to date, according to the department's own performance measures.
Police response times for the highest priority calls have improved from previous years. Crime levels for the most serious offenses continue to fall. Officers are solving crimes more often. Police are on track to file more cases with county prosecutors this year than the previous two."
Some are speaking out, ""My position all along has been that this is a false choice to voters. You'll either get shot, drown or burn if you don't approve a tax increase," said T.J. Zane, president and CEO of the Lincoln Club of San Diego County, which opposes the ballot measure. "It's a sham."
Wonder of the land office business in gun sales also has something to do with the reduction of crime? Remember, when seconds count, the police are only minutes away.
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In San Diego, Mayor Jerry "Chicken Little" Sanders has demanded more money for cops. "If San Diego doesn't raise it and faces a more than $70 million deficit next year, Mayor Jerry Sanders promises to idle more fire engines and lay off police officers.
"We simply won't have an option," Sanders said at a recent press conference. "We will be cutting sworn police officers and we will be browning out more stations as we move forward."
Yet, the results are not as expected. “Sales tax supporters argue that further cuts to the Police Department would harm public safety. But that hasn't happened with cuts to date, according to the department's own performance measures.
Police response times for the highest priority calls have improved from previous years. Crime levels for the most serious offenses continue to fall. Officers are solving crimes more often. Police are on track to file more cases with county prosecutors this year than the previous two."
Some are speaking out, ""My position all along has been that this is a false choice to voters. You'll either get shot, drown or burn if you don't approve a tax increase," said T.J. Zane, president and CEO of the Lincoln Club of San Diego County, which opposes the ballot measure. "It's a sham."
Wonder of the land office business in gun sales also has something to do with the reduction of crime? Remember, when seconds count, the police are only minutes away.
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